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Combining forms
Combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| achill/o | achilles' heel |
| acr/o | extremity |
| ametr/o | disproportionate |
| balan/o | glans |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bol/o | cast, throw |
| cac/o | bad, diseased |
| capn/i | smoke, carbon dioxide |
| caus/o | heat |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dendr/o | branched |
| dos/i | giving |
| embol/o | throwing in |
| emmetr/o | ideal |
| epidem/o | upon people |
| foramin/o | foramen, opening |
| fibrin/o | fiber |
| fasei/o | hand |
| gen/o | beginning, origin |
| glandul/o | little acorn, gland |
| glomerul/o | little ball |
| halat/o | breath |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hyster/o | womb, uterus |
| ichthy/o | fish (scaly) |
| icter/o | jaundice |
| ischem/o | hold back |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kyph/o | hump |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| lamin/o | shin plate |
| laxat/o | loosen |
| lord/o | bending, curvature |
| mast/a | breast |
| meat/o | passage |
| meyc/o | fungus |
| narc/o | night, sleep |
| neutr/o | neither, neutral (pH) |
| nyct/o | night |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| oscill/o | swing |
| osm/o | smell |
| par/o | bear |
| pedicul/o | louse |
| phac/o | lens |
| rachi/o | spine |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| salping/o | tube |
| scot/o | dark |
| sid/o | iron |
| tars/o | ankle bone |
| terat/o | monster |
| thalass/o | sea |
| ul/o | scar |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ulcer/o | surface excavation |
| vener/o | desire, love (sexual intercourse) |
| viril/o | masculine |
| vector/o | carrier |
| zo/o | animal |
| zon/o | encircling area |
| zyg/o | joined |
| phag/u | eat, engulf |
| phe/o | dusky, muzzle |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| chole/o | gall, bile |
| micturit/o | urinate |
| menic/o | crescent shape |