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many, multiple, excessive
multiple sclera/osis (MS)
many: hardening/condition of
(hardening of nerves and myelin sheath around nerves causing paralysis
*related term(s): PLURI-, POLY- |
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swelling
mumps
swelling
(viral infection of parotid saliva gland near ear: progresses to gonad/itis, pancreat/itis, nephr/itis, myocard/itis, and arthr/itis. Also known as par/ot/itis 'near/ear/inflamed') |
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muscle
my/oma
muscle or muscular/tumor
*alternate spelling: MY-, MYOS- |
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fungus
myc/oid
fungus/resembles |
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to widen
mydri/opt/ic
to widen/visio/refers to
(pupil of eye dilates) |
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spinal cord or bone marrow
myelo/gram
spinal cord/recording
myel/itis
bone marrow/inflamed |
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eardrum
myring/itis
eardrum/inflamed (infected) |
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mucus
myx/oma
mucus/tumor or swelling
myx/oid
mucus/resembles |
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1 billionth
nano/meter
1 billionth part
nano/meter - 1 billionth/of meter
(39.37 inches is a meter) |
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sleep
narco/lepsy
sleep/seizure
(hypno-also means sleep) |
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nose opening
nares
nose opening |
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birth
nat/al
birth/refers to
*related term(s): NAT/O-, PARTO-, TOCI/O- |
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sodium or salt
hyper/natr/emia
increase/sodium or salt/in blood |
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boat or boat shaped
navicul/ar
boat shaped/refer to
(ankle and wrist scaphoid bones) |
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death, dead, dying
necrot/ic
death, dead, dying/refers to
(mortification of the death process of any body cells)
necr/osis
death, dead, dying/condition of
*related term(s): THANAT/O |
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kidney
nephr/itis
kidney/inflamed |
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nerve
neur/algia
nerve/pain |
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neither or neutral
neutro/phil(e)
neither or neutral/love for
(WBC that stains with a neutral PH of 7) |
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birthmark
nev/us
birthmark/refers to
(moles, stains and other skin discolorations) |
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black
nigra bodies
black: structures in and around cell nucleus
*alternate spelling: NIGRI-, NIGRO-
*related term(s): MELAN/O- |
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nine
nin/us
nine/pertains to
*related term(s): NOV- |
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night or blind
noct/uria
night/urination (excessive)
*related term(s): NYCTO- |
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mind
para/noia
beyond/mind
(psychotic mental condition: loss of reality) |
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nut
nucle/us
nut (shaped)/refers to |
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none or no
nulli/para
none or no (null or voided)/births |
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to nourish
nutri/tion
to nourish/process of |
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to fixate, attach, sew
neuphr/opex/y
kidney/fixate, attach, sew (suture)/procedure of |
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repair or plastic surgery
rhino/plast/y
nose/repair or plastic surgery/procedure of |
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bursting forth or heavy flow
meno/rrhagia
monthly/ (female cycle)/bursting forth (heavy flow) |
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discharge or flow
men/o/rrhea
monthly/discharge or flow (slow)
gon/o/rrhea
gonad/flow |
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rupture or protrusion
enter/o/rrhexis
intestine (small)/rupture or protrusion
*related term(s): -O/RRHEXIA |
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side-long or slanted
oblique
side-long or slanted (at a 45 '+/-' degree angle) |
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midwife
obstetr/ics
midwife (childbirth)/pertains to |
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Definition
back of head
occipit/otomy
back of head/opening (surgical procedure)
occipit/al
back of head/pertains to |
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closrue or blockage
occlus/ion
closure or blockage/process of |
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hidden
occult/a (spina bi/fida)
hidden (thorn: two/clefts)/refers to |
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Definition
eight
oct/agon
eight/walls
*alternate spelling: OCTA-
*related term(s): OCTI- |
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eye
oculo/motor
eye/movement |
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tooth
odont/oid
tooth/resembling |
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resembling
lip/oid
fat/resembling
epi/derm/oid
upper/skin resembling |
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Definition
oil
oleo/vitamin
oil (fish oil)/life giving (fat soluble vitamins) |
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Definition
oil
oleo/infusion
oil/injection
(formulation of a drug in oil)
petr/oleum
stone/oil |
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Definition
smelling or smell
olfact/ory
smelling or smell/process of
*related term(s): OSMO- |
