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120 Cards in this Set
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ab-, abs- before c and t
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prefix
away from |
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ad-, (ac- before c, af- before f, ag- before g, al- before 1, an- before n, ap- before p, as- before s, a- before sp, at - before t )
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prefix
to, toward |
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ambi-
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prefix
both |
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ante-
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prefix
before, forward |
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bi- (bin-, bis-)
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prefix
two, twice, double, both |
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circum-
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prefix
around |
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con- (co- before h, col- before l, com- before e, m, and p, cor- before r)
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prefix
together, with; thoroughly, very |
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contra-
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prefix
against, opposite |
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de-
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prefix
down, away from, absent |
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dis- (di- before g,v, and usually l, dif- before f)
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prefix
apart, away |
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ex- 9e- before certain consanents, ef- before f)
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prefix
out of, away from |
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extra- (rarely extro-)
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prefix
on the outside, beyond |
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1. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
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prefix
in, into |
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2. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
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prefix
not |
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3. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
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prefix
very, thoroughly |
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infra-
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prefix
beneath |
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inter-
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prefix
between |
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intra- (rarely intro)
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prefix
within |
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non-
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adverb ( shown as a prefix)
not |
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mult- (often multi-)
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prefix
many, much,a ffecting many parts |
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ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)
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prefix
against, toward; very, thoroughly |
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per- (pel- before l)
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prefix
through; very, thoroughly |
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post-
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prefix
after, following, behind |
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pre-
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prefix
before, in front of |
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pro-
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prefix
forward, in front |
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re-
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prefix
back, again |
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retro-
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prefix
backward, in back, behind |
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se-
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prefix
apart, away from |
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semi-
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prefix
half |
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sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)
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prefix
under |
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super- (often supra-)
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prefix
over, above, excess |
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trans-
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prefix
across, through |
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ultra-
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prefix
beyond, excess |
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uni-
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combining form/prefix
one |
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bi-, bin-, bis-
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combining form/prefix
two, twice, double, both |
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tri
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combining form/prefix
three |
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quadr-
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combining form/prefix
four |
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quint-
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combining form/prefix
five, fifth |
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sex-, sext-
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combining form/prefix
six, sixth |
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sept-
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combining form/prefix
seven |
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oct-, octa-
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combining form/prefix
eight |
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non-
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combining form/prefix
nine |
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dec-, deca-
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combining form/prefix
ten, one-tenth |
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-an
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ar
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-arium
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noun forming suffix
denotes a place for something |
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-ary
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noun forming suffix
denotes a place for something |
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-ary
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ate
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adjective forming suffix
having the form of, possesing |
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-ia
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noun forming suffix
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-ian
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noun forming suffix
an expert in a field |
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-ic
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-id
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ile
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, capable of |
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-ine
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ive
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-lent
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adjective forming suffix
full of |
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-ose
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adjective forming suffix
full of |
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-ous
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adjective forming suffix
full of |
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-ty
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noun forming suffix
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-y
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noun forming suffix
forms abstract nouns |
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-ad
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english suffix
forms adverbs from nouns indicate a direction towards a part of the body |
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-cle
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-ella
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-il
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-ola
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-ule
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-culus
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-ellum
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-illa
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-olus
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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-ulus
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diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
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usually i, sometimes o or u
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connecting vowels
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-al
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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rubella, roseola
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new latin formations from latin adjectives of the 1st and 2nd declension
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variola, varicella
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similar formation to rubella and roseola
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Suffixes
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there can be more than one suffix......Greek and Latin CAN be mixed in a single term....adipostitis, periocular.
These words are known as hybrids |
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hybrida
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the son of a freeman amd a slave, or one born of a roman father and a foreign mother
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medulla oblongata
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many medical terms are expressed in their original latin forms
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abdomin-
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combining form
belly, abdomen |
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adip-
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combining form
fat |
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aur-
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combining form
ear |
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bacill-
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combining form
[rod, staff] bacillus |
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calc-
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combining form
stone, calcium, lime (salts) |
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calor-
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combining form
heat, energy |
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capit-
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combining form
head |
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cerebr-
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combining form
brain |
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cost-
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combining form
rib |
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dent-
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combining form
tooth |
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dors
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combining form
back (of the body) |
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extern-
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combining form
outer |
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fibr-
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combining form
fiber, filament |
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fistul-
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combining form
fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body |
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frig-, frigor-
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combining form
cold |
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insul-
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combining form
island *** |
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intern-
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combining form
inner |
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meat-
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combining form
passage, opening, meatus |
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nas-
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combining form
nose |
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pur-
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combining form
pus |
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radic, rad, radix
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combining form
root |
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ren-
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combining form
kidney |
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sangui(n)-
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combining form
blood |
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son-
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combining form
sound |
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synov-
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combining form
sysnovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac |
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tub-
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combining form
[trumpet] tube |
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tuss-
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combining form cough
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vacc-
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combining form
cow |
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vaccin-
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combining form
vaccine |
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vir-, virus-
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combining form
[poison, venom] virus |
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viscer-
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combining form
internal organs |
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chancre
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veneral ulcer, the first outward manifestation of syphillus
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insulin
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name comes from the islets if langerhans, cell clusters in the pancreas
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hyperglycemia
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characteristic of sugar diabetes (diabetes mellitus)
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vacca and vaccine
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come from latin cow.....because cowpox immunized humans against smallpox
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bursa
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first found in medival latin
means leather bag or sack |
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bursa mucosa
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sac or cavity found in connective tissue and containing synovial fluid
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occiput
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means back of the head
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sinciput
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fore and upper part of the cranium, or the upper half of the skull
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biceps
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two headed
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triceps
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three headed
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