Chapter 7-combining forms Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid/0

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adenoids

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agglutin/o

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clumping; sticking together

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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arteri/o

A

artery

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bacteri/o

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bacteriac

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calc/o

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calcium

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cyto/o

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cell

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erythr/o

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red

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eti/o

A

the cause of a disease or conddition

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fung/o

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fungus

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hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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iatr/o

A

physician; treatment

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14
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immun/o

A

immune; protection

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15
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kal/i

A

potassium

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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leuk/o

A

white

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lipid/o

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fatty deposits; lipids

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log/o

A

study

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ly/o

A

break down; dissolve; loosen

21
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lymph/o, lymphat/o

A

lymph

22
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

23
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lymphangi/o

A

lymphatic vessel

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morph/o

A

shape; form

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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path/o

A

disease

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phag/o

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eat; swallow; engulf

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phleb/o

A

vein

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ser/o

A

serum; serous

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splen/o

A

spleen

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thromb/o

A

clot

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thym/o

A

thymus

34
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

35
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tox/o

A

poison

36
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ven/i; ven/o

A

vein

37
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vir/o

A

virus