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Lesson 8 Vocab
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
10/13/2008
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Term
Abdomin-
 Definition
belly, abdomen
Term
Adip-
 Definition
fat
Term
Aur-
 Definition
ear
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Bacill-
 Definition
[rod, staff] bacillus
Term
Burs-
 Definition
[leather sack] bursa
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Calc-
 Definition
stone, calcium, lime (salts)
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Calor-
 Definition
heat, energy
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Capit-
 Definition
Head
Term
Cerebr-
 Definition
brain
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Cost-
 Definition
rib
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Dent-
 Definition
tooth
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Dors-
 Definition
back (of the body)
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Extern-
 Definition
outer
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Fibr-
 Definition
fiber, filament
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Fistul-
 Definition
(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
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Frig-, Frigor-
 Definition
cold
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Insul-
 Definition
island
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Intern-
 Definition
inner
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Meat-
 Definition
passage, opening, meatus (pronounced mee-ate'-us)
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Nas-
 Definition
nose
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Pur-
 Definition
Pus
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Radic-, Rad-, Radix
 Definition
root
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Ren-
 Definition
kidney
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Sangui(n)-
 Definition
blood
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Son-
 Definition
sound
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Synov-
 Definition
synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
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Tub-
 Definition
[trumpet] tube
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Tuss-
 Definition
cough-
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Vacc-
 Definition
cow
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Vaccin-
 Definition
vaccine
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Vir-, Virus
 Definition
[poison, venom] virus
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Viscer-
 Definition
internal organ(s)
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