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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 from 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
* 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
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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- slackening of 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- [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- breathe
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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- [twested] streptococci (microorganisms that from 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
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