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• -cardia

  a combining form occurring in compounds that denote an anomalous or undesirable action or position of the heart, as specified by the initial element: dextrocardia; tachycardia.

• -cardium

  a combining form occurring in compounds that denote tissue or organs -ssociated with the heart, as specified by the initial element: myocardium; pericardium.

• -carpic

  a combination of -carp and -ic used in the formation of adjectives from stems in -carp: endocarpic. -carpic combining form a variant of -carpous -carpous combining form (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit apocarpous word origin from new latin -carpus, from greek karpos fruit

• -carpous

  a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpels of a given sort,” as specified by the initial element: apocarpous. -carpous combining form (in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit apocarpous word origin from new latin -carpus, from greek karpos fruit

• -ce

  a multiplicative suffix occurring in once, twice, thrice.

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