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Medical Terminology
Lesson 3 Greek
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
12/01/2008
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Term
arachn-
 Definition
arachne - spider, web, arachnoid membrane
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chlor-
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chloros - green
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chondr-
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chondros - cartilage
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dactyl-
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daktylos - finger, toe
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derm- ; dermat- ; -derma
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derma, dermatos - skin
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helc- ; elc-
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helkos - ulcer
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hidr- ; hidrot- ; -idr-
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hidros, hidrotos - sweat
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hist- ; histi-
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histos, histion - web, tissue
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hydr- (slightly irregular)
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hydor, hydatos - water, fluid
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hypn-
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hypnos - sleep
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icter-
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ikteros - jaundice
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in- ; inos-
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is, inos - fiber, muscle
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is-
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isos - equal, same, similar, alike
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mening- ; -meninx
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meninx, meningos - miningeal membrane, meninges
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my- ; mys-
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mys, myos - muscle
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myc- ; mycet-
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mykes, myketos - fungus
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myel-
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myelos - bone marrow, spinal cord
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narc-
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narke - stupor, numbness
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necr-
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nekros - corpse, dead
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olig-
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oligos - few, deficient
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onych-
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onyx, onychos - fingernail, toenail
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pod-
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pous, podus - foot
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poli-
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polios - gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
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poly-
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polys - many, excessive
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por-
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poros - passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
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psych-
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psyche - soul, mind
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som- ; somat- ; -soma
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soma, somatos - body
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sthen-
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sthenos - strength
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trachel-
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trachelos - neck, cervix
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xanth-
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xanthos - yellow
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