medical terminology- word parts/ combining forms I

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abdomin-
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abdomen
acr-
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extremities
aden-
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gland
adenoid-
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adenoids
adip-
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fat
adren-
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adrenal glands
adrenal-
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adrenal glands
albumin-
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albumin
alveol-
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alveolus; air sac
ambly-
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dull or dim
amni-
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amnion
an-
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anus
angi-
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vessel
anter-
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front (side of body)
aort-
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aorta
append-
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appendix
appendic-
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appendix
arteri-
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artery
arteriol-
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arteriole
arthr-
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joint
atel-
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incomplete
ather-
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fatty substance, plaque
atri-
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atrium
audi-
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hearing
audit-
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hearing
aur-
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ear
azot-
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nitrogen waste
bacteri-
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bacteria
balan-
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glans penis
bas-
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base
bi-
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life
blephar-
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eyelid
brachi-
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arm
bronch-
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bronchus
bronchi-
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bronchus
bronchiol-
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bronchiole
burs-
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bursa
carcin-
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cancer
cardi-
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heart
carp-
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carpals (wrist)
caud-
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tail
cephal-
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head
cerebell-
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cerebellum
cerebr-
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cerebrum
cervic-
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neck, cervix
chol-
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bile
cholangi-
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bile duct
cholecyst-
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gallbladder
choledoch-
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common bile duct
chondr-
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cartilage
chori-
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chorion
choroid-
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choroid layer
clavicul-
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clavicle (collar bone)
coagul-
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clotting
coccyg-
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coccyx (tailbone)
cochle-
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cochlea
col-
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colon
colon-
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colon
colp-
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vagina
coni-
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dust
conjunctiv-
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conjunctiva
core-
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pupil
corne-
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cornea
coron-
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heart
corpor-
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body
cortic-
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cortex
cost-
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rib
crani-
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skull
crin-
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secrete
cry-
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cold
crypt-
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hidden
cubit-
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elbow
cutane-
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skin
cyan-
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blue
cycl-
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ciliary body
cyst-
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bladder
cyst-
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sac
cyt-
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cell
dacry-
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tears
derm-
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skin
dermat-
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skin
dipl-
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double
dist-
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farthest (away from beginning of structure)
diverticul-
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diverticulum
dors-
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back (side of body)
duoden-
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duodenum
electr-
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electricity
embol-
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plug
embry-
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embryo
encephal-
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brain
enter-
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intestine
eosin-
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rosy red
epididym-
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epididymis
epiglott-
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epiglottis
episi-
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vulva
erythr-
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red
esophag-
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esophagus
femor-
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femur (tight bone)
fet-
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fetus
fibr-
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fibrous
fibul-
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fibula (thinner lower leg bone)
gastr-
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stomach
genit-
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genitals
glomerul-
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glomerulus
glute-
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buttocks
glycos-
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sugar, glucose
glycos-
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sugar
gynec-
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woman, female
hem-
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blood
hemat-
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blood
hepat
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liver
hidr-
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sweat
humer-
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humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr-
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water
hyster-
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uterus
ile-
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ileum
ili-
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ilium (part of pelvis)
immun-
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protection
infer-
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below, lower
inguin-
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groin
ir-
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iris
irid-
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iris
isch-
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to keep back
ischi-
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ischium (part of pelvis)
jejun-
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jejunum
kerat-
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keratin, hard, hornlike, cornea
kyph-
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hump
lacrim-
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tears
lapar-
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abdomen
laryng-
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larynx (voice box)
later-
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side
leuk-
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white
lip-
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fat
lith-
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stone
lob-
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lobe
lord-
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bent backward
lumb-
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low back
lymph-
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lymph

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