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Health Care
9th Grade
12/17/2013
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, lack of
Term
ab-
 Definition
from,away
Term
-ac, -ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
acr- (o)
 Definition
extremities (arms and legs)
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward, near
Term
aden- (o)
 Definition
gland, glandular
Term
adren- (o)
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
aer- (o)
 Definition
air
Term
-al
 Definition
like, similar, pertaining to
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alba-, albi-
 Definition
white
Term
alges- (i,ia)
 Definition
pain
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both, both sides
Term
an- (o,us)
 Definition
anus (opening to rectum)
Term
angi- (o)
 Definition
vessel
Term
ankyl-
 Definition
crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
Term
ante- (ro)
 Definition
before, infront of, ahead of
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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append- (i, o)
 Definition
appendix
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arter- (io)
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr- (o)
 Definition
joint
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-asis
 Definition
condition of
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, lack of strength
Term
ather- (o)
 Definition
fatty, lipid
Term
audi- (o)
 Definition
sound, hearing
Term
aur-
 Definition
ear
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi- (s)
 Definition
twice, double, both
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
-blast
 Definition
germ/embryonic cell
Term
blephar- (o)
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brachi-
 Definition
arm
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronchi- (i,o)
 Definition
air tubes in lungs
Term
bucc- (a,o)
 Definition
cheek
Term
calc- (u, ulus)
 Definition
stone
Term
carcin- (o)
 Definition
cancer, malignancy
Term
cardi- (a,o)
 Definition
pertaining to heart
Term
carp- (o)
 Definition
wrist
Term
-cele, -coele
 Definition
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
Term
cent- (i)
 Definition
one hundred
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
cephal- (o)
 Definition
head,pertaining to head
Term
cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
cerv- (ic, io)
 Definition
neck, neck of uterus
Term
cheil- (o)
 Definition
lip
Term
chem- (o)
 Definition
drug, chemical
Term
chlor- (o)
 Definition
green
Term
chol- (e, o)
 Definition
bile, gallbladder
Term
chond- (i,r,ri)
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom- (a,at,o)
 Definition
color
Term
-cide
 Definition
causing death
Term
circum-
 Definition
around, about
Term
-cise
 Definition
cut
Term
co- (n)
 Definition
with, together
Term
-coccus
 Definition
round
Term
col- (in,o)
 Definition
colon, bowel, large intestine
Term
colp- (i,o)
 Definition
vagina
Term
contra-
 Definition
against, counter
Term
cost- (a,i,o)
 Definition
rib
Term
crani- (o)
 Definition
pertaining to the skull
Term
-crine
 Definition
secrete
Term
cryo-
 Definition
cold
Term
crypt- (o)
 Definition
hidden, obscure
Term
cut- (an)
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan- (o)
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst- (i,o)
 Definition
bladder, bag sac
Term
cyt- (e,o)
 Definition
cell
Term
dacry- (o)
 Definition
tear duct, tear
Term
dactyl- (o)
 Definition
finger, toe
Term
dec- (a,i)
 Definition
ten
Term
derm- (a,at,o)
 Definition
pertaining to skin
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical union or fixation
Term
dextr- (i,o)
 Definition
to the right
Term
di- (plo)
 Definition
double, twice
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, bewtween, part
Term
dis- (ti,to)
 Definition
separation, away from
Term
dors- (i,o)
 Definition
to the back, back
Term
douden- (o)
 Definition
duodenum
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, bad
Term
dent- (i,o)
 Definition
tooth
Term
e- (c)
 Definition
without
Term
ec- (ti, to)
 Definition
outside, external
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
expansion, dilation, stretching
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of
Term
electr- (o)
 Definition
electrical
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
encephal- (o)
 Definition
brain
Term
endo-
 Definition
winthin, innermost
Term
enter- (i,o)
 Definition
intestine
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, over, upper
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
-esis
 Definition
condition of
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, perception, feel
Term
eu-
 Definition
well,easy,normal
Term
ex- (o)
 Definition
outside of, beyond
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