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without or lack of
a/men/orrehea
without or lack of/monthly/flow |
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away (away from)
ab/norm/al
away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to
ab/ducens
away/draw or lead |
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capable of or ability to
erg/able
work/capable of
*related term(s): -IBLE |
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to miscarry (natural or induced)
abort/ion
to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of
(discharge of the embry/o 'early' or fet/us 'young' deliberate or not) |
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to tear away from
abruptus placentae
to tear away from (separate quiclky)/cake |
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a going away
abscess
a going away
(tissue disintegration & displacement: 'Staph' infection forming pus) |
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Definition
pointed
Acne/form
pointed/shape
(ACNE is a bacterial inflammation of the hair follicle and sebaceous 'oil' gland. Similar infections may cause acne or form lesions) |
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Definition
hearing
acoust/ic
hearing/refers to
related term(s): AUDI- |
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extremities, height, and pointed
acro/megal/y
extremities/enlarged/refers to
acro/phob/ia
height/fear/refers to
acr/om/ial
extremity/shoulder/refer to
(lateral triangle spine-like projection of shoulder blade forming the point of shoulder & articulating with clav/icle 'key little' or collarbone) |
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Definition
sun, ray, radium
actino/myco/sis
sun, ray, radium/fungus/condition (growth) |
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Definition
sharp
acu/ity
sharp/process of
(seeing sharply or clearly)
acute
quick, sudden, sharply |
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Definition
refers to, pertains to, or state of
cardi/ac
heart/refers to, pertains to, or state of
*related term(s): -AL, -AR, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, -IAC, -IC, -ICAL, -ILE, -IS, -IUM, -ORY, -OUS, -UM, -US |
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Definition
near or beside
ad/ren/al
near or beside/kidney/refers to
(the ad/ren/al gland is located on top of kidney) |
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Definition
gland
aden/ectomy
gland/removal
(the following are common glands: lymph nodes, oil, sweat, and endocrine) |
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Definition
fat
adip/oma
fat/tumor
(adip/oma is also known as lip/oma)
*related term(s): steato-, lipo- |
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Definition
air or gas
aero/cele
air or gas/distension of cavity (like a tumor) |
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Definition
toward
af/ferent
toward/to carry
(nerve or blood flow toward a structure) |
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Definition
white
albin/ism
white/state of
(albo-, leuco-, leuko- all mean white) |
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Definition
pain
an/alges/ic
withouut/pain/refers to
*related term(s): -AGRA, -ALGIA, DOLO-, -DYNIA |
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Definition
pain
neur/algia
nerve/pain
*related term(s): -AGRA, ALGESIA-, DOLO-, -DYNIA |
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Definition
fox mange or baldness
alopec/ia
fox mange or baldness/refers to |
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Definition
cavity
alveol/us
small hollow or cavity (tooth socket and lung air sack)/refers to
*related term(s): SIN/O- |
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Definition
both
ambi/later/al
both/sides/refers to
ambi/dextr/ous
both right (dominant hand)/refers to or state of
(dextero = right, sinistro = left) |
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to walk
ambul/atory
to walk or walking/process of |
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Definition
both
amphi/arthr/osis
both sides/joint/condition of |
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Definition
starch
amyl/uria
starch/in urine
amyl/ase
starch/enzyme |
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Definition
lack of or without
an/orex/ia
lack of or without/apetite/refers to |
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Definition
ring
an/al
ring (sphincter of anus)/refer to |
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Definition
apart or up
ana/tom/y
apart or up/cut/procedure of or process of
ana/phase
up/stage
(mitosis stage when chromosomes move up or apart) |
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Definition
vessel
angi/oma
vessel/swelling or tumor
related term(s): VAS/O- |
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Term
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Definition
Vessel
angin/a
(Refers to a vessel condition of choking or blocking of blood flow to the heart muscle. which usually results in chest discomfort or pain.) |
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Definition
fuse or bind
ankylo/spondylo/itis
fuse or bind, stiff, crooked/spine/inflammation |
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Definition
before
ante/nat/al
before/birth/pertain to
ante/pyrect/ic
before/fever/refers to |
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Definition
before or foremost
anter/ior
before or foremost (in front)/refers to |
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Definition
coal or carbuncle
anthr/ax
coal or carbuncle/a lesion
(Types of Anthrax: Cerebral, Pulmonary, Cutaneous, and/or Intestinal)
alternate spelling: ANTHR/O- |
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Definition
against
anti/sept/ic
against/infection/refers to
