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Medical Terminology
Lesson 8 Latin Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
10/23/2008
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Term
abdomin-
 Definition
(abdomen, abdominis) belly or abdomen
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adip-
 Definition
(adeps, adipis) fat
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aur-
 Definition
(auris) ear
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bacill-
 Definition
(bacillus) rod, staff (shape)
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burs-
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(bursa) leather sack, bursa
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calc- OR ceps-
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(calx, calcis) stone, calcium, lime salts
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calor-
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(calor) heat, energy
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capit-
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(caput, capitis) head
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cerebr-
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(cerebrum) brain
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cost-
 Definition
(costa) rib
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dent-
 Definition
(dens, dentis) tooth
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dors-
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(dorsum) back (of the body)
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extern-
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(externus, externa, externum) outer
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fibr-
 Definition
(fibra) fiber, filament
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fistul-
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(fistula) an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
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frig- OR frigor-
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(frigus, frigoris) cold
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insul-
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(insula) island - cluster of cells in pancreas
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intern-
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(internus, interna, internum) inner
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meat-
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(meatus) passage, opening, meatus
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nas-
 Definition
(nasus) nose
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pur-
 Definition
(pus, puris) pus
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radic- OR Rad- OR radix-
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(radix, radicis) root
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ren-
 Definition
(ren, renis) kidney
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sanguin- OR sangui-
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(sanguis, sanguinis) blood
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son-
 Definition
(sonus) sound
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synov-
 Definition
(synovia) synovial fluid, synovial membrace, sac
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tub-
 Definition
(tuba) tube
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tuss-
 Definition
(tussis) cough
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vacc-
 Definition
(vacca) cow
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vir- OR virus-
 Definition
(virus) poison, venom, virus
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viscer-
 Definition
(viscus, visceris) internal organs
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