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27 Cards in this Set
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alve-, (alveol-) |
Combining form
hollow, cavity *(alveol- refer to alveoli of the lungs or to dental alveoli) |
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amygdal- |
Combining form
[almond] tonsil |
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anthrax, anthrac- |
Combining form
coal; anthrax |
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aux-, -auxe, -auxis |
Combining form
grow, increase *(aux-, auxe-, and -auxin indicated nouns meaning increase in size, abnormal growth of a part) |
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bacter(i)- |
Combining form
[small staff] bacterium |
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bronch(i)- |
Combining form
[windpipe] bronchus *(words beginning with, ending with, or containing bronchi- are from bronchia, the bronchial tubes) |
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capn- |
Combining form
[smoke] carbon dioxide |
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cocc-, -coccus |
Combining form
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium) |
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coni-, koni- |
Combining form
dust |
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labi- |
Combining form
lip |
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larynx, laryng- |
Combining form
larynx |
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paresis |
Combining form
slackening of strength, paralysis |
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pharynx, pharyng- |
Combining form
[throat] pharynx |
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phys- |
Combining form
air, gas |
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pleur- |
Combining form
[side] pleura |
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pne- |
Combining form
breathe |
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pneum(at)- |
Combining form
[breath] air, gas |
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pneum(on)- |
Combining form
lung |
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sider- |
Combining form
iron |
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spir(at)- |
Combining form
breath |
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staphyl- |
Combining form
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes) |
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stern- |
Combining form
chest, breast, breastbone |
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steth- |
Combining form
chest, breast |
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strept- |
Combining form
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains) |
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sud(or)- |
Combining form
sweat, fluid |
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thorax, thorac- |
Combining form
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
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trach(e)-, trachy- |
Combining form
[rough] trachea |