anti/bio/tic
against/life/refers to |
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Definition
dilation or ballooning
aneurysm/oplasty
dilation or ballooning (usually blood vessel)/surgical repair |
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Definition
to remove or separate (blood into parts)
leuk/aphere/sis
WBC/to remove or separate (blood into parts)/condition of
(separate blood into component parts or remove toxins) |
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Definition
above or upon
apo/plex/y
above or upon/paralyzed/process of |
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Term
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Definition
water
aqua/therap/y
water/treat/process or procedure
related term(s): HYDRO- |
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Definition
spider
arach/oid
spider/resembles
related term(s): ARACHN/O- |
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Definition
first
arche/type
first or original/form or shape (it produces other forms) |
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Definition
air
mal/aria
bad/air
(determined to be caused by protozoa carried by mosquitos) |
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Definition
artery
arterio/gram
artery/recording
arterio/scler/osis
artery/hard/condition
arter/iol/oma
artery/small/swelling |
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Definition
joint
arthro/scop/ic
joint/viewing or examining/pertains to |
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Definition
jointed
articula/tion
jointed/process of
(the place of union between two or more bones) |
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Definition
refers to or pertains to
patell/ar
little dish (kneecap)/refers to
Related Term(s): -AC, -AL, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, -IAC, -IC, -ICAL, -ILE, -IS, -IUM, -ORY, -OUS, -UM, -US |
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Definition
worm
ascari/asis
worm/condition of
(round nematode worm usually infecting intestines)
helminthiasis (worm condition); vermiform (worm/shape)
related term(s): HELMINTH/O-, VERMI- |
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Definition
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Definition
weakness
my/asthenia
muscle/without strength; or having weakness
neur/asthenia
nerve/weakness |
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Definition
panting
asthma/tic
panting/refers to |
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Term
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Definition
incomplete, without end, imperfect ending
atelo/spir/osis
incomplete, without end, imperfect ending/breathing/condition of |
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Term
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Definition
porridge or yellow fat
athero/scler/osis
porridge or yellow fat/harden (in lumen of blood vessels)/condition or disease
(athero/scler/osis kills 45% of U.S. population) |
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Definition
process of or procedure of
circul/ation
circle/process of
(blood moving from heart and returning)
cardio/graph/y
heart/instrument to record/procedure of
related term(s): -AGE, -IATION, -ING, -ION, -TION, -Y |
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Definition
closure
ven/atresia
vein/closure
(abnormal closure of body opening-occlusion) |
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Term
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Definition
chamber
atri/um
chamber/refers to
(corridors or chambers at top of heart) |
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Definition
wearing out
attrit/ion
wearing out/process of |
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Definition
hearing
audi/olog/y
hearing/science of or study of/procedure or process of
audio/meter
hear/measurement
related term(s): ACOUST/I- |
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Definition
ear
aur/al
ear/pertains to
aur/icle
ear/small or little |
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Term
|
Definition
to listen
auscult/ation
to listen (physical diagnosis)/process of |
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Definition
self
auto/hypn/osis
self/sleep/condition of
(simulated sleep in alpha brain state of consciousness)
aut/ism
self/state of |
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Definition
to tear
avuls/ion
to tear/process of (ligaments torn from bones)
related term(s): spadi- |
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Term
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Definition
rod-like
bacill/us
rod-like (bacteria)/ refers to |
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Term
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Definition
rod
bacter/ia
rod/refers to
(rod was the first bacteria viewed under microscope) |
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Definition
penis
balan/itis
penis/inflamed
(also refers to the female clitoris) |
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Term
|
Definition
weight
baro/gnosis
weight/prediction (knowledge) |
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Term
|
Definition
basic or at base
bas/al (metabolism)
basic or at base/refers to |
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Term
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Definition
good or normal
bene/fit
good or normal/suited for |
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Definition
kind
benign/iform
kind/shape or appearance
(tumor in capsule: slow growing and expansive, not invading) |
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Definition
weakness
beri/beri
weakness/weakness
(vitamin B1 or thiamine deficiency disease) |
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Term
|
Definition
two
bi/ceps
two/headed (muscle)
