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204 Cards in this Set
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-able |
Adjective Forming Suffix:
capable of (being), able to |
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-ation |
Noun Forming Suffix:
indicating an action or a process: the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is: |
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-ce |
Noun Forming Suffix:
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-cy |
Noun Forming Suffix:
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-ible |
Adjective Forming Suffix:
capable of (being) |
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-id |
Adjective Forming Suffix:
in state or condition of |
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-ile |
Adjective Forming Suffix:
capable of (being), like |
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-ion |
Noun Forming Suffix:
the act of |
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-ive |
Adjective Forming Suffix:
pertaining to |
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-ment |
Noun Forming Suffix:
agent or instrument |
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-or |
Noun Forming Suffix:
agent or instrument |
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-orium |
Noun Forming Suffix:
place for something |
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-ory |
1) Adjective Forming Suffix: pertaining to
2) Noun Forming Suffix: place for something |
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-ure, -ura |
Noun Forming Suffix:
result of an action |
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ANTER- |
Combining Form:
front, in front of |
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BRACHI- |
Combining Form:
(upper) arm |
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-CID-, -CIS- |
Combining Form:
cut, kill |
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-CIP-, -CEPT- |
Combining Form:
take |
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CRESC-, -CRET- |
Combining Form:
(begin to) grow |
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DIGIT- |
Combining Form:
finger, toe |
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DUC-, DUCT- |
Combining Form:
lead, bring, conduct |
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FAC-, -FIC-, -FECT |
Combining Form:
make |
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FACI-, -FICI-, FACIES |
Combining Form:
face, appearance, surface |
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FEBR-, FEBRIS |
Combining Form:
fever |
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FER-, LAT- |
Combining Form:
carry, bear |
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FLECT-, FLEX- |
Combining Form:
bend |
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FUNG- |
Combining Form:
(mushroom) fungus |
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FUS- |
Combining Form:
pour |
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GENIT- |
Combining Form:
bring forth, give birth |
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GER-, GEST- |
Combining Form:
carry, bear |
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IMMUN(I)- |
Combining Form:
(exempt) safe, protected |
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INFERIOR- |
Combining Form:
below |
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LAB-, LAPS- |
Combining Form:
slide, slip |
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LATER- |
Combining Form:
side |
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OR-, OS |
Combining Form:
mouth, opening |
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OSS- |
Combining Form:
bone |
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PEDICUL- |
Combining Form:
louse |
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POSTER-, -POSTERIOR |
Combining Form:
behind, in back |
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SECT- |
Combining Form:
cut |
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SOMN- |
Combining Form:
sleep |
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STABIL-, STABL- |
Combining Form:
stable, fixed |
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SUPERIOR- |
Combining Form:
above |
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TUM(E)- |
Combining Form:
be swollen |
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AMYL- |
Combining Form:
starch |
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ANGIN- |
Combining Form:
choking pain, angina pectoris |
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AORT- |
Combining Form:
aorta |
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ARCT(AT)- |
Combining Form:
compress |
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ATHER- |
Combining Form:
(soup) fatty deposit |
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ATRI- |
Combining Form:
(entrance hall) atrium |
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BOL- |
Combining Form:
a throwing |
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CAPILL- |
Combining Form:
(hair) capillary |
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CIRS- |
Combining Form:
dilated and twisted vein, varix |
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-CLUD-, -CLUS- |
Combining Form:
close |
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COR, CORD- |
Combining Form:
heart |
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CORON- |
Combining Form:
crown |
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CUSP-, -CUSPID |
Combining Form:
point |
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DEXTR- |
Combining Form:
right (side) |
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-FORM |
Combining Form:
shape |
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GURGIT-, GURGITAT- |
Combining Form:
flood, flow |
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PECTOR- |
Combining Form:
breast, chest |
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PHLEB- |
Combining Form:
vein |
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PULM(ON)- |
Combining Form:
lung, pulmonary artery |
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RHYTHM- |
Combining Form:
[steady motion] heartbeat |
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SEPT- |
Combining Form:
wall, partition |
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SIN-, SINUS- |
Combining Form:
[curve, hollow] sinus |
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SINISTR- |
Combining Form:
left (side) |
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SPHYGM- |
Combining Form:
pulse |
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STAL-, STOL- |
Combining Form:
