CHAPTER 3: MISC COMBINING FORM Flashcards
1
Q
air
A
aer
2
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embryonic form
A
blast
3
Q
cancer
A
cancer, carcin
4
Q
head
A
cephal
5
Q
cold
A
cry
6
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hidden
A
crypt
7
Q
thirst
A
dips
8
Q
electricity
A
electr
9
Q
fiber
A
fibr
10
Q
tissue
A
hist
11
Q
fungus
A
myc
12
Q
stupor
A
narc
13
Q
dead
A
necr
14
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vision
A
optic, opt
15
Q
voice
A
phon
16
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light
A
phot
17
Q
pus
A
py
18
Q
heat
A
therm
19
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position, place
A
top
20
Q
trachea (windpipe)
A
trache
21
Q
is the british spelling of airplane
A
aeroplane
22
Q
bone cells
A
osteoblasts
23
Q
cancerous tumor
A
carcinoma
24
Q
means pertains to the head
A
cephalic
25
uses cold temperatures to treat certain conditions
cryotheraphy
26
remark has a hidden meaning
cryptic
27
is a message written in code, so it has a hidden meaning
cryptogram
28
means excessive thirst
polydipsia
29
means containing, consisting of, or resembling fiber
fibrous
30
is a measure of the compatibility of tissue of a donor and recipient
histocompatibility
31
is a branch of botany that deals with fungi
mycology
32
are so named because they produce insensibility or stupor
narcotics
33
is localized tissue death in response to disease or injury
nacrosis
34
pertains to vision
optical
35
tests the eyes to measure visual acuity and prescribes corrective lenses, if necessary.
optometrists
36
produces images on a film by the action of radiant energy, especially light
photography
37
means "plus producing"
pyogenic
38
clothing is designed to prevent loss of body heat
thermal
39
is often concerned with the making of maps or charts to show relative positions and elevations of a particular place or region
topography
40
means within or through the trachea
endotrachea
