Using the Following Combining Forms and Your Knowledge of Suffixes

question 97

Short Answer

Using the following combining forms and your knowledge of suffixes, build medical terms for the following definitions.
amni/o
cyst/o
laryng/o
myel/o
thorac/o
angi/o
isch/o
my/o
staphyl/o
-Holding back of blood (from cells): __________

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Definitions:

Genetic Variation

The diversity in gene frequencies within a population, which contributes to the population's ability to adapt and evolve.

Adaptive Radiation

The rapid evolution of diversely adapted species from a common ancestor when introduced into new environmental circumstances.

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in genetics where two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because they each offer a survival advantage.

Sister Groups

Groups of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor, and therefore are each other's closest relatives.