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Undergraduate 2
09/07/2014
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abdomin/o

 

 Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities
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adnex/o
 Definition
adjacent/accessory
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anatom/o
 Definition
body structures
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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blast/o
 Definition
immature/embryonic cell
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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celi/o
 Definition
belly/abdomen
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dermat/o
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dist/o
 Definition
distant from origin
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelial
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eti/o
 Definition
cause of disease
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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later/o
 Definition
side
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mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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morph/o
 Definition
form
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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physi/o
 Definition
function
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pleur/o
 Definition
lung cavity
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poster/o
 Definition
back
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proxim/o
 Definition
closer to origin
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ser/o
 Definition
serum/serous membrane
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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ventr/o
 Definition
front
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlarged
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-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-osis
 Definition
condition
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-paralysis
 Definition
loss of movement/feeling
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-tic -ous -ic -al -ar -ible -able
 Definition
adjective endings
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-um -y -a -us
 Definition
noun endings
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aneurysm/o
 Definition
widening
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ather/o
 Definition
thick, fatty
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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ech/o
 Definition
reflected sound
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous
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hem/o

hemat/o

 Definition
blood
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ischo/o
 Definition
stopped flow
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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man/o
 Definition
thin substance
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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radi/o
 Definition
x-ray
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rhythm/o
 Definition
rhythm
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scler/o
 Definition
hard
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steth/o
 Definition
chest
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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tom/o
 Definition
slice
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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a-/an-
 Definition
without
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-genic
 Definition
to generate
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-gram
 Definition
picture
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-graph
 Definition
recording instrument
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-graphy
 Definition
process of making a picture
Term
-ia/-y
 Definition
noun[condition]
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-penia
 Definition
low number
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasty
 Definition
repair
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-stasis
 Definition
control/stopping
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-scope
 Definition
looking instrument
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-scopy
 Definition
process of using a scope
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty/porridge like
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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emes/o
emet/o
emtic/o
 Definition
vomiting
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain/inside head
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lei/o
 Definition
smooth
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melan/o
 Definition
dark pigmented/black
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cor/bone marrow
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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ne/o
 Definition
new
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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papill/o
 Definition
small elevation of tissue
Term
pariet/o
 Definition
wall
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pleur/o
 Definition
lung lining/membrane
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poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
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rhabd/o
 Definition
rod/shaped
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spin/o
 Definition
spinal
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viscer/o
 Definition
organ
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anit-
 Definition
against
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dys-
 Definition
difficult/painful
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
 Definition
above/increased
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hypo-
 Definition
below/decreased
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neo-
 Definition
new
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic/immature
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-genesis
 Definition
generate/develop
Term
-iatrist
 Definition
specialist/physician
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oid
 Definition
like/resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor/abnormal growth
Term
-philia
 Definition
love
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development
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-plasm
 Definition
growth of tissue
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development
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-tropic
 Definition
affecting
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