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few, scanty, slight, little
oligo/meno/rrhea
few, scanty, slight, little/monthly/flow |
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Definition
science or study of, process of
hist/olog/y
web-like or tissue/science of or study of/process of
*related term(s): -LOG- |
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Definition
tumor or swelling
carcin/oma
crab or crab-like/tumor or swelling |
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Definition
shoulder
omo/burs/itis
shoulder (near arm)/sack/inflamed
*related term(s): OMI- |
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Definition
navel or umbilicus
omphal/ectomy
navel or umbilicus/removal (excision) |
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tumor
onco/log/y
tumor/science or study of/process of
onco/log/ist
tumor/science of or study of/specialist
(Note-all tumors are not cancer. ex: 'benign growths') |
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Definition
nail
onycho/fidia
nail/split
*related term(s): UNGUIN/O- |
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Definition
ovary
oophor/itis
ovary (seed producer)/inflamed |
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Definition
eye or eyeball
ophthalm/olog/ist
eye/science or study of/specialist
ophthalm/ic
eye or eyeball/refer to |
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Definition
backwards (bending)
opistho/tonus
backward (bending)/tone
(muscle contractions tilting head & spine backward; seen with tetanus and Central Nervous System injuries) |
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Definition
vision, sight, eye
opto/metr/ist
vision or sight/measurement/specialist
*related term(s): -OPT-, OPIA-, -OPSY |
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mouth
or/al
mouth/pertains to |
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Definition
circle or dish
orbit/al
circle or dish (eye socket)/pertains to
(orbit is actually a circular track)
*related term(s): ORBIT/O- |
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Definition
teste or seed producer
orchi/oma
teste or seed producer/tumor or swelling
orch/itis
testicle/inflamed
*related term(s): GON/O-, ORCHID/O- |
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Definition
appetite
an/orexia
without/appetite (not hungry) |
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Definition
suturing or repair
neur/orrhaph/y
nerve/suturing or repair/procedure of |
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Definition
straight, normal, correct
ortho/dont/ic
straight, normal, correct/teeth/refers to |
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mouth
trache/os/tom/y
windpipe/mouth/cut/process |
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to swing
oscillo/graph
to swing/instrument (that measure electric activity of heart and muscles) |
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condition of or disease
scoli/osis
crooked (lateral curve)/condition of or disease
*related term(s): -ASIS, -ESIS, -SIS |
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smell
an/osm/ia
without/smell/refers to
*related term(s): OLFACT/O- |
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Definition
bone
osteo/path
bone/disease
(most diseases caused by bone misalignment)
osteo/por/osis
bone/cavities (pores)/condition of |
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Definition
mouth like opening produced by surgery
col/ostomy
colon/opening (mouth like formation) procedure |
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cutting, to cut, cut into
tracheo/tom/y
rough (windpipe)/cut into/procedure of
ana/tom/y
apart/cutting/procedure of or process of |
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Definition
crushing or to crush
neur/otrips/y
nerve/crushing or to crush/procedure of (surgical)
litho/tripsy
stone/crushing/procedure of (kidney or gall stones 'calculi') |
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Definition
egg
ov/ary
egg/refer to
ovul/ate
egg/state of or process of (producing)
*alternate spelling: O/O-, OVA-, OVI-
*related term(s): OV/U- |
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Definition
sharp or oxygen molecules
oxy/op/ia
sharp/vision/refers to
oxy/gen
sharp (mentally)/producing, developing, forming
oxy/gen/ation
oxygen (molecules)/development/process of
*alternate spelling: OX/O- |
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Definition
thick
pachy/derm/ia
thick/skin/refers to
*related term(s): PACHY/DERM (elephant-like) |
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Definition
palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof
palato/plasty
palate (roof of mouth)/repair
palat/oplasty
roof of mouth or palate/surgical repair
palat/ine
plate of mouth roof (skull bones)/state of |
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pale or lack of color
pall/or
pale or lack of color/one who
(characteristic of illness) |
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Definition
palm or palm of hand
palm/ar
palm or palm of hand/refer to
(front of the hand 'palms forward' as seen in the human anatomical position) |
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Definition
touching or to touch
palpat/ion
touching or to touch/process of
(physical diagnosis procedure) |
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Definition
eyelid
palpebr/itis
eyelid/inflamed
*related term(s): BLEPHARO- |
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Definition
quivering or fluttering
palpit/ation
quivering or fluttering (heart)/process of |
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Definition
slight or moderate paralysis
Cerebral Palsy (C.P.)
