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28 Cards in this Set
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Respiration
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The process of the inspiration (breathing or inhaling) of oxygen and expiration (breathing out or exhaling) of carbon dioxide.
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ALVE-*
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Combining form:
hollow cavity *Words containing the diminutive form of 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-
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Combining form:
coal, anthrax |
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AUX-, -AUXE +, -AUXIS
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Combining form:
grow, increase +These forms of aux-, auxe- and -auxin indicate 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:
[windpipe] bronchus **Words beginning with, ending with, or containing bronchi- are from bronchia, the bronchial tubes |
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CAPN-
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Combining form:
[smoke] carbon dioxide |
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COCC-, -COCCUS
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Combining form:
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium) |
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CONI-, KONI-
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Combining form:
dust |
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LABI-
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Combining form:
lip |
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LARYNX, LARYNG
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Combining form:
larynx |
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PARESIS-
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Combining form:
lacking in strength, paralysis |
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PHARYNX, PHARYNG-
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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:
[breathe] 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:
breathe |
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STAPHYL-
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[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-
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Combining form:
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
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TRACH(E)-, TRACHY-
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Combining form:
[rough] trachea |
