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HSTE I Medical Terminology (opt - poly)
opt- (ic) to poly-
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Health Care
10th Grade
11/03/2009
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Term
opt- (ic)
 Definition
vision, eye
Term
or- (or)
 Definition
mouth
Term
orch- (ido)
 Definition
testicles, testes
Term
-orrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
orth- (o)
 Definition
normal, straight
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ost- (e,eo)
 Definition
bone
Term
-oscopy
 Definition
diagnostic examination
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, state, process
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ot- (o)
 Definition
ear
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-otic
 Definition
pertaining to a condition
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-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-ous
 Definition
full of, containing, pertaining to, condition
Term
ovi-, ovario-
 Definition
egg, female sex gland, ovary
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pan-
 Definition
all, complete, entire
Term
pancreat- (o)
 Definition
pancreas
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ped- (ia)
 Definition
child
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body
Term
-paresis
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-partum
 Definition
birth, labor
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path- (ia,o,y)
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
lack of, abnormal reduction in numbers, deficiency
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pent- (a)
 Definition
five
Term
-pepsia, -pepsis
 Definition
digestion
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per-
 Definition
through, by, excessive
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
phag- (o)
 Definition
eat, ingest
Term
-phage, -phagia
 Definition
to eat, consuming, swallow
Term
pharyng- (o)
 Definition
pharynx, throat
Term
-phas, -phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-philia, -philic
 Definition
affinity for, attracted to
Term
phleb-
 Definition
vein
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
phon- (o)
 Definition
sound, voice
Term
-phylaxis
 Definition
protection, prevention
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical correction or repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleuro-
 Definition
side, rib
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneum- (o,on)
 Definition
lung, pertaining to the lungs, air
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pod- (e,o)
 Definition
foot
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
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