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Medical Terminology
Week 3 - Concorde Career College ICBS 120
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01/10/2011
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fasci/o
 Definition
fascia, fibrous band
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
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fistul/o
 Definition
tube or pipe
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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geront/o
 Definition
old age
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metabol/o
 Definition
change
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desis
 Definition
surgical fixation to a bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny, hard, cornea
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lacer/o
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torn, mangled
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malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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gastr/o
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stomach
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind
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necr/o
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death
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cost/o
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rib
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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