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05/02/2009
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Term
allo-
 Definition
different, addition to
Term
aniso-
 Definition
unequal
Term
axill-
 Definition
armpit
Term
blephar(o)-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
capill-
 Definition
hair
Term
capit-
 Definition
head /capitate
Term
cephal(o)-
 Definition
head
Term
chir(o)-, cheir(o)-
 Definition
hand
Term
cili-
 Definition
cilia, eyelashes, eyelids
Term
cor-, core-, coro
 Definition
pupil
Term
cordi-
 Definition
heart (cords, strings)
Term
cox-
 Definition
hip, hip-joint (os coxae)
Term
cyph(o)
 Definition
bent
Term
dactyl(o)-
 Definition
finger, toe (teradactyl toes)
Term
dent-
 Definition
teeth
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, during, across
Term
digit-
 Definition
finger, toe
Term
encephal(o)
 Definition
brain
Term
enter(o)
 Definition
intestine
Term
epi-
 Definition
before, upon, on, outside
Term
episi(o)-
 Definition
pubic region
Term
genu-
 Definition
knee
Term
gnath(o)-
 Definition
jaw (gnaw on a tree branch)
Term
halluc-
 Definition
big toe (hallux)
Term
iatr(o)-
 Definition
medicine, physician (psychiatry)
Term
lapar(o)-
 Definition
abdomen, lap-band
Term
manu-
 Definition
hand; manual labor
Term
metr(o)-
 Definition
uterus, metro-gel
Term
myel(o)-
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
nephr(o)-
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur(o)-
 Definition
nerves
Term
om(o)-
 Definition
shoulder
Term
omphal(o)-
 Definition
naval, umbilicus
Term
or(o)-
 Definition
mouth oral
Term
ot(o)-
 Definition
ear
Term
palpebr-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
papill-
 Definition
nipple, chest, breast
Term
papul(o)-
 Definition
swelling, pimple
Term
ped-, -ped, -pes
 Definition
foot
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding, around pericardium
Term
phleb(o)-
 Definition
blood, veins
Term
phos-
 Definition
light
Term
phot(o)-
 Definition
light; photon
Term
pleur(o)-
 Definition
ribs (plural amt. of ribs we have)
Term
pneum(o)-
 Definition
lungs; pneumonia
Term
pod-, -pod, -pus
 Definition
foot; octopus
Term
polio-
 Definition
grey color
Term
porphyr(o)-
 Definition
purple color
Term
prim-
 Definition
primary
Term
pro-
 Definition
before
Term
prot(o)-
 Definition
first, most-important (protocol)
Term
pulmon-, pulmo-
 Definition
lungs
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhod(o)-
 Definition
rose-red color (rhododendrun)
Term
rubr(o)-
 Definition
red; ruby
Term
sangui-, sanguine-
 Definition
blood; sangre, sangria
Term
salping(o)-
 Definition
fallopian tubes
Term
schiz-
 Definition
split, double-sided
Term
spondyl(o)-
 Definition
spine, vertebra
Term
squamos(o)-
 Definition
scales
Term
sten(o)-
 Definition
narrow in shape
Term
steth(o)-
 Definition
upper chest (stethoscope)
Term
stomat(o)-
 Definition
mouth
Term
thele-
 Definition
teat, nipple
Term
thely-
 Definition
relating to a woman, feminine
Term
thromb(o)-
 Definition
blood clot
Term
trachel(o)-
 Definition
neck (trachea)
Term
trich(o)-
 Definition
hair
Term
ungui-
 Definition
nail
Term
ven-
 Definition
blood, vein
Term
ventr(o)-
 Definition
belly, ventriliquist, vent
Term
vesic(o)-
 Definition
bladder; vesicare
Term
viscer(o)-
 Definition
deep organs; viscera
Term
-gen
 Definition
from; certain kind. pathogen
Term
-iatry
 Definition
field of medicine; certain body part
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease, disorder ; sociopathy
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
ingestion, pepcid a/c
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating (macrophage)
Term
somat-, som-
 Definition
body
Term
corpor-
 Definition
body; corpus
Term
bone marrow
 Definition
medull-
Term
blephar(o)-, cili-, palpebr-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
dactyl(o)-
 Definition
finger
Term
cele-
 Definition
tumor
Term
purpur-, purpureo-
 Definition
purple
Term
red-yellow
 Definition
cirrh(o)-
Term
jaun-, xanth(o)-
 Definition
yellow
Term
magn(i)(us)
 Definition
big
Term
eury-
 Definition
broad, wide
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
flat
 Definition
platy- (plate)
Term
heavy
 Definition
grav, gravis (gravestone)
Term
coel(o)-
 Definition
hollow
Term
cav-
 Definition
hollow; cavity, cave
Term
caco-
 Definition
incorrect, bad
Term
paleo-
 Definition
old (paleontologist)
Term
oxy-
 Definition
sharp
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
parvi-
 Definition
small
Term
soft
 Definition
malac(o)-
Term
varied, various
 Definition
poikilo-
Term
dexi(o)-
 Definition
right (dexter)
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double, twice
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