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P4C2 Med Terms
Med Terms
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Health Care
11th Grade
11/09/2010
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Term
steno-
 Definition
contracted, narrow
Term
stern-
 Definition
sternum, breast bone
Term
stoma-
 Definition
mouth
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-stomy
 Definition
artificial opening
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sub-
 Definition
less, under, below
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sup-
 Definition
above, upon, over, higher in position
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
joined, fused together
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tach-
 Definition
rapid, fast
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ten-
 Definition
tendon
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tetra-
 Definition
four
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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therm-
 Definition
heat
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thorac-
 Definition
thorax, chest
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thromb-
 Definition
clot, thrombus
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thym-
 Definition
thymus gland
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thyr-
 Definition
thyroid gland
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-tome
 Definition
instrument that cuts
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-tox(ic)
 Definition
poison
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trach-
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
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trans-
 Definition
across, over, beyond
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tri-
 Definition
three
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trich-
 Definition
hair
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-trips(y)
 Definition
crusing by rubbing or grinding
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-trophy
 Definition
nutrition, growth, development
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tympan-
 Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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uni-
 Definition
one
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ur-
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
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ureter-
 Definition
ureter (tube from kidney to bladdder)
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urethr-
 Definition
urethra (tube from bladder to urinary meatus)
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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uter-
 Definition
uterus, womb
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vas-
 Definition
vessel, duct
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ven-
 Definition
vein
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ventro-
 Definition
to the front, abdomen
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vertebr-
 Definition
spine, vertebrae
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vesic-
 Definition
urinary bladder
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viscer-
 Definition
internal organs
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vit-
 Definition
necessary for life
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xanth-
 Definition
yellow
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-xenia
 Definition
strange, abnormal
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zoo-
 Definition
animal
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zymo-
 Definition
enzymes
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