Chapter 8 - combing forms Flashcards

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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arteri/o

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artery

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aspir/o

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removal

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atel/o

A

incomplete; imperfect

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bol/o

A

cast; throw

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bronch/o

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bronchus; bronchial tube

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8
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bronchi/o

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bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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12
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

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13
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dilat/o

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to enlarge; expand

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14
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hem/o

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blood

17
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hist/o

A

tissue

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laryng/o

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larynx; voice box

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lob/o

A

lobe

20
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nas/o

A

nose

21
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ox/o, ox/i

A

oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx; throat

23
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pleur/o

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pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lungs

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

lung; air

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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py/o

A

pus

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resuscit/o

A

to revivie

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rhin/o

A

nose

29
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sin/o, sinus/o

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sinus; cavity

30
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spir/o

A

breathing

31
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thorac/o

A

chest

32
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

33
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trache/o

A

trachea; windpipe

34
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tub/o

A

tube