brain: paralysis
(injury to brain that causes temporary or permanent loss of sensation, movement, control) |
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all, total, complete
pan/dem/ic
all, total, complete/people/pertain to
(spread of disease)
pan/creat/itis
all/flesh/inflamed |
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nipple
papill/ary
nipple/state of or refer to |
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Definition
near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal
para/thyr/oid
near/shield shaped/resembling
*related term(s): PAR- |
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Definition
paralysis
hemi/pare/sis
half/paralysis (slight)/condition of
(this occurs in tertiary syphilis of C.N.S.)
*related term(s): -PLEG/IA |
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Definition
wall or partition
pariet/al
wall or partition/refer to (skull bone)
partition/refer to (pertains to walls of a cavity)
*alternate spelling: PARIET-
*related term(s): PHRAG-, SEPTA- |
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Definition
birth or labor
post/part/um
after/birth or labor/refers to
*related term(s): NAT-, NATO, TOCI/O- |
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Definition
little dish or knee cap
patell/ar
little dish (knee cap)/refer to |
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Definition
disease
path/o/log/y
disease/science of or study of/process of |
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Definition
stoppage
meno/paus/al
monthly/stoppage/refers to
(female 30 day '+/-' cycle) |
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Definition
chest
pector/al
chest (anterior breast area)/refer to
*related term(s): PECTERO- |
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Definition
foot or feet
ped/al
foot or feet/refer to
*alternate spelling: PEDO-, PEDI-
*related term(s): PES, POD-, PODO- |
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child
ped/iatrics
child/treat
ped/ia/tric/ian
child/treats or cures/one who
*related term(s): PEDIA- |
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Definition
lice
pediculo/sis
lice (head, body or pubic)/condition of |
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Definition
purple
peli/osis
purple/condition of
(purple spots seen in and on immuno/compromised patients) |
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Definition
skin
pell/agra
skin/rough or painful
*related term(s): CORI/O-, CUT-, CUTI/O-, DERMAT/O-, DERMO- |
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base, basin, pelvis
pelv/ic
base, basin, pelvis/refers to
(bounded by hip bones and sacrum)
*alternate spelling: PELV/O- |
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Definition
tail, organ of copulation, penis
pen/itis
penis/inflamed |
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Definition
decrease in number
leuko/cyto/penia
white (WBC's)/cells/decrease in number |
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five
pent/agon
five/walls
penta/dactyl five (normal)/fingers and toes on each limb |
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Definition
digestion
dys/peps/ia
difficult or painful/digestion/refers to
*alternate spelling: PEP-, PEPSI, PEPT/O- |
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through
per/cutane/ous
through/skin/state of
per/meate
through/opening |
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around
peri/cardi/um
around/heart/refers to
peri/stal/sis
around/to clasp and compress/condition |
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base or floor
perin/eal
base or floor/refers to
(area between anus and external genital organs 'scrotum and vulva') |
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that which holds the lower viscera
peritone/um
that which holds the lower organs/refers to
(two layered serous membrane in abdomino/pelvic cavity that hold organs)
periton/itis
membrane holding lower viscera or organs and structures/inflammation |
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pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone
perone/al
pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone/refers to
perone/us
pin/refers to
(one of several muscles of leg that moves the foot) |
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Definition
foot
tali/pes
ankle/foot
(club foot-ankle and foot turn inward)
*related term(s): PED-, POD-, PODO- |
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Definition
small
petech/ial
small/refers to
(usually refers to small hemorrhages or spots on skin or brain) |
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Definition
little illness
petit mal
little illness/bad
(less sever than grand mal epileptic seizures) |
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rock, stone, hard
petro/derma
rock, stone, hard/skin
osteo/petr/osis
bone/stone-like/condition
*related term(s): LAP/I-, LITHO- |
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eat, eating, perverse appetite
phago/cyto/sis
eat, eating, perverse appetite/cells (WBC's)/refers to
*alternate spelling: -PHAGY |
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Definition
close knit row (fingers and toes)
a/phalang/ia
without/close knit row (fingers and toes)/refers to
*related term(s): PHALANX- |
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Definition
drug relationship, to drug, medicine
pharmac/o/log/ist
drug or medicine/study of/specialist |
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Definition
throat
pharyng/itis
pharynx or throat/inflamed (sore throat) |
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Definition
speech or speaking
dys/phas/ia
difficult or faulty/speech or speaking/refers to
*related term(s): PHAS- |
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Definition
stage
meta/phase
change/stage or an appearance
(stage of mit/o/sis-chromosomes visible changing) |
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Definition
withdrawal or to separate
hemato/pheresis
blood/to separate
(separating different types of blood cells: leuco/cytes, erythro/cytes, and thrombo/cytes) |
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Definition
love of, to love, love for
eosino/phil/ia
rose red (WBC staining)/love of/refers to
*alternate spelling: -PHILIA
*related term(s): -PHIL |
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to muzzle or muzzling
phim/osis
to muzzle or muzzling/condition of |
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Definition
vein
phleb/itis
vein/inflammed
phleb/o/tom/ist
vein/cut/specialist (draws blood)
*related term(s): VENO- |
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Definition
fear
hydro/phob/ia
water/fear (rabies)/refers to |
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Definition
seal
phoco/mel/ia
seal/limbs/refers to
(flipper babies caused by thalidomide and other drugs) |
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Definition
voice or sound
dys/phon/ia
faulty or difficult/voice or sound/refers to |
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Definition
feeling (mental)
eu/phor/ia
good/feeling (mental)/refers to
(esthesia means a physical feeling) |
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migration, transport, move or carry
a/phoresis
no or lack of/migration, transportation, movement
hemo/phoresis
blood/carrying, migration, transmitting
chema/phoresis
chemical/not moving
epi/phoresis
above/to carry or bear
(the term -PHORESIS is a suffix, the term PHORES/I- is a prefix) |
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light
photo/graphy
light/process of recording with device
photo/phobia
light/fear of |
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Definition
wall or partition
dia/phragm
across or through/wall or partition
*related term(s): PARIET/O-, SEPTA- |
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Definition
speech or talk
a/phras/ia
without speech, talk, unable to understand
phrases/refers to |
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Definition
stoppage or obstruction
hemo/phrax/ia
blood/stoppage or obstruction/refers to |
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Definition
mind or diaphragm
phren/ia
mind (mental disorder)/pertains to
phren/ic (nerve)
diaphragm/pertains to |
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Definition
protection or guard
pro/phylaxis
before/protection or guard
ana/phylaxis
away from/prevention |
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Definition
function of or nature of
physi/o/log/y
function or nature of/science of/process of |
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growth or nature of
sym/physis
together/growth or nature of
*alternate spelling: -PHYSIC |
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Definition
plant
phyto/toxin
plant/poison
(plant poisons effecting human)
*related term(s): -LICHEN |
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Definition
gentle
pia mater
soft or gentle: mother
(innermost meninges 'membrane' layer covering the spinal cord) |
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Definition
hair
pil/oma
hair/swelling or tumor-like
(condition in hair follicle)
*related term(s): -THRIX, TRICHO/O- |
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Definition
feather or feather like
pinna/form
feather like/shape
(the outer ear projection is called the pinna) |
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Definition
phlegm or glue like mucus
pituit/ary
phlegm or glue like mucus/refer to
(mucoid fluid discharges when gland is pinched during dia/section) |
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Definition
bran (cereal like scales on skin)
pityri/asis
bran (cereal like scales on skin)/refers to |
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Definition
cake
placent/itis
cake/inflamed
(afterbirth or structure attached to uterine wall during pregnancy that provides nutrition to the fetus) |
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Definition
plate or plate-like
leuko/plakia
white/plate
(pre-cancerous lesions on a membrane or the skin) |
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Definition
flat or a plain
plan/us
pes plan/us
foot: flat or plain (flat footed) |
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sole of foot
plant/ar
sole of the foot/refer to
(plantar warts 'verruca' are found on the bottom of foot) |
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Definition
growth, development, formation
hyper/plas/ia
excessive/growth, development, formation/pertains to
*alternate spelling: PLAS/O-, PLAST
*related term(s): -PLASM |
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Definition
paralysis
quadri/plegia
four (limbs)/paralysis
(often caused by a stroke 'Apoplexy or CVA')
para/plegia
beyond (lower two limbs)/paralyzed
*related term(s): -PARESIS, -PLEXY |
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Definition
side or rib
pleur/itis
side or rib/inflamed
(this is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the lung just inside the ribcage)
*related term(s): COST/O- |
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Term
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Definition
paralysis
neuro/plexy
nerve/paralysis
*related term(s): -PARESIS, -PLEGIA |
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Definition
breathe or breathing
a/pnea
without or lack of/breathe or breathing
*related term(s): PNEUM/O-, PNEUMON/O-, PNEUMAT/O-, SPIRO- |
