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LL bronchium : bronchia bronchiectasis bronchiocrisis<br />
bront- or bronto- combining form Gk, fr. bront akin to Gk<br />
bremein to roar, bromos loud noise : thunder brontide<br />
brontometer <strong>of</strong>ten in generic names esp. <strong>of</strong> large animals<br />
Brontops Brontotherium<br />
bry- or bryo- combining form NL, moss, fr. Gk bryo- moss,<br />
catkin, fr. bryon perh. akin to OHG krt herb, cabbage<br />
: moss Bryaceae bryology<br />
bucco- combining form prob. fr. NL, fr. L bucca cheek : buccal<br />
<strong>and</strong> buccogingival buccolingual<br />
bulb- or bulbo- combining form MF L MF bulb-, fr. L, fr.<br />
bulbus 1 : bulb bulbar Bulbocodium 2 : bulbar <strong>and</strong><br />
bulbospinal<br />
-bulia also -boulia n combining form - NL -bulia, fr. Gk -boulia,<br />
fr. boul will prob. akin to Gk ballein to throw : condition<br />
<strong>of</strong> having such will hyperbulia<br />
-bulic also -boulic adj combining form ISV, fr. NL -bulia + ISV<br />
-ic : <strong>of</strong>, relating to, or characterized by a specified state <strong>of</strong><br />
the will<br />
-burger n combining form - hamburger 1 a : patty <strong>of</strong> a specified<br />
kind <strong>of</strong> food usu. meat or a meat substitute porkburger<br />
nutburger b :s<strong>and</strong>wich made <strong>of</strong> such a patty porkburger<br />
2 :s<strong>and</strong>wich with a filling consisting <strong>of</strong> a hamburger<br />
patty topped with a specified food cheeseburger<br />
but- or buto- combining form ISV, fr. butyric : containing a<br />
group <strong>of</strong> four carbon atoms butane butene butopyronoxyl<br />
butoxy- combining form ISV, fr. butoxyl : containing butoxyl<br />
butyr- or butyro- combining form ISV, fr. butyric : butyric<br />
: related to butyric acid or butyraldehyde butyraldol butyronitrile<br />
cac- or caco- combining form NL, fr. Gk kak-, kako-, fr. kakos<br />
bad 1 :bad caconym : incorrect cacoepy : unpleasant<br />
cacophonous 2 :diseased cacochylia<br />
-cace n combining form - Gk kak badness, fr. kakos bad<br />
: diseased or vitiated condition <strong>of</strong> a specified bodily part<br />
arthrocace carpocace<br />
-cade n combining form - cavalcade : procession motorcade<br />
: spectacle aquacade<br />
-caine n combining form - G -kain, fr. kokain, cocaine : synthetic<br />
alkaloid anesthetic dibucaine procaine<br />
calam- or calami- or calamo- combining form NL, fr. Gk<br />
kalam-, kalamo-, fr. kalamos reed : reed : reedlike<br />
Calamagrostis calamiferous Calamodendron<br />
calc- or calci- or calco- combining form L calc-, calx lime : calcium<br />
: calcium salts calcite calcimeter calcospherite<br />
calcaneo- combining form calcaneum : calcaneal <strong>and</strong> calcaneoastragalar<br />
calcaneocuboid<br />
calcareo- combining form calcareous : calcareous calcareocorneous<br />
calcareosulfurous<br />
calcio- combining form calcium : calcium used chiefly in<br />
names <strong>of</strong> minerals calciobiotite<br />
calli- or callo- or cali- or calo- combining form calli- fr. L, fr.<br />
Gk kalli-, fr. kallos beauty akin to Gk kalos beautiful, Skt<br />
kalya healthy calo- fr. ML, fr. Gk kalo-, fr. kalos callo- <br />
cali- fr. blending <strong>of</strong> other forms : beautiful calligraph<br />
Callorynchus Calimeris : white calomel : beauty<br />
Calliphora<br />
calori- combining form L, fr. calor : heat calorimeter<br />
calyc- or calyco- combining form NL, fr. Gk kalyk-, kalyko-, fr.<br />
kalyk-, kalyx : calyx calycoid Calycophora<br />
calyci- combining form L calyc-, calyx : calyx calyciferous<br />
calycifloral<br />
calyptri- or calyptro- combining form NL calyptra : calyptra<br />
: hood : cap calyptriform calyptrogen<br />
-campa n combining form NL, fr Gk kamp prob. akin to Gk<br />
kamp bend, turning : caterpillar in generic names <strong>of</strong><br />
insects Lasiocampa Taeniocampa<br />
camph- or campho- combining form NL camphora : camphor<br />
camphene camphocarboxylic<br />
campto- combining form NL, fr. Gk kamptos flexible akin to<br />
