Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 3 - Cellular Form and Function - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 111: 3

Answer

The prefix co- means together or with.

Work Step by Step

Examples of relevant words that use this combining form are cotransport and coenzyme. A cotransporter is a carrier protein that transports two different substances (kinds of molecules) through a membrane in the same direction simultaneously. Some proteins are cotransporters of both sodium ions and glucose molecules. There is also a Na-K-Cl- cotransporter
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