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27 Cards in this Set
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alve-*
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Combining form:
hollow, cavity * words containing the diminutive form alveol- refer to alveoli of the lungs or to dental alveoli |
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amygdal-
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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 *indicates nouns meaning increase in size, abnormal growth of a part |
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bacter(i)-
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Combining form:
[small staff] bacterium |
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bronch(i)- *
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Combining form:
[windpidpe] bronchus *words beginning or ending with or containing bronchi- are from the bronchia, the bronchial tubes |
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capn-
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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-
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Combining form:
lip |
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larynx,
laryng- |
Combining form:
[throat] pharynx |
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paresis
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Combining form:
slackening of strength, paralysis |
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pharyn,
pharyng- |
Combining form:
[throat] pharynx |
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phys-
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Combining form:
air, gas |
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pleur-
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Combining form:
[side] pleura |
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pne-
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Combining form:
breathe |
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pneum(at)-
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Combining form:
[breath] air, gas |
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pneum(on)-
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Combining form:
lung |
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sider-
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Combining form:
iron |
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spir(at)-
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Combining form:
breath |
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staphyl-
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Combining form:
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes) |
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stern-
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Combining form:
chest, breast, breastbone |
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steth-
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Combining form:
chest, breast |
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strept-
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Combining form:
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains) |
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sud(or)-
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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 |
