Lymphatic and immune system Flashcards

(35 cards)

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What does the combining form ‘Adenoid/o’ refer to?

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Adenoids

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What does the combining form ‘Agglutin/o’ mean?

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Clumping; sticking together

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What does the combining form ‘Bacteri/o’ refer to?

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Bacteria

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What does the combining form ‘Calc/o’ represent?

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Calcium

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What does the combining form ‘Cyt/o’ mean?

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Cell

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What does the combining form ‘Eti/o’ refer to?

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The cause of a disease or condition

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What does the combining form ‘Iatr/o’ represent?

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Physician; treatment

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What does the combining form ‘Kal/i’ refer to?

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Potassium

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What do the combining forms ‘kary/o’ and ‘nucle/o’ refer to?

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Nucleus

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What does the combining form ‘Lymphaden/o’ mean?

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Lymph node

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What does the combining form ‘Lymphangi/o’ refer to?

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Lymphatic vessel

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What does the combining form ‘morph/o’ mean?

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Shape; form

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What does the combining form ‘Path/o’ refer to?

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Disease

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What does the combining form ‘Phag/o’ mean?

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Eat; swallow; engulf

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What does the combining form ‘Ser/o’ represent?

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Serum; serous

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What does the combining form ‘Splen/o’ refer to?

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What does the combining form ‘Thym/o’ mean?

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What does the combining form ‘Tox/o’ refer to?

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What do the combining forms ‘Ven/i’ and ‘ven/o’ refer to?

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What does the combining form ‘Vir/o’ mean?

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What does the prefix ‘Con-‘ mean?

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Together; with

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What does the prefix ‘mono-‘ refer to?

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What does the prefix ‘neo-‘ mean?

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What does the prefix ‘pro-‘ refer to?

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Before, forward

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What does the suffix '-blast' mean?
Developing cell
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What does the suffix '-capnia' refer to?
Carbon dioxide
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What does the suffix '-cide' mean?
To kill
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What does the suffix '-fuge' refer to?
To separate by spinning
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What does the suffix '-globulin' mean?
Protein
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What does the suffix '-phage' refer to?
Eat; swallow
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What do the suffixes '-phil' and '-philia' mean?
Love; attraction for
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What does the suffix '-phoresis' refer to?
Transmission carrying
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What does the suffix '-plasm' mean?
Formation; structure
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What does the suffix '-plastic' refer to?
Pertaining to formation
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What does the suffix '-poiesis' mean?
Formation