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Medical Terminology
Word Parts (-ITES to LUX-)
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Undergraduate 3
04/28/2010
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-ites
 Definition
dropsy or drooping
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflamed or inflammation
Term
-ity
 Definition
state of
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-ize
 Definition
state of or acts like
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jenjuno-
 Definition
to empty (2nd part of small intestine)
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junctiv/o-
 Definition
joining or to join
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kali-
 Definition
potassium
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kary/o-
 Definition
nucleus
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kel/o-
 Definition
scar
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kerat/o-
 Definition
cornea or horny
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ket/o-
 Definition
sour or acid
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kil/o-
 Definition
one thousand
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kine-
 Definition
movement or motion
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kraur/o-
 Definition
dryness
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kyph/o-
 Definition
hunchback
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labio-
 Definition
lip
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labrynitho-
 Definition
maze
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lacer/o-
 Definition
to tear
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lacrim/o-
 Definition
tearing or tear
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lact/o-
 Definition
milk
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lamin/o-
 Definition
thin flat plate or layer
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lap/i-
 Definition
stone
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-lapse
 Definition
falling or slippage
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laryngo-
 Definition
voice box
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lat-
 Definition
side
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lax-
 Definition
to loosen or loosening
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lei/o-
 Definition
smooth
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lent/o-
 Definition
freckle
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lepr/o-
 Definition
scaly
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure or convulsion
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lepto-
 Definition
thin or slender
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leuk/o-
 Definition
white
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levat/o-
 Definition
lift up
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libid/o-
 Definition
desire
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lichen/i-
 Definition
plant
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lieno-
 Definition
spleen
Term
liga-
 Definition
to bind
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
Term
lip/o-
 Definition
fat
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-listhesis
 Definition
slippage
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-liter
 Definition
liter
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lith/o-
 Definition
stone, calculus, rock
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lob/o-
 Definition
lobe
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lord/o-
 Definition
swayback (to bend)
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lumb/o-
 Definition
loin
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lump-
 Definition
small mass
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luna-
 Definition
moon or crescent-shaped
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lupus
 Definition
wolf
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lute/o-
 Definition
yellow
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lux-
 Definition
to dislocate
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