Chapter 7 Combining forms and abbreviations Flashcards by Alisha Beckstrand

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid/o

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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

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lymph cell

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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path/o

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disease

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ser/o

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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

A

poison

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AB, Ab

A

antibody

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AG, Ag

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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

GVHD

graft-versus-host disease

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

Ig

immunoglobulin

KS

Kaposi sarcoma

MET, met

metastasis, metastasize

PCP

pneumocystis carinii (pneumonia), pneumocystis (pneumonia)

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus