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Medical Terminology Chapter 3
Medical Terminology for the University of Missouri
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Undergraduate 4
12/06/2010
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hyper-
 Definition
above or more than normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below or less than normal
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-trophy
 Definition
development or nourishment
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aden/o
 Definition
glands
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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meta-
 Definition
beyond
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-stasis
 Definition
one place, staying
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papill/o
 Definition
small elevation of tissue
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fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous tissue
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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leiomy/o
 Definition
smoothe muscle
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty or porridgelike
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hem/angi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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-oid
 Definition
like
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neo-
 Definition
new
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anti-
 Definition
against
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-plastic
 Definition
abnormal growth
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-genesis
 Definition
development
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arteri/o
 Definition
arteries
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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-cele
 Definition
herniation or swelling
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malacia
 Definition
softening of tissue
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges, membrane that covers brain and spinal cord
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