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Medical Terminology
Medical terms and meanings
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
11/22/2017

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Term
Molecule
Definition
A chemical combination of two or more atoms that form a specific chemical compound.
Term
-tomy
Definition
to cut
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor
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-ose
Definition
full of
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-plasm
Definition
formation
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-plasm
Definition
formation
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-iac, -al, -eal, -ior
Definition
pertaining to
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-ism
Definition
Process, condition
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal of
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epi/derm/is
Definition
The epidermis is the outermost and thinnest layer of skin.
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derm/is
Definition
The dermis is comprised of blood and lymph vessels and contains the hair follicles, sweat, and sebaceous layer, which is the innermost layer of the skin
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sub/cante/ous
Definition
Cutane/o means skin; it's often used when referring to the subcanteous layer of the skin. Let's break that word down:
Sub means under or below
cutane/o means skin
-ous means pertaining to
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