related term(s): CO-, BIN-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO- |
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Term
|
Definition
bile or gall
bili/ary
bile or gall/refers to or state of
(liver substance stored in gallbladder) |
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Definition
two
bin/ocul/ar
two/eyes/refers to
related term(s): CO-, BI-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO- |
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Definition
life
bio/log/y
life/science of or study of/process of |
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Term
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Definition
beginning or young
osteo/blast
bone/beginning or young cells
(embryonic primitive cells found in the body systems) |
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Definition
blister
bleb/ic
blister or bulla 'bubble'/refers to
(bleb/ic is a bulb or blister that often is filled with blood)
related term(s): BULLA-, BULBA- |
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Definition
mucus
blen/oma
mucus/tumor or swelling |
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Term
|
Definition
eyelid
blephar/oma
eyelid/swelling or tumor
related term(s): PALPEBRA- |
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Definition
lump or ball
bol/us
lump or ball, choice bit of food (in stomach), to throw up /refers to |
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|
Definition
arm
brachi/al
arm/refers to
(humerus is the bone of upper arm) |
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Definition
short
brachy/dactyl/ia
short/fingers (and toes)/refers to |
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Definition
slow
brady/pnea
slow/breathing |
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Definition
short
brev/ity
short/state of |
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Term
|
Definition
windpipe or trachea like
bronchi/al
windpipe or trachea like (large lung tubes)/refers to |
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Term
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Definition
grinding
brux/ism
grinding (teeth)/state of |
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Term
|
Definition
cheek
bucc/al
cheek/pertains to |
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Term
|
Definition
blister or vesicle
Bulb/us
blister or vesicle (little sac)/refers to
related term(s): BULLA-, BLEB/O- |
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Term
|
Definition
hunger
bulim/ic
hunger or appetite (excessive)/refers to or condition of
(eating and purging syndrome) |
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Term
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Definition
sac, wine sac, pouch
burs/a
sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to
(protective pad-like structure in joints) |
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Term
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Definition
heat, heated or hot
cal/or
heat, heated or hot/one who is
(1 of 4 characteristics of inflammation: calor-heat; rubor-red; tumor-swelling; and dolor-pain) |
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Definition
calcium
calcin/osis
calcium/condition of
(excessive calcium buildup on bones) |
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Term
|
Definition
pebbles or granules of calcium mineral
calc/ium
pebbles or granules of calcium mineral/pertains to
calc/urea
pebbles or granules of calcium mineral in urine |
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|
Definition
heel or lime
calx/ectom/y
heel (foot bone)/removal/procedure of |
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Term
|
Definition
glowing white
candidi/asis
glowing white (fungus infection)/condition of |
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Term
|
Definition
corner of eye
cantho/plast/y
corner of eye (eyelid)/cosmetic or plastic surgery/procedure of |
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Term
|
Definition
hair-like
capill/ary
hair-like/pertains to or refers to
(little blood vessels) |
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Term
|
Definition
head
capit/al
head/refers to
related term(s): CAPUT, CEPHAL/O- |
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Term
|
Definition
carbon dioxide
capno/graph
carbon dioxide (or smoke)/instrument
(instrument used in exercise physiology to measure CO2) |
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Term
|
Definition
head
caput femoris
head or head of (chief part of structure or organ)/thigh bone
related term(s): CEPHAL/O-, CAPIT/O- |
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Term
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Definition
glowing ember
carbun/cle
glowing ember/small
(numerous boils)
related term(s): CARBUNCUL/O- |
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Term
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Definition
crab-like
carcino/gen/ic
crab-like/producing/refer to
(cancer causing) |
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Term
|
Definition
heart
peri/card/itis
around/heart/inflammation
(inflamed 2 layered membrane of heart: causing pain)
(car-; card-; cardi-; cardio- all refer to the heart) |
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Term
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Definition
wrist
meta/carp/al
beyond/wrist/refers to |
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Term
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Definition
breakdown or down
cata/bol/ism
breakdown or down/choice bit of food or lump/state of |
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Term
|
Definition
waterfall or cloudiness
cataract
waterfall or cloudiness
(eyes lens under the cornea that is impervious to light) |
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Term
