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27 Cards in this Set
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alve-
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Combining form(s)
hollow, cavity |
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amygdal-
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Combining form(s)
[almond] tonsil |
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anthrax, anthrac-
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Combining form(s)
coal; anthrax |
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aux-, auxe, -auxis
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Combining form(s)
grow, increase. These forms indicate nouns meaning increase in size, abnormal growth of a part. |
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bacter(i)-
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Combining form(s)
[small staff] bacterium |
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bronch(i)-
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Combining form(s)
[windpipe] bronchus |
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capn-
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Combining form(s)
[smoke] carbon dioxide |
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cocc-, -coccus
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Combining form(s)
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium) |
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coni-, koni-
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Combining form(s)
dust |
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labi-
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Combining form(s)
lip |
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larynx, laryng-
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Combining form(s)
larynx |
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paresis
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Combining form(s)
slackening of strength, paralysis |
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pharynx, pharyng-
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Combining form(s)
[throat] pharynx |
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phys-
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Combining form(s)
air, gas |
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pleur-
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Combining form(s)
[side] pleura |
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pne-
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Combining form(s)
breathe |
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pneum(at)-
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Combining form(s)
[breath] air, gas |
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pneum(on)-
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Combining form(s)
lung |
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sider-
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Combining form(s)
iron |
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spir(at)-
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Combining form(s)
breathe |
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staphyl-
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Combining form(s)
[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(s)
chest, breast, breastbone |
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steth-
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Combining form(s)
chest, breast |
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strept-
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Combining form(s)
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that foprm twisted chains) |
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sud(or)-
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Combining form(s)
sweat, fluid |
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thorax, thorac-
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Combining form(s)
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
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trach(e)-, trachy-
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Combining form(s)
[rough] trachea |
