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acou(s), acu(s) |
combining form meaning |
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amni |
combining form fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion |
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asc, ascit |
combining form [leather bag] bladder, sac, bag |
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bary |
combining form heavy, dull, hard |
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cente |
combining form pierce |
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chrom, chroma, chromat |
combining form color, pigment |
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dips |
combining form thirst |
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echo |
combining form reverberating sound, echo |
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edema, edemat |
combining form swelling |
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eme |
combining form vomit |
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gno(s) |
combining form know |
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lal |
combining form talk |
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lapar |
combining form abdomen, abdominal wall |
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lex |
combining form read |
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mne |
combining form remember |
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ne |
combining form new |
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no |
combining form mind, mental activity, comprehension |
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orec, orex |
combining form have an appetite |
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ox(y) |
combining form acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen. |
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pha |
combining form speak, communicate |
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pharmac(eu) |
combining form medicine, drug |
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phem |
combining form speech |
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phob |
combining form (abnormal) fear |
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phon |
combining form voice, sound |
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phrac, phrag |
combining form enclose, obstruct |
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phras |
combining form speak |
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phren |
combining form mind; diaphragm |
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phylac |
combining form protection (against disease). Can appear as phylax |
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phys(i) |
combining form nature, appearance |
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phyt |
combining form plant (organism), growth |
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poie |
combining form produce, make |
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sapr |
combining form rotten, putrid, decaying |
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stear, steat |
combining form fat, sebum, sebaceous glands |
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edema |
from Greek oidein, meaning a swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid in tissue |
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hydrops |
when edema is generalized over large areas of the body |
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dropsy |
another term for hydrops |
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ascites |
the baggy disease, resulting from the accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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amnion |
thin, transparent sac in which the fetus is suspended |
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liquor amnii |
the amniotic fluid, which surrounds the amnion and protects the fetus from injury |
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amniocentesis |
the puncturing of the abdomen with a long, thin, hollow needle, and the removal of a small amount of amniotic fluid |
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hydrophobia |
virus characterized by symptoms of excruciating spasms of the throat muscles whenever the victim attempts to drink, even if the victim is dehydrated. Sometimes called rabies. |
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phrenic nerve |
the nerve that serves the diaphragm |
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tachyphrenia |
abnormally rapid mental activity |
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physiognomy |
the human countenance; one's appearance |
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physiognosis |
diagnosis from one's facial appearance |
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leakodiagnosis |
diagnosis from an examination of leukocytes |
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phytogenous |
arising or caused by plants |
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phytotoxin |
a poison derived from plants |
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dermatophyte |
a fungal organism growing in or on the skin |
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osteophyte |
a bony outgrowth |