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10/05/2011
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 mal
 Definition
bad, poor
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dys
 Definition
difficult, bad, painful
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homo
 Definition
same
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eu
 Definition
easy, good, normal
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tachy
 Definition
rapid, fast
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odont/o
 Definition
teeth
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dia
 Definition
through
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epi
 Definition
above, upon
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sub
 Definition
below, under
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desis
 Definition
binding, fixation of a bone, joint
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clasis
 Definition
surgical fracture or breaking
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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centesis
 Definition
puncture
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anorexia
 Definition
loss of appetitie
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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brady
 Definition
slow
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alopecia
 Definition
baldness
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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pre
 Definition
before
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post
 Definition
after
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neo
 Definition
 new
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ab
 Definition
away, from
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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oma
 Definition
tumor (cancer)
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eti/o
 Definition
cause
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logy
 Definition
study of
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idi/o
 Definition
known/peculiar
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penia
 Definition
defiency/ decrease
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emesis
 Definition
vomitting
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pena
 Definition
all inclusive
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malacia
 Definition
softening
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vitiligo
 Definition
white milky patches, skin disorder associated with...
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phasia
 Definition
speech
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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dynia
 Definition
pain
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algia
 Definition
pain
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tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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proxim/o
 Definition
near/nearest
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rraphy
 Definition
suture
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ad
 Definition
towards
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olfactory
 Definition
sense of smell
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ascities
 Definition
fluid in abdominal
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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phonia
 Definition
voice
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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ptosis
 Definition
prolapse/ downward displacement
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deglutition
 Definition
swallowing
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oid
 Definition
resembling
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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scabies
 Definition
contagious diseases, caused by itch mite
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hypo
 Definition
below
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halitosis
 Definition
bad breath
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hits/o
 Definition
tissue
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quadri
 Definition
4
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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bm
 Definition
bowel movement
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphram
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pseudo
 Definition
flase
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infra
 Definition
below
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anti
 Definition
against
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poster/o
 Definition
back/behind
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tome
 Definition
instrument for cutting
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peri
 Definition
around
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
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poiesis
 Definition
formation
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ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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cardia
 Definition
heart
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lingu/o
 Definition
tounge
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coryza
 Definition
head cold/ upper respitory infection
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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epistaxis
 Definition
nose bleed
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transverse planes
 Definition
upper and lower halves
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midsagittal plane
 Definition
R to L planes
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Coronal Planes
 Definition
Front to back planes
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anatomical position
 Definition
Feet apart, palms facing forward, legs straight, feet flat on the floor with the toes facing forward
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