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Medical Terminology - Test 1
Chapters 1-4
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Undergraduate 4
01/31/2011

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Term
dextr/o
Definition
right

example: dextrogastria - displacement of the stomach (gastr/o) to the right
Term
sinistr/o
Definition
left

example: sinistromanual - left handed
Term
ec; ecto
Definition
out; outside

example: ectopic - out of normal position
Term
ex/o
Definition
away from; outside

example: excise - to cut out
Term
end/o
Definition
in; within

example: endoderm - inner layer of a developing embryo
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mes/o
Definition
middle

example: mesencephlon - middle portion of the brain (encephalon); midbrain
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syn; sym
Definition
together

example: synapse - a junction between two nerve cells
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tel/e; tel/o
Definition
end

example: telophase - the last stage of cell division (mitosis)
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