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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| actin(o) | light |
| amyl(o) | starch |
| bar(o) | weight;pressure |
| bas(o),basi(o) | base |
| bio- | life |
| chem(o) | chemical |
| chrono | time |
| coni(o) | dust |
| cycl(o) | circle;cycle |
| dyna,dynam(o) | force;energy |
| echo | reflected sound |
| electr(o) | electricity |
| eti(o) | cause |
| fibr(o) | fiber |
| fluor(o) | light,luminous,fluorine |
| fungi | fungus |
| galact(o) | milk |
| ger(o),geront(o) | old age |
| lact(o),lacti | milk |
| lith(o) | stone |
| lys(o) | dissolution,distruction |
| necr(o) | death,dying |
| noct(i) | night |
| nyct(o) | night |
| pharmaco | drugs;medicine |
| phyt(o) | plant |
| py(o) | pus |
| radio | radiation,x-ray;radius |
| stere(o) | three-dimensional |
| tel(o),tele(o) | distant,end;complete |
| ton(o) | tension,pressure |
| toxi,toxic(o),tox(o) | poison,toxin |
| troph(o) | food,nutrition |