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medical terminology part2
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Undergraduate 1
09/15/2008
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cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, write
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acro-
 Definition
extremities
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-rhexis
 Definition
break, burst
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carcin-
 Definition
cancer
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-penia
 Definition
decrease
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gen-
 Definition
original production
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burso-
 Definition
sac
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retr(o)-
 Definition
backwards
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trip-
 Definition
rub, friction
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strept-
 Definition
twist
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-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
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mani-
 Definition
madnes, mental disturbance
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glosso-
 Definition
tongue
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-trophy
 Definition
development, growth
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supra-
 Definition
above, over
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, drooping
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, drooping
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dyn-
 Definition
pain
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mast-
 Definition
breast
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture, suturing
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dent-
 Definition
teeth
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cephal-
 Definition
head
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auto-
 Definition
self
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epi-
 Definition
upon, in addition to
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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-ate
 Definition
to perform; to put into action; to bring about
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-ac
 Definition
affected by, having; frequently, one who is affected
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-ad
 Definition
toward, in the direction of
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-form
 Definition
having the same form; shaped like; resembling
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition resulting from action
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-ior
 Definition
more toward
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-or
 Definition
action; result; that which does something or has some particular function
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-ous
 Definition
full of; abounding in; having
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-ure
 Definition
result of an action; means of an action; device
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lobo-
 Definition
section
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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contra-
 Definition
against, counter
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-iasis
 Definition
condition, formation of, presence of
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trans-
 Definition
through, across, beyond
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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-ectasis
 Definition
expansion
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cyt-
 Definition
cell
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ondont-
 Definition
tooth
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leuk-
 Definition
white
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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cantho-
 Definition
angle at the end of the eyelid
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steno-
 Definition
narrow, contracted
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cheil-
 Definition
lip
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor or swelling
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benign
 Definition
mild, not cancerous
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semen
 Definition
seed
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celio-
 Definition
abdomen
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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vaso-
 Definition
vessel
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melan-
 Definition
black
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cauda-
 Definition
tail
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lingua-
 Definition
tongue
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myring-
 Definition
eardrum
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spndyl-
 Definition
spinal column or vertebra
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