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Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
Crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
Term
Dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
Esthesi/o
 Definition
feeling or sensation
Term
gastr/o
enter/o
 Definition
stomach, intestines
Term
ger/a, ger/o, geront/o
 Definition
elderly
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
female
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune
Term
ne/o, nat/o
 Definition
new, birth
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
obstetr/o
 Definition
midwife
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
orth/o, ped/o
 Definition
orth/o straight
ped/o child or foot
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radiation (sometimes radius)
Term
Rheumat/o
 Definition
Rheumatism
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
append/o
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life or living
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum, brain
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
chir/o
 Definition
hand
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon or large intestine
Term
cutane/o
derm/a
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
Mamm/o
Mast/o
 Definition
Mammary
Term
muscul/o
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
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pulm/o
pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
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pneum/o
pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs (sometimes air)
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel: ductus deferens
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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gyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
prote/o
protein/o
 Definition
protein
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pyr/o
 Definition
fire
Term
alb/o
albin/o
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
blast/o
 Definition
embryonic form
Term
cancer/o
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
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crypt/o
 Definition
hidden
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor
Term
necr/o
 Definition
dead
Term
optic/o
opt/o
 Definition
vision
Term
pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs, medicine
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
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py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
top/o
 Definition
position, place
Term
ech/o
son/o
 Definition
sound
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flour/o
 Definition
emitting or reflecting light
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radi/o
 Definition
radiant energy
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tom/o
 Definition
to cut
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algesi/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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chem/o
pharmac/o
 Definition
chemical
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plast/o
 Definition
repair
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therapeut/o
 Definition
treatment
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
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somat/o
 Definition
cells except the reproductive
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home/o
 Definition
same
Term
anter/o
 Definition
nearer to; ventral, to
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdominal
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
cyst, bladder or sac
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
digits
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
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onchy/o
 Definition
nail
Term
periton/o
 Definition
peritoneum
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dacryl/o
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear, tearing, crying
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat or perspiration
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
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ur/o
 Definition
urine
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
articulation, joint
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
arter/o
 Definition
artery
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arteri/o
arter/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
Term
ather/o
 Definition
yellow fatty plaque
Term
phleb/o
ven/o
 Definition
vein
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venul/o
 Definition
venule
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
thrombus, blood clot
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus
Term
bronch/o
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
spir/o
 Definition
to breathe
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice
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athel/o
 Definition
imperfect
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
embol/o
 Definition
embolus
Term
bil/i
chol/e
 Definition
bile
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cirrh/o
 Definition
orange-yellow
Term
vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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cheil/o
 Definition
lips
Term
dent/i
dent/o
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
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gloss/o
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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or/o
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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proct/o
an/o
 Definition
anus or rectum
anus
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intestin/o
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
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dist/o
 Definition
distance from the point of attachment
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gylcos/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
olig/o
 Definition
few, scanty
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine or urinary tract
Term
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus (filtering structure of the kidney)
Term
nephr/o
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
nephr/o
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
cervix (sometimes neck)
Term
colp/o
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
genit/o
 Definition
genitals
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
genitals or reproduction
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
female
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremities (arm or legs)
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genit/o
 Definition
genitals
Term
hyster/o
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
metr/o
 Definition
uterine tissue
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oophor/o
ovar/o
 Definition
ovary
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oophor/o
ovar/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
salping/o
 Definition
uterine tube
Term
vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
cyst/o
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder, cyst or sac
Term
men/o
 Definition
month
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
fistula
 Definition
abnormal, tubelike passage b/w two internal organs or b/w an internal organ and the body surface
Term
polyp
 Definition
tumor occuring on a mucous membrane
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
fet/o
 Definition
fetus
Term
nat/i
 Definition
birth
Term
neonate
 Definition
newborn infant up to 6 weeks of age
Term
amni/o
 Definition
amnion (fetal membrane)
Term
par/o
 Definition
to bear offspring
Term
abruptio placentae
 Definition
seperation of placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks or more gestation or during labor
Term
episiotomy
 Definition
surgical procedure in which an incision is made to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery
Term
gonads
 Definition
produce ova or sperm
Term
gon/o
 Definition
genitals or reproduction
Term
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testicul/o
 Definition
testes
Term
pen/o
 Definition
penis
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate
Term
scrot/o
 Definition
scrotum, bag
Term
semin/o
 Definition
semen
Term
ser/o
 Definition
serum
Term
spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel or duct; sometimes ductus (vas) deferens
Term
chancre
 Definition
primary lesion of syphilis
Term
adip/o
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
axill/o
 Definition
axilla (armpit)
Term
bacter/i
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
erythemat/o
 Definition
erythema or redness
Term
follicul/o
 Definition
follicle
Term
ichthy/o
 Definition
fish
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
horny (sometimes cornea)
Term
onych/o
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
pil/o
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum
Term
seps/o
 Definition
infection
Term
sept/o
 Definition
infection or septum
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
Pilomotor muscles
 Definition
cause erection of the hairs of the skin
Term
ungual
 Definition
pertaining to the nail
Term
cyst
 Definition
sac filled with fluid or semi-solid material
Term
nodule
 Definition
marble-like solid lesion more than 1 cm wide and deep
Term
papules
 Definition
moles - elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
Term
Macule
 Definition
freckle
Term
Wheal
 Definition
elevated and irregularly shaped lesion
Term
pustules
 Definition
filled with cloudy fluid or pus
Term
Atrophy of skin
 Definition
characterized by thinning with the loss of skin markings
Term
bullae
 Definition
blisters >1cm and filled with clear fluid
Term
Vesicles
 Definition
blisters <1 cm and filled with clear fluid
Term
Fissures
 Definition
deep linear splits through the epidermis into the dermis
Term
Contusion
 Definition
bruise
Term
neoplasm
 Definition
new growth
Term
furuncle
 Definition
boil
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cerebr/o
enchephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx (tailbone)
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
dendr/o
 Definition
tree
Term
dur/o
 Definition
dura mater
Term
gli/o
 Definition
neuroglia or a sticky substance
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
ment/o
pysch/o
 Definition
mind
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
Term
nerv/o
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm or mind
Term
physi/o
 Definition
nature
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
epidural hematoma
 Definition
blood accumulates in the epidural space, the space outside the dura mater (the outermost & toughest of the 3 meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Term
Cerebrovascular Accident
 Definition
Stroke
Term
Ischemic
 Definition
deficient blood circulation
Term
glaucoma
 Definition
increased pressure within the eye
Term
myasthenia gravis
 Definition
disease characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male or masculine
Term
gigant/o
 Definition
giant
Term
gonad/o
 Definition
gonads
Term
insulin/o
 Definition
insulin
Term
iod/o
 Definition
iodine
Term
myx/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroids
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
thyr/o
thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
horomones
 Definition
chemical substances that are discharged into the bloodstream and used in some other part of the body
Term
exopthalmos
 Definition
protrusion of the eyeballs - found with hyperthyroidism
Term
Diabetes insipidus
 Definition
disorder associated with a deficiency of Antidiurectic Horomone (ADH)
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