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27 Cards in this Set
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Alve-* |
Combining Form: hollow, cavity *alveoli- refer to alveoli of the longs 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 *forms of these indicate 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 |
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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: breathe |
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staphyl- |
Combining Form: [bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphyococci (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 |