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Medical Terminology
Lesson 2 Greek
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
12/01/2008
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acr-
 Definition
akron - extremities, hands and feet
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ambly-
 Definition
amblys - dull, faint
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carcin-
 Definition
karkinos - carcinoma, cancer
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-cel
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kele - hernia, tumore, swelling
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cheir- ; chir-
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cheir - hand
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chol- ; chole-
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chole - bile, gall
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col- ; coli- ; colon
 Definition
kolon - e. Coli (coli-), colong
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cyan-
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kyanos - blue
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cyst- ; cysti- ; -cystis
 Definition
kystis - bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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diploos - double, twin
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enter-
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enteron - small intestine
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erg-
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ergon - action, work
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gastr-
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gaster, gastros - stomach
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hem- ; hemat- ; -em-
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haime, haimatos - blood
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hepar- ; hepat-
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hepar, hepatos - liver
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lip-
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lipos - fat
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macr-
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makros - abnormally large or long
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mega- ; megal
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megas, megalou - abnormally large or long
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melan-
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melas, melanos - dark, black
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micr-
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mikros - abnormally small
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nyct-
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nyx, nyctos - night
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odyn-
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odyne - pain
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onc-
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onkos - tumor
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pachy-
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pachys - thick
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pseud-
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pseudes - false
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py-
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pyon - pus
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sarc-
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sarx, sarcos - flesh, soft tissue
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spasm-
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spasmos - spasm, involuntary muscle contraction
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splen-
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splen - spleen
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stom- ; stomat-
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stoma, stomatos - mouth, opening
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