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37 Cards in this Set
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bronchi-
bronch- |
bronchus; branch of the trachea
[pl. bronchi] |
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halit-
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breath
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laryng-
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larynx
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pharyng-
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pharynx; throat
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phrenic-
phren-* |
diaphragm
[See Mod. 5, phren-] |
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pleur-
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pleura; membrane enfolding the lung
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spir-
pne- |
respiration
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pulmon-
pulm- pneum-* pneumon- |
lung
[See pneum-, below in Substance Roots] |
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nas-
rhin- |
nose
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sinus-
sin- sinu- |
nasal sinus; sinus; cavity (within a structure)
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trache-
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trachea; windpipe
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acet-
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vinegar; acid
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phys-
pneum-* pneumat- aer- |
air; gas
[See pneum-, above, in Anatomical Roots] |
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amyl-
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starch
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muc-
myx- blenn- |
mucus
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calcin-
calc- |
calcium; calcium salts; lime
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bili-
chol- chole- |
bile; gall
[neither chole- nor bili- are followed by connecting vowels] |
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chyl-
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chyle; milky fluid in the intestines
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chym-
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chyme; gastric pulp
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gli-*
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glue
[See Mod. 5, gli-] |
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glutin-
gluten- coll- |
jelly; gelatin; glue
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stercor-
sterc- fec- fecal- scat- copr- |
feces
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fructos-
fruct- frug- |
fruit sugar
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lact-
galact- |
milk
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sacchar-
glyc- gluc- |
sugar
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sal-
hal- |
salt
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vitri-
hyal- |
glass
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aqu-
aqua- aque- hydr- |
water; watery substance
[Note: only hydr- means both "water" and "watery substance"] |
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corne-*
cornu-* cerat-* kerat-* |
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]
[See Module 4, kerat-, cerat-, cornu-, corne-] |
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lith-
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stone; calculus [pl. calculi]
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mycet-
myc- |
fungus
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nephel-
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mist; cloudiness
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ole-
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oil
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oxy-*
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oxygen; acid
[no connecting vowel follows] [See Mod. 11, oxy-] |
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pharmac-
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drug
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-pnea
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respiration
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-lith
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stone/calculus (in an organ or other tissue)
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