send, contraction |
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TENS(I)- |
Combining Form:
stretch |
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THROMB- |
Combining Form:
blood clot |
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TOP- |
Combining Form:
place |
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VAG- |
Combining Form:
[wandering] the vagus nerve |
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VARIC-, VARIX |
Combining Form:
dilated and twisted vein, varix |
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VAS- |
Combining Form:
(blood) vessel; vas deferens |
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VEN- |
Combining Form:
vein |
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VENTR- |
Combining Form:
belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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ALVE- |
Combining Form:
hollow, cavity |
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AMYGDAL- |
Combining Form:
[almond] tonsil |
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ANTHRAX, ANTHRAC- |
Combining Form:
coal; anthrax |
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AUX-, -AUXE, -AUXIS |
Combining Form:
grow, increase |
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BACTER(I)- |
Combining Form:
[small staff] bacterium |
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BRONCH(I)- |
Combining Form:
[windpipe] bronchus |
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CAPN- |
Combining Form:
[smoke] carbon dioxide |
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COCC-, -COCCUS |
Combining Form:
[berry] coccus ( a type of spherical bacterium) |
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CONI-, KONI- |
Combining Form:
dust |
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LABI- |
Combining Form:
lip |
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LARYNX-, LARYNG- |
Combining Form:
larynx |
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PARESIS |
Combining Form:
slackening of strength, paralysis |
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PHARYNX, PHARYNG- |
Combining Form:
[throat] pharynx |
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PHYS- |
Combining Form:
air, gas |
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PLEUR- |
Combining Form:
[side] pleura |
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PNE- |
Combining Form:
breathe |
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PNEUM(AT)- |
Combining Form:
[breathe] air, gas |
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PNEUM(ON)- |
Combining Form:
lung |
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SIDER- |
Combining Form:
iron |
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SPIR(AT)- |
Combining Form:
breathe |
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STAPHYL- |
Combining Form:
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate, staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes) |
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STERN- |
Combining Form:
chest, breast, breastbone
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STETH- |
Combining Form:
chest, breast |
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STREPT- |
Combining Form:
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains) |
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SUD(OR)- |
Combining Form:
sweat, fluid |
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THORAX, THORAC- |
Combining Form:
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
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TRACH(E)-, TRACHY- |
Combining Form:
[rough] trachea |
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BILI- |
Combining Form:
bile |
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CARDI- |
Combining Form:
cardia (upper orifice of the stomach) |
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CEC- |
Combining Form:
[blind] cecum |
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CLY(S)- |
Combining Form:
rinse out, inject |
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COPR- |
Combining Form:
excrement, fecal matter |
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CREAT- |
Combining Form:
flesh |
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-DOCH- |
Combining Form:
duct |
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DUODEN- |
Combining Form:
[12] duodenum |
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ESOPHAG- |
Combining Form:
esophagus |
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FEC- |
Combining Form:
[sediment] excrement, fecal matter |
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GEUS(T)- |
Combining Form:
taste |
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GINGIV- |
Combining Form:
gum (of the mouth) |
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GLOSS- |
Combining Form:
tongue |
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ILE- |
Combining Form:
ileum |
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JEJUN- |
Combining Form:
[empty] jejunum |
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LIEN- |
Combining Form:
spleen |
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LINGU- |
Combining Form:
tongue |
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OSM- |
Combining Form:
sense of smell; odor |
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OSPHER- |
Combining Form:
sense of smell |
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PEPS-, PEPT- |
Combining Form:
digest |
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PROCT- |
Combining Form:
anus |
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PYLE- |
Combining Form:
[gate] portal vein |
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PYLOR- |
Combining Form:
[gatekeeper] pylorus |
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RECT- |
Combining Form:
[straight] rectum |
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SCAT- |
Combining Form:
excrement, fecal matter |
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SIAL- |
Combining Form:
saliva, salivary duct |
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SIGM- |
Combining Form:
[sigma, the greek letter s] sigmoid colon |
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SPHINCTER- |
Combining Form:
sphincter muscle |
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SPLANCHN- |
Combining Form:
internal organ, viscus |
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TYPHL- |
Combining Form:
[blind] cecum |
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ZYM- |
Combining Form:
[leaven] ferment, enzyme, fermentation |
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BLEPHAR- |
