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Turley's Medical Language Chapter 6

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Combining form(s)
Meaning
aden/o   gland  
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agglutin/o   clumping, sticking  
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aggreg/o   crowding together  
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angi/o   blood vessel; lymphatic vessel  
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anis/o   unequal  
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-ant   pertaining to  
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apher/o   withdrawal  
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-ase   enzyme  
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aspir/o   to breathe in; to suck in  
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-ate   composed of; pertaining to  
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-ated   pertaining to a condition; composed of  
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attenu/o   weakened  
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auto-   self  
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bas/o   base of a structure; basic (alkaline)  
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bi/o   life; living organisms; living tissue  
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-blast   immature cell  
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-body   a structure or thing  
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calc/o   calcium  
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chrom/o   color  
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coagul/o   clotting  
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compromis/o   exposed to danger  
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cortic/o   cortex (outer region)  
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-crasia   a mixing  
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-cyte   cell  
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cyt/o   cell  
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defici/o   lacking, inadequate  
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different/o   being distinct, different  
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dissect/o   to cut apart  
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dissemin/o   widely scattered throughout the body  
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-ed   pertaining to  
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-edema   swelling  
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electr/o   electricity  
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embol/o   embolus (occluding plug)  
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-emia   condition of the blood; substance in the blood  
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-ency   condition of being  
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eosin/o   eosin (acidic red dye)  
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erythr/o   red  
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-esis   condition  
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excis/o   to cut out  
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ferrit/o   iron  
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ferr/o   iron  
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fibrin/o   fibrin  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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fus/o   pouring  
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glob/o   shaped like a globe; comprehensive  
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globul/o   shaped like a globe  
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-gram   a record or picture  
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granul/o   granule  
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hem/o   blood  
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heter/o   other  
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-ial   pertaining to  
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-immune   immune response  
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-in   a substance  
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inhibit/o   block; hold back  
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inter-   between  
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-ization   process of making, creating, or inserting  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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-kine   movement  
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leuk/o   white  
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ly/o   break down, separate, dissolve  
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-lysis   abnormal condition or process of breaking down or dissolving  
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-lyte   dissolved substance  
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meg/a   large  
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megal/o   large  
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mon/o   one, single  
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morph/o   shape  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin  
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neutr/o   not taking part  
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norm/o   normal, usual  
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-oid   resembling  
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opportun/o   well timed, taking advantage of an opportunity  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-or   person or thing that produces or does  
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ox/y   oxygen; quick  
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pan-   all  
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-penia   condition of deficiency  
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peripher/o   outer aspects  
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-phage   thing that eats  
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phag/o   eating, swallowing  
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-phil   attraction to, fondness for  
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phil/o   attraction to, fondness for  
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phleb/o   vein  
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phor/o   to bear, to carry; range  
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plasm/o   plasma; formed substance  
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plast/o   growth; formation  
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-poiesis   condition of formation  
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-poietin   a substance that forms  
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poikil/o   irregular  
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prote/o   protein  
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punct/o   hole, perforation  
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reticul/o   small network  
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-rrhage   excessive flow or discharge  
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rub/o   red  
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septic/o   infection  
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son/o   sound  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-stasis   condition of standing still; staying in one place  
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-steroid   steroid  
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suppress/o   press down  
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-therapy   treatment  
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thromb/o   thrombus (blood clot)  
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thym/o   thymus; rage  
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tox/o   poison, toxin  
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transplant/o   move something to another place  
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ultra-   beyond; higher  
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-ure   system; result of  
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vaccin/o   giving a vaccine  
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ven/i   vein  
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viscos/o   thickness  
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