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Definition
lung, air, respiration
pneumo/thorax
air (within)/chest
*alternate spelling: PNEUMA-
*related term(s): -PNEA, PNEUMON/O-, PNEUMAT/O- |
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Definition
to make, form, produce
hemato/poie/sis
blood (large amount)/to make, form, produce/condition or state of
(usually refers to blood production by bone marrow: erythro/poiesis 'RBC's) |
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Definition
irregular or varied shape
poikilo/cytic
irregular or varied shape/cell |
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Definition
gray
polio/myel/itis
gray/spinal cord/inflamed
(virus attaches anterior gray motor horn rami of the spinal cord) |
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Definition
thumb
pollex/ectomy
thumb/removal |
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Definition
many
poly/dipsia
many/thirsts (being thirsty)
*related term(s): MULTI-, PLURI- |
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Definition
bridge
pons
bridge
(surrounds the brain stem in front and in front and connects to the cerebellum: switchboard)
*related term(s): PONT/O- |
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cavity or passage (porous)
osteo/por/o/sis
bone/cavity or passage (porous)/condition of |
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after or behind
post/part/um
after/birth/refers to
poster/ior
after or behind/refers to |
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pits
small pox
tiny/pits
(some remain on skin after primary lesions disappear) |
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meal or breakfast
prandi/al
meal or breakfast/pertain to
a/prand/ial
without/meal/refer to |
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movement or action
pharmaco/prax/ia
drug/movement or action/pertain to
myo/prax/is
muscle/action/refers to
*related term(s): KINESIO- |
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before
pre/natal
before/birth
*related term(s): ANTE-, PRO- |
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foreskin or hood
prepuce
foreskin or hood
(skin covering of penis 'tail' and clitoris 'penis-like' |
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old
presby/op/ia
old (weak eyes of elderly)/vision/refers to
(vision defect seen with advancing aging known as far sightedness- 'Hyper/opia' -where one can see objects clearly far away, but not close up) |
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first
prim/ary
first/refers to
*related term(s): PROT/O- |
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before
pro/gnosis
before/knowledge
pro/phylax/is
before/prevention or guard/refers to
*related term(s): ANTE-, PRE- |
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rectum or anus
proct/o/log/ist
rectum or anus/science or study of/specialist |
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to bend forward
pronat/ion
to bend forward/ process of
(to lay face down; to lower; to turn hand palm downward or backward)
*related term(s): PRONAT/O- |
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property (nerve stimuli or information)
proprio/ceptor
property (nerve stimulation or information)/ones own receives
(these are nerve receivers in the bodies joints) |
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one who lies before
prostat/ectomy
one who lies before/excision (cut out)
(prostate gland lies in front of urinary bladder) |
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first
proto/zoon
first/animals
(protozoa-the one cell animal)
*related term(s): PRIMI- |
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close or closest
proxim/al
close or closest/refer to |
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itch or itching
prur/itis
itch/inflamed
*related term(s): PRURIT/O- |
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false
pseudo/membraneous
false/skin like/state of |
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loin (lumbar)
psoas loin (lumbar)
(these are muscles above the flank and beside the lumbar region) |
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to itch
psori/asis
to itch/condition of |
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mind
psych/olog/y
mind/science of or study of/process of |
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winged
pteryg/oid
winged/resembles
(membrane growth on medial aspect of eyeball) |
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to drop, fall, displace
splanchno/ptosis
viscera or organ/to drop, fall, displace
neuphro/ptosis
kidney/to drop, fall, displace |
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spitting or spit
hemo/ptysis
blood/spitting or spit |
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pubis or pubic
pub/ic
pubis or pubic/refers to |
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lung
pulmon/ary
lung/pertains to
*alternate spelling: PULM/O-
*related term(s): PNEUM/O- |
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solid flesh
pulp/itis
solid flesh/inflamed |
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pupil
pupilo/meter
pupil/to measure (size of ring shape) |
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purple
purpu/ic
purple/refers to
(small purple hemorrhages appear on the skin, membranes, organs, tissues) |
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pelvis or kidney
pyelo/nephr/itis
pelvis/of kidney/inflammation |
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thick, dense, compact
pykn/emia
thick/refers to blood
(often causing heart attacks and stroke)
*related term(s): PYCN/O- |
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gatekeeper
pyl/or/ic
gatekeeper/one who/refer to
(lower sphincter (that which binds together) of stomach) |
