Combining forms Flashcards by esraa murad

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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

Sugars

Glycopenia

Sugar deficiency

Granulo

Granular

Granuloma

Small, granular lesion

Ket(o) , keton(o)

Ketone; acetone

Ketogenesis

Metabolic production of ketones

Idio

Distinct unknown

Idiopathic

Of unknown origin

Immun(o)

Safe; immune

Immunodeficient

Lacking in some essential immune function

Kal(I)

Potassium

Kalemia

Presence of potassium in blood

Karyo

Nucleus

Karyolysis

Destruction of cell nucleus

Latero

Lateral, to one side

Lateroduction

Movement to one side

Medi(o)

Middle; medical plane

Mediolateral

Relating to medial plane and one side of body

Meg(a), megal(o)

Large; million

Megaloencephaly

Abnormally large brain

Micr(o)

Small; tiny

Microorganism

Tiny organism

Morph(o)

Structure; shape

Morphology

Study of structure of animals and plants

Normo

Normal

Normocyte

Normal red blood cell

Nucle(o)

Nucleus

Nucleotoxin

Poison that acts upon a cell nucleus

Path(o)

Disease

Pathogen

Disease causing substance

Phago

Eating; swallowing

Phagocyte

Cell that ingests bacteria and other particles

Pharmaco

Drugs; medicine

Pharmacology

Science of drugs

Phon(o)

Sound; voice; speech

Photometer

Instrument for measuring light

Somat(o)

Body

Somatogenic

Originating in body

Therm(o)

Heat

Thermometer

Instrument for measuring temperature