Combining forms
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Inflammations
Definitions
100

aden/o

gland

100

an-

without

100

endo-

within

100

Inflammation of the trachea

Tracheitis

100

deficient levels of oxygen in the blood

hypoxemia

200

hydro/o

water

200

macro-

large

200

hypo

below

200

Inflammation of a tonsil

Tonsillitis

200

pounding, racing or skipping of the heartbeat

tachycardia

300

globin/o

protein

300

mono-

one

300

-osis

condition of

300

Inflammation of the heart & blood vessels

Angiocarditis

300

inherited defect in blood coagulation

hemophilia

400

poikil/o

irregular

400

dys-

bad, abnormal, painful

400

-metry

measurement, process of measuring

400

Inflammation of the inner heart membrane

endocarditis

400

fainting

syncope

500

angi/o

blood vessel

500

pro-

before

500

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

500

Inflammation of the heart

carditis

500

abnormal loss of blood from the circulation

hemorrhage

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