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pus
pyo/gen/ic
pus/produce/refers to
*related term(s): PY- |
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fever
pyret/ic
fever 'febrile', heat, fire/refers to
pyreto/gen
fever/producing
*related term(s): PYREX- |
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four
quadr/ants
four/refers to
(4 abdominal divisions around navel '+')
*alternate spelling: QUAD- |
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five
quintu/plet
five/offspring or folds |
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ray, spoke, X-ray, radio activity
radia/tion
ray, spoke, X-ray, radio-activity/process of or state of
rad/ius
spoke/refer to
(lateral bone of forearm-to side with palm up) |
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nerve root or spinal nerve
radicul/itis
nerve root/inflammation
*related term(s): RADICUL/O- |
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spoke or wave length
ray
spoke or wave length
(This is one or more lines from a common center: energy, X-ray, spectrum, radiant, fluorescence, and heat. Types vary: X-ray, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, actinic, cathode, hard, heat, infrared, luminous, medullary, positive, primary, secondary, roentgen, ultraviolet, etc.) |
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again
re/spir/ation
again/breath/process of |
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rectum or straight
recto/clysis
rectum or straight/washing out
rectus abdominal muscles
straight/belly/muscle |
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kidney
ren/al
kidney/pertaining to |
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network
reticul/ation
network/process of
(a massive net: composed of the net and WBC's in bone marrow and in lymph nodes) |
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net or net like
Retin/itis
net or net like/inflamed
(the appearance of the blood vessels on the thin inner eye layer at back of eyeball) |
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back of, behind, backward, after
retro/cervic/al
behind/neck/refers to
retro/grade
back of, backward, behind, after/movement
retro/col/ic
back of/big intestine/refers to |
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jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column
rhach/itis
jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column/inflamed
*alternate spelling: RACHIO-
*related term(s): RACHI- |
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discharge or flow through
rheumat/oid arthr/itis
discharge or flow through/resembles: joint inflamed |
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nose
rhino/plasty
nose/repair or plastic surgery (nose job)
rhin/itis
nose/inflamed
rhin/o/rrhea
nose/running |
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parallelogram or diamond shaped
rhomb/oid muscles (major and minor)
parallelogram (diamond shaped)/resembles: muscles
(one of two muscles beneath the large trapezius muscles of the neck and back 'cervical and thoracic vertebra'.) |
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wrinkles
rhytid/ectomy
wrinkles/plastic surgery to remove wrinkles
rhytido/plasty
wrinkles/plastic surgery or repair |
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rickets like symptoms in joints
rickets like symptoms in joints/refers to
(Dr. Howard Ricketts was an American Pathologist '1871-1910' who identified this organism. Rember some terms in the sciences are named for people. Rickets is usually caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A & D) |
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X-ray
roent/gen/ic
X-ray/beginning or caused by/refer to |
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to turn or swing around
rotat/or
to turn or swing around/one who |
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rhythm or contraction
a/rrhythm
lack of or without/rhythm or contraction |
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red
rube/osis
red/condition of
*alternate spelling: RUBER/O-
*related term(s): RUBELLO-, RUBEOL- |
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folds
rug/ae
folds/refers to (seen in vagina; stomach; intestines) |
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sugar
sacchar/ide
sugar/likeness |
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saucer or sacred bone
sacr/al
saucer or sacred bone/pertaining to |
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arrow or arrow like
mid/sagitt/al
middl/like and arrow or arrow-like (cut)/refers to
(visual or surgical cut separating body or parts into right and left segments) |
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spit
saliv/ation
spit (making)/process of
saliva/process of (making or producing) |
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tube, duct, canal
salping/itis
tube, duct, canal/inflamed |
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fleshy
sarc/oma
fleshy/tumor
(these are tumors of the body's hard tissue 'bones, muscle, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage' that become soft or flesh-like) |
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to itch
scab/ies
to itch/condition of
(mite infestation or skin) |
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shoulder blade
scapul/ectomy
shoulder blade/removal (surgical excision) |
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Definition
split or splitting
schizo/phren/ia
split/mind/refers to
*related term(s): SCHIST/O-, SCISS/I- |
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hardening
athero/scler/osis
yellow fat or porridge/hardening/condition of
(this is the leading killer or Cardio-Vascular Disease in the U.S.A.)
scler/itits
hard/inflammation
(sclera is the hard outer white membrane layer of eye) |
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crooked or twisted
scoli/osis
crooked or twisted (spine)/condition of |
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an instrument that examines or views
micro/scop/e
small/to view or examine/instrument (process of) |
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to examine or view
lapro/scop/y
abdomen wall or abdominal/to examine or view/ procedure of (process of) |
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darkness
scot/oma
darkness (blind spot)/swelling or tumor (causing)
(portion of retina of the eye: blind spot) |
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sac or pouch
scrot/al
sac or pouch/refers to
*related term(s): VESIC/O- |
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to scratch
scurvy
to scratch
(vitamin C deficiency) |
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oil
seb/aceous gland
oil/pertains to
(sebaceous gland of hair follicle: sebum means oil like -oleum) |
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separating or to separate
secreat/or
separating or to separate/one who |
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to cut
sect/ion
to cut (several times) or to cut apart/procedure of
(to section an organ)
*related term(s): -CIS, -TOM |
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half
semi/conscious
half/aware
*related term(s): DEMI-, HEMI- |
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seed or seed producer
semin/al
seed or seed producer/refers to
semen
seed (male sperm 'with fluid')
*related term(s): GONO-, SEMEN/O- |
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old
senil/ity
old/state of
(mental and/or physical weakness)
(Presbyt/iatrics and Ger/iatrics treat disease of old age) |
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partition or wall
sept/um
partition or wall/refers to
(wall dividing a space: nose and heart)
*related term(s): PARIET/O-, PHARG/O- |
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seventh
septi/para
seventh/child births or born infants |
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poison, infection, decay, putrefy
sept/ic
poison/refer to
*related term(s): SEPS/O-, TOX/O- |
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saliva or spit
sial/aden/itis
saliva or spit/gland/inflammation
hypo/sialo/gogic
low/saliva/production
*related term(s): -PTYSIS, SALVI/O- |
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iron
sidero/cyte
iron/cell
(specialized RBC's that contain iron in a form other than hematin)
*related term(s): FERR/O-, HEME- |
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silicon carbon particles
silico/sis
silicon carbon particles/refers to
(also known as: arc welders disease-inhaling iron particles) |
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cavity
sin/us
cavity/refers to
(air-filled or open space in bone)
*related term(s): ALVEOL/I- |
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to the left or left
sinistro/card/ia
to the left or left/heart/refers to |
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dried up or to attach
skelet/al
dried up or to attach/refers to |
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the sole of the foot
sole/us
sole of foot/refers to
(muscle running from the back of the lower leg to the sole of the foot) |
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in solution or solution
aero/sol
air/solution |
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body
psycho/somat/ic
mind/body/refer to
(the term SOM/O is a prefix, the term -SOME is a suffix)
*related term(s): SOMAT/O- |
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sleep
somni/pathy
sleep/disease
(sleep disorder)
*related term(s): HYPN/O- |
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sound
sono/gram
sound/recording or writing (diagnosis)
*related term(s): ECHO- |
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to tear
epi/spad/ism
upon/to tear/state of
(usually abnormal opening on the upper side of the male penis or shaft)
*related term(s): AVULS/I-,
tip: DACRY/O- and LACRIM/O- means "to tear" as in tearing or crying |
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involuntary contraction
myo/spasm
muscle/sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
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