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Definition
to flow down
Catarrh/al
to flow down/refers to
(any drainage from mucus membrane: especially in the nose, sinuses, and throat) |
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Definition
to let down into
catheter/iz/ation
to let down into/act of/procedure of |
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Term
|
Definition
tail or toward tail
caud/al
tail or toward tail/refer to |
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Term
|
Definition
burn or heat
caus/tic
burn or heat/refers to
related term(s): CAUS-, CAUTER/O- |
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Term
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Definition
to burn or to heat
cauter/iz/ation
to burn or to heat/act of/procedure of
related term(s): CAUS-, CAUST/O- |
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Term
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Definition
hollow
cav/ity
hollow/state of or refers to |
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Term
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Definition
meal or food
ceb/um
meal or food/pertain to
(cena- and dino- also means dinner) |
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Term
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Definition
blind pouch
Ceco/pexy
blind pouch/surgically attached to abdominal wall
(dead end pouch or 1st part of colon -right side) |
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Term
|
Definition
swelling or tumor
laparo/cele
abdominal/swelling or tumor |
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Term
|
Definition
abdomen or belly
celi/oma
abdomen or belly/tumor |
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Term
|
Definition
chambers
cellul/itis
chambers or body cells (tissues are cell groups)/infection |
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Term
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Definition
hard
cement/um
hard/refers to
(tooth root covering) |
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Term
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Definition
surgical puncture to drain fluid
thoraco/centesis
chest/surgical puncture to drain fluid (procedure) |
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Term
|
Definition
one-hundredth part (100)
centi/meter
one-hundredth part (100)/of meter
(metre- or -meter means to measure & a meter is 39.37 inches) |
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Term
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Definition
center
Centri/fug/al
Center (middle of circle)/to flee/refers to
(heavy particles move to bottom or outside from the center) |
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Term
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Definition
head
en/cephal/itis
within/head/inflamed
(refers to brain within the head)
related term(s): CAPIT/O-, CAPUT |
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Term
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Definition
receiver
chemo/cept/or
chemical or drug/receiver or to recieve/one who |
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Term
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Definition
brain
cerebr/al
brain/refers to or pertains to |
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Term
|
Definition
wax
cerumen/ous
wax (in ear)/refer to or state of |
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Term
|
Definition
neck
cerv/ical
neck (seven upper vertebrae of spine)/refers to
cerv/ix
neck/pertains to |
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Term
|
Definition
hailstone
Chalaz/ion
hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)/process of
(tumor that is small and hard on the eyelid) |
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Term
|
Definition
ulcer (sore)
chancr/oid
ulcer (sore)/resembles
(this V.D. has granular lesions that form ulcers or sores like syphilis) |
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Term
|
Definition
lip
cheil/oma
lip/tumor
alternate spelling: CHILO- |
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Term
|
Definition
hand
chiro/pract/or
hand/practice/one who
(mano also means hand) |
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Term
|
Definition
green
chlor/emia
green (chlorides)/in blood |
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Term
|
Definition
bile duct
cholang/itis
bile duct/inflamed |
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Term
|
Definition
bile or gall
chole/sterol
bile or gall (ingredient of)/ solid
(Chole 'bile' is used to refer to anything
related to bile: CHOLE/DUCTO- = bile duct,
CHOLE/CYTO- = bile sac)
(Hyper/cholesterol/emia is the increase in
cholesterol levels in the blood. Normal Levels:
160 to 200 mg/dcl. Blood vessels become
plaqued 'occlusion-closure' and it can be seen in
the skin & eyes. Remember body hormones &
enzymes also need cholesterol) |
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Term
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Definition
gallbladder
cholecyst/ectomy
gallbladder/removal |
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Term
|
Definition
gallbladder duct (canal)
choledoch/ectomy
common bile duct/removal or excision
(duct removed from the liver and gallbladder)
alternate spelling: CHOLEDUCTO- |
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Term
|
Definition
biliary acute diarrhea
cholera
biliary acute dia/rrhea
(bowel or intestinal diarrhea 'flow'. The bacteria causes de/hydra/tion and death) |
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Term
|
Definition
cartilage
chondr/oma
cartilage/tumor
dys/chondro/plas/ia
faulty/cartilage/formation or development/refers to |
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Term
|
Definition
colored
chromo/some
