Combining forms Flashcards by esraa murad | Brainscape

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Aer(o)

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Air

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Aerogen

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Gas producing microorganisms

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Bacteri(o)

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Bacteria

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Bacteriogenic

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Caused by bacteria

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Bas(o) , basi(o)

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Base

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Basophilic

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Having affinity for basic dyes

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Cry(o)

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Cold

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Cryocautery

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Destruction of tissue by freezing

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Cyan(o)

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Blue

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Cyanopsia

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Condition in which all objects appear blue

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Electr(o)

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Electricity

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Electric electrocardiogram

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Graphic record of heart’s electrical currents

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Eosin(o)

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Red, rosy

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Eosinophilic

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Staining with acidic dye

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Erythr(o)

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Red, redness

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Erythroclasis

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Fragmentation of red blood cells

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Ethmo

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Ethmoid bone

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Ethmonasal

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Relating to ethmoid and nasal bones

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Fibr(o)

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Fiber

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Fibroplastic

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Producing fibrous tissue

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Fungi

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Fungus

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Fungicide

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Substance that destroys fungi

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Galact(o)

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Milk

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Galactophoritis

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Inflammation of milk ducts

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Glyco

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Sugars

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Glycopenia

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Sugar deficiency

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Granulo

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Granular

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Granuloma

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Small, granular lesion

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Ket(o) , keton(o)

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Ketone; acetone

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Ketogenesis

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Metabolic production of ketones

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Idio

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Distinct unknown

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Idiopathic

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Of unknown origin

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Immun(o)

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Safe; immune

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Immunodeficient

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Lacking in some essential immune function

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Kal(I)

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Potassium

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Kalemia

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Presence of potassium in blood

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Karyo

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Nucleus

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Karyolysis

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Destruction of cell nucleus

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Latero

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Lateral, to one side

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Lateroduction

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Movement to one side

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Medi(o)

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Middle; medical plane

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Mediolateral

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Relating to medial plane and one side of body

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Meg(a), megal(o)

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Large; million

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Megaloencephaly

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Abnormally large brain

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Micr(o)

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Small; tiny

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Microorganism

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Tiny organism

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Morph(o)

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Structure; shape

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Morphology

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Study of structure of animals and plants

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Normo

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Normal

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Normocyte

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Normal red blood cell

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Nucle(o)

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Nucleus

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Nucleotoxin

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Poison that acts upon a cell nucleus

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Path(o)

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Disease

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Pathogen

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Disease causing substance

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Phago

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Eating; swallowing

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Phagocyte

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Cell that ingests bacteria and other particles

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Pharmaco

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Drugs; medicine

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Pharmacology

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Science of drugs

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Phon(o)

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Sound; voice; speech

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Photometer

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Instrument for measuring light

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Somat(o)

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Body

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Somatogenic

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Originating in body

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Therm(o)

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Heat

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Thermometer

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Instrument for measuring temperature