ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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phag/o
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pin/o
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leuk/o
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path/o
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Detailed explanation-1: -The combining form phag/o-means: eating; swallowing. The combining form phag/o-means: eating; swallowing.
Detailed explanation-2: -pyro-a combining form meaning “fire, ‘’ “heat, ‘’ “high temperature, ‘’ used in the formation of compound words: pyrogen; pyrolusite; pyromancy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of phago-One example of a term from biology that features the combining form phago-is phagocyte, meaning “any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.” The first part of the word, phago-, means “eating, ‘’ as we’ve seen.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, -wise in clockwise is an adverb combining form; -like in birdlike is an adjective combining form; -graph in photograph is a noun combining form; and-lyze in electrolyze is a verb combining form. Combining forms are similar to affixes but can have a bit more lexical substance to them.