colored/body
(23 pair in each body cell - see Watson-Crick Helix Chromosome Model) |
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Term
|
Definition
juice
a/chym/ia
lack of/juice/condition
(small intestinal juices are lacking: lack of food, liquids, and juices)
alternate spelling: CHYLE- |
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Term
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Definition
scar
brachio/cicatrix
arm/scar |
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Term
|
Definition
to kill
sui/cid/al
oneself/to kill/refers to |
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Term
|
Definition
eyelash-like
cil/ia
eyelash-like (structures lining lungs)/refers to |
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Term
|
Definition
movement filming
cine/angio/cardio/graph/y
movement/vessel/heart/filming instrument/procedure |
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Term
|
Definition
around
circum/flex
around/bend
circum/cis/ion
around/cut/process of
circum/duct/ion
around/movement/state of |
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Term
|
Definition
yellow-orange
cirrh/o/sis
yellow-orange (jaundiced) or yellow/condition of
(disease or infection causing liver failure: bile
pigments remain in the body and blood resulting
in color abnormality) |
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Term
|
Definition
cut or to cut
in/cis/ion
into/cut/procedure of
related term(s): sect/o- |
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Term
|
Definition
breakdown
osteo/clast
bone/breakdown of cells
cyto/clas/is
cell/breaking/refers to
related term(s): -CLAS |
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Term
|
Definition
collarbone
infra/clavicul/ar
beneath/collarbone or clavicle (little key shape)/refer to |
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Term
|
Definition
clavicle or collar bone
sterno/cleido/mast/oid
sternum/clavicle, collar bone/breast/resemble |
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Term
|
Definition
bent
clino/dactylia
bent/finger or toe |
|
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Term
|
Definition
irrigation or injection
hydro/clysis
water/irrigation or injection |
|
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Term
|
Definition
two
co/llater/al liga/ment
two (2 outer knee ligaments)/sides/refers: binding/act of
co-operat/ive
two/working/state of
related term(s): BI-, BIN-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO- |
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Term
|
Definition
clotting or to clot
coagul/ation
clotting or to clot/process of |
|
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Term
|
Definition
berry
staphylo/coccus
grapelike/ berry (shape of bacteria) |
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Term
|
Definition
tailbone
coccyg/eal
tailbone/refers to or small |
|
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Term
|
Definition
snail-like
cochle/ar
snail-like/pertain to
(lower part of inner ear: for hearing sound) |
|
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Term
|
Definition
colon (big or large intestine)
col/os/tom/y
colon (big or large intestine '5 feet long')/mouth or opening/cut/procedure of
related term(s): COLON/O- |
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Term
|
Definition
vagina
colp/itis
vagina/inflamed |
|
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Term
|
Definition
together
com/press/ion
together/contract/process of
com/minuted fracture
together/small: break
related term(s): CON-, SYM- SYN- |
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Term
|
Definition
deep sleep
comat/ose
deep sleep/condition or state |
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Term
|
Definition
violent shaking
concuss/ion
violent shaking/process of
(brain injury resulting in bleeding, headaches, and other symptoms) |
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knuckle
condyl/oma
knuckle (nob)/tumor or swellings
(bone and wart points or projection) |
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dust
pneumo/coni/osis
lung/dust/condition |
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cone-shaped
kerato/conis
cornea/cone-shaped
(outer covering of iris 'cornea' elevated or protrudes) |
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joined together
conjunctiv/itis
joined together (united)/inflammation
(inflammation of the membrane that covers the eye
and the eyelid 'they join' or unite at the back
of eyelid and at base of the sclera.) |
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against
contra/cept/ion
against/heads (coming together)/process of |
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bruise
contus/ion
bruise/process of
(non-broken skin injury with pain, swelling, & discolored) |
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to roll together
convol/ution
to roll together/pertains to |
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vocal chords or cord
cord/itis
vocal chords/inflamed
related term(s): CHORDO- |
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skin
cori/um
skin/refers to
related term(s): CUT-, CUTI/O-, DERMAT/O-, DERMO-, -PELL |
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cornea or horn shape
corne/itis
cornea or horn/inflamed
(horn shape structure 'cornea' that covers the eyes iris and pupil covering) |
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horn or horny
stratum cornu (corneum)
layer/horn or horny (upper epidermis skin layer) |
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crowning
coron/ary
crowning (heart blood vessels)/refer to |
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crowning or frontal body cut
coron/al
crowning or frontal body cut/refers to (downward cut through coronal suture right to left of skull cuts the body into a front and back part. Also known as 'FRONTAL PLANE') |
