Chapter 7 Combining forms and abbreviations Flashcards
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adenoid/o
A
adenoid
3
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angi/o, vas/o
A
vessel
4
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
5
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immun/o
A
immune
6
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lymph/o
A
lymph
7
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lymphaden/o
A
lymph gland
8
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lymphangi/o
A
lymphatic vessel
9
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lymphocyt/o
A
lymph cell
10
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myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
11
Q
path/o
A
disease
12
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ser/o
A
serum
13
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splen/o
A
spleen
14
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thym/o
A
thymus
15
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsil
16
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tox/o
A
toxin, poison
17
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toxic/o
A
poison
18
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AB, Ab
A
antibody
19
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AG, Ag
A
antigen
20
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AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
21
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CA
A
cancer or carcinoma
22
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EBV
A
Epstein-Barr Virus
23
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EIA
A
Enzyme immunosorbent assay
24
Q
ESR
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
25
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GVHD
A
graft-versus-host disease
26
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HIV
A
human immunodeficiency virus
27
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Ig
A
immunoglobulin
28
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KS
A
Kaposi sarcoma
29
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MET, met
A
metastasis, metastasize
30
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PCP
A
pneumocystis carinii (pneumonia), pneumocystis (pneumonia)
31
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SLE
A
systemic lupus erythematosus