Gk kamp bend : bent : curved camptodrome Camptosorus<br />
-capnia n combining form, pl -capnias or -capniae NL, fr. Gk<br />
kapnos smoke + NL -ia akin to L cupere to desire : carbon<br />
dioxide in the blood hypercapnia hypocapnia<br />
capri- combining form L, fr. capr-, caper : goat Capricorn<br />
capsul- or capsuli- or capsulo- combining form NL, fr. capsula<br />
: capsule capsulitis capsuliform capsulolenticular<br />
carb- or carbo- combining form F, fr. carbone : carbon : carbonic<br />
: carbonyl : carboxyl carbodiimide carbohydrazide<br />
carbohydrate<br />
carbol- combining form ISV carb- + L oleum oil orig. formed<br />
as G karbol- : carbolic acid carboluria carbolxylol carbolate<br />
carboni- combining form L carbon-, carbo ember, charcoal<br />
: coal carboniferous carbonigenous<br />
carboxy- or carbox- combining form ISV, fr. carboxyl : carboxyl<br />
carboxamide carboxyphenyl<br />
carcin- or carcino- combining form Gk karkin-, karkino-, fr.<br />
karkinos 1 :crab carcinology 2 :tumor carcinogenic<br />
: cancer carcinemia carcinosarcoma<br />
cardi- or cardia- or cardio- combining form Gk kardi-, kardio-,<br />
fr. kardia 1 : heart : cardiac cardiagra cardioaortic<br />
cardioptosis cardiopuncture 2 : heart action cardiagram<br />
-cardia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk kardia 1 :heart action<br />
or location <strong>of</strong> a specified type dextrocardia tachycardia<br />
2 a : animal or animals having a specified type <strong>of</strong> heart<br />
Diplocardia Leptocardia b :heart-shaped animal esp.<br />
in generic names <strong>of</strong> mollusks<br />
-cardium n combining form, pl -cardia NL, fr. Gk -kardion, fr.<br />
kardia : heart endocardium mesocardium<br />
caric- or carico- combining form NL Caric-, Carex : carex<br />
: sedges caricetum caricology<br />
cario- combining form caries : caries cariogenic cariostatic<br />
-caris n combining form NL, fr. L caris, a kind <strong>of</strong> sea crab, fr.<br />
Gk karis perh. akin to Gk kara head : shrimp : prawn in<br />
generic names <strong>of</strong> crustacea Echinocaris<br />
carp- or carpo- combining form F NL, fr. Gk karp-, karpo-,<br />
fr. karpos fruit : fruit Carpoidea carpology<br />
carp- or carpo- combining form NL, fr. Gk karp-, karpo-, fr.<br />
karpos wrist : carpus carpitis : carpus <strong>and</strong> carpometacarpus<br />
: carpal <strong>and</strong> carpopedal<br />
-carp also -carpium n combining form, pl -carps also -carpia<br />
NL -carpium, fr. Gk -karpion, fr. karpos fruit 1 :part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
fruit pericarp : fruit schizocarp amphicarpium 2 NL<br />
-carpus, fr. Gk -karpos -carpous, fr. karpos : plant having<br />
fruit in a specified place acrocarp pleurocarp<br />
-carpic adj combining form prob. fr. NL -carpicus, fr. Gk karpos<br />
fruit + L -icus -ic : - eucarpic<br />
-carpous adj combining form NL -carpus, fr. Gk -karpos, fr.<br />
karpos fruit : fruited : having such fruit or so many<br />
fruits syncarpous monocarpous -carpy n combining<br />
form -<br />
-carpus n combining form NL, fr. Gk -karpos -carpous : plant<br />
having such fruit in generic names Corynocarpus<br />
Thysanocarpus<br />
case- or caseo- combining form casein : casein casease<br />
caseolysis<br />
cata- or cat- or cath- prefix Gk kata-, kat-, kath-, fr. kata down<br />
akin to OW cant with, along, Hitt katta under, with, L comwith,<br />
together more at - 1 :down cation catabiotic<br />
2 :against catabaptist<br />
cato- prefix Gk kat-, fr. kat downwards, fr. kata down <br />
more at - : down : lower catogene Catostomus<br />
caud- or caudi- or caudo- combining form L cauda : tail caudad<br />
caudiform : caudal <strong>and</strong> caudodorsal<br />
caul- or cauli- or caulo- combining form cauli- fr. L caulis<br />
caul-, caulo- fr. NL, fr. Gk. kaul-, kaulo-, fr. kaulos : stem<br />
: stalk caulome cauliflory<br />
cec- or ceci- or ceco- or caec- or caeci- or caeco- combining form<br />
NL, fr. cecum : cecum cecectomy ceciform cecitis<br />
cecocolic<br />
-cele n combining form - MF, fr. L, fr. Gk kl tumor akin to
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