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body
corp/us
body/refers to
(corpus pediculosis means 'body lice') |
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bark, outer bark, rind, cortex
cortico/ster/oid
bark, outer bark, rind, cortex/solid/resemble |
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rib
cost/al
rib/refer to
related term(s): PLEURO- |
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skull
crani/otom/y
skull (cranium)/cut into/procedure of
crani/al
skull/refer to |
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fleshy or flesh
pan/creas
all/fleshy or flesh
(this is the appearance of a 6" compound gland in the abdominal cavity) |
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notched
crenat/ion
notched/process of
(irregular shaped red blood cells) |
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secrete
endo/crine
within/secrete (into blood)
exo/crine
outside/secrete (into duct or canal) |
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separate
hemato/crit
blood/separate |
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cross or cross-like
cruci/ate
cross (shape)/state of or condition of
(crossing ligaments in knee: ACL and PCL) |
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cold
cryo/therap/y
cold/treat or cure (killing cells)/procedure of |
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hidden
crypt/orchid/ism
hidden/testis/state of or condition of |
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cube or cube-shaped
cub/oid
cube or cube-shaped/resemble
(an ankle bone shaped like a cube) |
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elbow
cubit/al
elbow, forearm region/refer to
elbow region |
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blind pouch
culdo/scop/y
blind pouch/viewing/procedure of
(an instrument examines the pelvic
viscera 'organs' with an endo/scop/e after
introducing it through the posterior
fornix 'arch' cul-de-sac 'blind pouch' wall of
the vagina) |
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little
mole/cule
mass/little
(small quantity can be divided without loss of characteristics)
related term(s): -ICLE, -IOLE, -ULE, -ULA |
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scooping or scraping
curett/age
scooping or scraping/refers to
(carried out inside uterus 'abortion' or to remove a skin lesions) |
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hearing
an/cusis
without/hearing |
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pointed
cusp/id
pointed (end)/refers to
(pointed flaps of heart valves or teeth) |
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skin
cut/icle
skin/little
sub/cut/aneous
under/skin/refers to
(the word part CUTIO- is a suffix, the words part -CUTIS is a prefix)
related term(s): CORI/O-, CUT-, DERMAT/O-, DERMO-, -PELL |
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blue
cyan/osis
blue/condition of |
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circle
cycl/itis
circle/inflamed
(muscles around iris or rainbow of eye are inflamed) |
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pregnancy
multi/cyesis
many/pregnancy |
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bladder or sac
cyst/itis
bladder or sac/inflamed
alternate spelling: CYST
related term(s): CYSTI- |
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cell or chamber
cyt/olog/y
cell or chamber/study of or science of/process of
related term(s): CYT-, CYTH- |
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increase in numbers
leuco/cytosis
white (WBC)/ increase in numbers |
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tear
dacry/doct/itis
tear/duct/inflamed
*related term(s): LACRIMO- |
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digits (fingers and toes)
lipo/dactyl/ia
fat/digits (finger or toes)/refers to |
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away
de/gluti/tion
away/swallowing/process of
de/form
away/shape |
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one-tenth (1/10)
deci/liter
one-tenth(1/10)/liter
(Deca- means 10) |
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most inward
deep
most inward
(structure more internal than another) |
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ten
deka/gram
ten/grams
(15.432 grains = 1 gram; 28.35 grams = 1 ounce) |
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fan shaped or triangular
delt/oid (shoulder muscle)
fan shaped or triangular/resembles |
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people
Dem/o/graphy
people/procedure of recording with an instrument |
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half
demi/facet
half/little face
(superior and inferior projections of the vertebral arch)
*related term(s): DEMI-, HEMI-, SEMI- |
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tree shaped
dendr/ite
tree-shaped/state of |
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tooth or teeth
dent/al
tooth or teeth/pertains to
*related term(s): DONT/O- |
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lower
depress/or
lower/one who |
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skin
pachy/derm/al
thick/skin/pertains to
*related term(s): CORI/O-, CUT-, CUTI/O-, DERMAT/O-, DERMO-, -PELL |
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skin
dermato/phyte
skin/plant
(fungus or other plant that causes parasitic skin diseases)
dermat/itis
skin/inflamed
(Remember: -mat, -mata, -matosis mean many, multiple, extensive)
*related term(s): CORI/O-, CUT-, CUTI/O-, DERMO-, -PELL |
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binding or to bind
ligo/desis
to bind/binding
(surgical procedure to reattach ligaments to bone) |
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right
dextro/card/ia
right/heart/refers to
(tilting of heart to the right) |
