Chapter 7 Combining forms and abbreviations Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid/o

A

adenoid

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angi/o, vas/o

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vessel

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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immun/o

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immune

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland

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lymphangi/o

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lymphatic vessel

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lymphocyt/o

A

lymph cell

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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path/o

A

disease

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ser/o

A

serum

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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tox/o

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toxin, poison

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toxic/o

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poison

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AB, Ab

A

antibody

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AG, Ag

A

antigen

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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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CA

A

cancer or carcinoma

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EBV

A

Epstein-Barr Virus

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EIA

A

Enzyme immunosorbent assay

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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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GVHD

A

graft-versus-host disease

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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Ig

A

immunoglobulin

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KS

A

Kaposi sarcoma

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MET, met

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metastasis, metastasize

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PCP

A

pneumocystis carinii (pneumonia), pneumocystis (pneumonia)

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus