Latin: Chapter 4: Combining Forms Flashcards

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AMYGDAL-

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[almond] tonsil

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ALVE-

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hollow, cavity

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ANTHRAX, ANTHRAC-

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coal; anthrax

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AUX-, -AUXE, -AUXIS

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grow, increase

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BACTER(I)-

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[small staff] bacterium

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BRONCH(I)-

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[windpipe] bronchus

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CAPN-

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[smoke] carbon dioxide

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COCC-, -COCCUS

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[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

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CONI-, KONI-

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dust

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LABI-

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lip

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LARYNX, LARYNG-

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larynx

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PARESIS

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slackening of strength, paralysis

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PHARYNX, PHARYNG-

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[throat] pharynx

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PHYS-

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air, gas

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PLEUR-

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[side] pleura

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PNE-

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breathe

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PNEUM(AT)

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[breath] air, gas

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PNEUM(ON)

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lung

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SIDER-

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iron

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SPIR(AT)-

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breathe

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STAPHYL

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uvula, palate, staphlococci

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STERN-

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chest, breast, breastbone

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STETH-

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chest, breast

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STREPT-

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[twisted] streptococci

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SUD(OR)-

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sweat, fluid

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THORAX, THORAC-

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chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

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TRACH(E)-, TRACHY-

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[rough] trachea