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across, through, total, between
dia/phragm
across, through, total, complete, between/petition or wall
dia/meter
across/measure
dia/gnosis
total/knowledge
dia/stole
'between/contractions' |
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testis or teste
epi/didymus
upon/testis or teste
(coiled structure on top of teste 'seed producer') |
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to separate
different/ial dia/gnosis
to separate or apart/refers to: total/knowledge
(different/ial dia/gnosis - also known as D.D. means to identify the differences between two or more similar conditions)
*related term(s): -DEFERENS |
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finger or toe
Digit/al
finger or toe/refer to
digit/ate
finger or toe/action of or refers to |
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double or two
dipl/op/ia
double or two/sight or vision/refers to
(person experiencing double vision)
*related term(s): CO-, BI-, BIN-, DI-, DUO-, DYO- |
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thirst or thirsty
poly/dips/ia
many/thirst or thirsty/refer to
multi/dips/ia
many/thirst or thirsty/pertain to |
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membrane
diphther/ia
membrane/refer to
(Klebs Loeffler Bacteria identified with the 'Schick Test'. The membrane forms in 2 days on the body. Organism causes toxicity & breathing problems.) |
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away from or reversed
dis/ease
away from or reverse/comfort or ease |
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farther from
dist/al
farther from/refer to |
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outpouching
diverticul/itis
outpouching/inflamed
(rugae or folds usually of the large intestine become inflamed) |
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duct or canal
chole/doch/itis
bile or gall/duct or canal/inflamed |
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to teach or teacher
doct/or (Latin docere)
to teach or teacher/one who |
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pain
dol/or
pain/one who (causes)
*related term(s): -AGRA, ALGESIA-, -ALGIA, -DYNIA |
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back
dors/al
back (posterior)/refers to
(e.g. the top or back of a dog, the back of a standing human)
dorsi/flex/or
the back/to bend/one who |
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running
dromo/mania
running/madness
pro/drom/al
before/running/pertains to
(this is a specific phase of an infection: after incubation and before convalescence stages of the disease) |
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to draw or to lead away
ab/duct/ion
away/to draw or to lead away (motion)/process of |
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twelve
duoden/itis
twelve/inflamed
(duodenum is the first part of the small intestine) |
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hard
dura mater
hard: mother
(outermost layer of membrane called the meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord) |
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two or a pair
dy/ad
two or a pair/refers to
(pair of chromosomes formed during meiosis 'reduction division of gametes')
*related term(s): CO-, BI-, BIN- DI-, DIPLO-, DUO- |
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work or strength
dynam/ics
work or strength/refers to
dynamo/meter
strength/measurement
(measure the strength of muscles) |
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pain
coccygo/dynia
tailbone (coccyx)/pain
*related term(s): -AGRA, ALGESIA-, -ALGIA, DOLO- |
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difficult, faulty, painful
dys/toc/ia
difficult or painful/birth/pertains to
dys/condro/plas/ia
faulty/cartilage/development/refers to
dys/meno/rrhea
painful/monthly/flow |
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instrument
rhino/scop/e
nose/view or examine/instrument
*related term(s): -graph |
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out or remove
e/viscer/ate
out or remove/organs/act of or state of
*related term(s): ec-, ect-, ex-, ext- |
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outside, outward, outer, out
ec/top/ic
outside/location/pertaining to
*related term(s): ECT-, ECTO- |
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secreting or to secrete
eccri/tic
secreting or to secrete/state of or quality of
(promoting secreting from body structures) |
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sound
echo/gram
sound/writing or recording
*related term(s): SONO- |
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enlargement or dilation
bronchi/ectasis
windpipe like tube/enlargement, dilation
cardo/ectasis
heart/enlargement condition |
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excision or removal
tonsill/ectomy
almond or small mass/excision or removal |
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to boil out
eczema
to boil out (skin lesions) |
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swelling
lymph/edema
lymph/swelling |
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away or out
ef/ferent
away or out/to carry (nerve or blood flow away from a structure)
ef/ferent means
away or out/to carry
ef/fus/ion
out/attached/process |
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electrical
electro/encephalo/gram
electrical/in head (brain)/recording |
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lesser or smaller
cereb/ellum
brain/lesser or smaller |
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in
em/py/ema
in/pus/refers to (collection of pus in body cavity)
em/bol/ism
within/lump/state |
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early
embryon/ic
early (2nd through 8th to 10th week of pregnancy)/refers to |
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