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26 Cards in this Set
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alve-
alveol- |
hollow, cavity
alve-us, alveol-i alveol- refers to avleoli of lungs or dental avleoli |
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amygdal-
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[almond] tonsil
amygdal-ine |
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anthrax, anthrac-
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coal; anthrax
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aux-, -auxe, -auxis
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grow, increase
Ex: aux-in |
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bacter(i)-
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[small staff] bacterium
Ex: bacteri-a |
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bronch(i)-
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[windpipe] bronchus
Ex: bronchi-al |
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capn-
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[smoke] carbon dioxide
Ex: hypo-capn-ia |
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cocc-, -coccus
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[berry] coccus (a type of sperical bacterium)
Ex: strepto-coccus |
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coni-, koni-
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dust
coni-ofibrosis |
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labi-
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lip
labi-a |
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larynx, laryng-
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larynx
laryng-itis |
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paresis
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slackening of strength, paralysis
Ex: vaso-paresis |
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pharynx-, pharyng-
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[throat] pharynx
Ex: pharyng-eal |
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phys-
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air, gas
Ex: em-phys-ema |
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pleur-
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[side] pleura
Ex: pleur-itis |
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pne-
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breathe
a-pne-a |
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pneum(at)-
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[breath] air, gas
pneum-arthrosis |
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pneum(on)
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lung
pneumon-ia |
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sider
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iron
sider-ocyte |
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spir(at)
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breathe
a-spirat-or |
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staphyl-
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[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (MOs that cluster like a bunch of grapes)
staphyl-oderma |
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stern-
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chest, breast, breastbone
stern-um |
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steth-
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chest, breast
steth-oscope |
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strept-
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[twisted] streptococci (MOs that form twisted chains)
strept-icemia |
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sud(or)-
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sweat, fluid
trans-sud-ate |
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trach(e), trachy
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[rough] trachea
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