Combining Form:
eyelid |
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CHOROID- |
Combining Form:
[skinlike] choroid |
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COR(E)- |
Combining Form:
[girl] pupil (of the eye) |
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CYCL- |
Combining Form:
circle, the ciliary body |
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DACRY- |
Combining Form:
tear, lacrimal sac or duct |
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HERPES, HERPET- |
Combining Form:
[shingles] herpes, a creeping skin disease |
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IR(ID)- |
Combining Form:
[rainbow] iris |
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JUNCT- |
Combining Form:
join |
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KERAT- |
Combining Form:
[horn] cornea |
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LACRIM- |
Combining Form:
tear |
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MY- |
Combining Form:
close, shut |
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OCUL- |
Combining Form:
eye |
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OP(S)- |
Combining Form:
vision |
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OPHTHALM- |
Combining Form:
eye |
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OPT- |
Combining Form:
[seen] vision; eye |
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PHAC-, PHAK- |
Combining Form:
[lentil] lens |
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RET-, RETIN- |
Combining Form:
[net] retina; network, plexus |
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STIGM-, STIGMAT- |
Combining Form:
point, mark, spot |
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XER- |
Combining Form:
dry |
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AGOG- |
Combining Form:
leading, drawing forth |
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ARCH-, -ARCHE |
Combining Form:
beginning, origin |
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CERVIC-, CERVIX |
Combining Form:
neck (of the uterus), cervix uteri |
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COLP- |
Combining Form:
vagina |
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CYE- |
Combining Form:
be pregnant |
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EURY(N)- |
Combining Form:
widen, dilate |
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GAL-, GALACT- |
Combining Form:
milk |
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-GN-, NAT- |
Combining Form:
be born |
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GONAD- |
Combining Form:
sex glands, sex organs |
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GRAVID- |
Combining Form:
pregnant |
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HYMEN- |
Combining Form:
membrane; hymen |
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HYSTER- |
Combining Form:
uterus |
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LACT- |
Combining Form:
milk |
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MAMM- |
Combining Form:
breast |
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MAST-, MAZ- |
Combining Form:
breast |
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MEN- |
Combining Form:
[month] menstruation |
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METR-, -METRA |
Combining Form:
uterus |
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OOPHOR- |
Combining Form:
ovary |
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OVARI- |
Combining Form:
ovary |
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OV- |
Combining Form:
egg |
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PART-, -PARA |
Combining Form:
give birth |
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PELV- |
Combining Form:
[basin] pelvis |
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PUB- |
Combining Form:
[signs of manhood] pubic hair, pubic bone, pubic region, pubis |
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PUBER(T)- |
[manhood] puberty |
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SALPING-, -SALPINX |
Combining Form:
[war trumpet] fallopian tube |
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SYRING-, -SYRINX |
Combining Form:
[pipe] fistula, cavity, oviduct, sweat glands, syringe |
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THEL(E)- |
Combining Form:
nipple |
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TOC- |
Combining Form:
childbirth, labor |
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UTER- |
Combining Form:
womb, belly, uterus |
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VAGIN- |
Combining Form:
[sheath] vagina |
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-ter |
Noun Forming Suffix:
instrument, device |
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ACTIN- |
Combining Form:
[ray] radiation |
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-AGRA |
Combining Form:
[hunting] (sudden) pain, gout |
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CORTIC-, CORTEX |
Combining Form:
[bark, rind] outer layer (of an organ) |
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CYR(M)- |
Combining Form:
icy cold |
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GLYC- |
Combining Form:
sugar |
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INGUIN- |
Combining Form:
groin |
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-LAGNIA |
Combining Form:
abnormal sexual excitation or gratification |
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ORCHI(D)-, ORCH(E)- |
Combining Form:
testicle |
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PEN- |
Combining Form:
[tail] penis |
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PHALL- |
Combining Form:
penis |
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PYEL- |
Combining Form:
renal pelvis |
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RHABD- |
Combining Form:
rod |
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SCROT- |
Combining Form:
[bag] scrotum |
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SEM-, SEMIN- |
Combining Form:
seed, semen |
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SPERM(AT)- |
Combining Form:
seed, sperm, semen |
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UR- |
Combining Form:
urine, urinary tract, uric acid |
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URETER- |
Combining Form:
ureter |
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URETHR- |
Combining Form:
urethra |
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VESIC- |
Combining Form:
(urinary) bladder |
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ZO- |
Combining Form:
animal, organism |