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41 Cards in this Set
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aden-
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Combining Form
gland |
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aer-
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Combining Form
air, gas |
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blenn-
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Combining Form
mucus |
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cel(i)-
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Combining Form
abdomen |
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ch(e)il-
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Combining Form
lip |
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chron-
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Combining Form
time, timing |
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cla(s)-, -clast
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Combining Form
break (up), destroy |
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-desis
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Combining Form
binding |
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desm-
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Combining Form
ligament, connective tissue |
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dynam-
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Combining Form
force, power, energy |
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ger-
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Combining Form
old age |
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gnath-
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Combining Form
(lower) jaw |
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isch-, -sche-
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Combining Form
suppress, check |
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klept-
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Combining Form
steal |
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lei-
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Combining Form
smooth |
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lep-
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Combining Form
attack, seizure |
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man-
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Combining Form
be mad |
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mel-
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Combining Form
limb |
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morph-
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Combining Form
form, shape |
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nom-
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Combining Form
law |
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omphal-
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Combining Form
navel, umbilicus |
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ped-
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Combining Form
child |
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pen-
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Combining Form
decrease, deficiency |
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-pex-
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Combining Form
fixing, (surgical) attachment |
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plas(t)-
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Combining Form
form, develop |
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presby-
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Combining Form
old, old age |
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prostat-
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Combining Form
prostate gland |
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pty-
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Combining Form
spit |
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ptyal-
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Combining Form
saliva |
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-rrhaph-
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Combining Form
suture |
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sit-
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Combining Form
food |
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sta(t)-
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Combining Form
stand, stop |
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tax-
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Combining Form
(muscular) coordination |
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therm-
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Combining Form
heat, (body) temperature |
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trop-
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Combining Form
turning |
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*-plasty
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words ending in plasty (molding, surgically forming) refer to plastic or restorative surgery
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*-tropism
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words ending in tropism refer to the turning of living organisms toward or away from an external stimulus
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*-clast
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words ending in -clast indicate an instrument or device for breaking or crusing
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*-stat
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words ending in -stat indicate a device or agent for stopping the flow of something
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*-meter
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words ending in -meter indicate an instrument for measuring
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*-tome
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words ending in -tome indicate a device for cutting or excising
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