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Undergraduate 2
01/12/2011
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Term
-ferr
 Definition
iron
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-ferent
 Definition
carry
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Fore-
 Definition
in front of
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-form
 Definition
shape
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-gen
 Definition
producing agent
Term
Genio-
 Definition
chin
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Gastr-
 Definition
stomach
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Glosso-
 Definition
tongue
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Glyco-
 Definition
sugar
Term
-gram
 Definition
recording
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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Gyne-
 Definition
woman
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Hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
Hemo-, Hemat-
 Definition
blood
Term
Hepat-, Hepato-
 Definition
liver
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Hetero-
 Definition
different
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Hidro-
 Definition
sweat
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Histo-
 Definition
tissue
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Holo-
 Definition
entire
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Homeo-, Homo-
 Definition
the same
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Hyal-
 Definition
glass
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Hydr-
 Definition
water
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Hyo-
 Definition
U-shaped
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Hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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Hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
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Hyster-
 Definition
uterus
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-ia
 Definition
state or condition
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-iatrics, -iatry
 Definition
medical practice specialty
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-ician
 Definition
specialty
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-ics
 Definition
art/science of
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-ion
 Definition
action
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-ist
 Definition
one who practices
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-ive
 Definition
relating to
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Idio-
 Definition
self
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Ileo-
 Definition
small intestine
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Ill-, Ilio-
 Definition
pelvic bone
Term
In-, Im-
 Definition
in, inside, not
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Infra-
 Definition
beneath
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Inter-
 Definition
among, between
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Intra-
 Definition
within, inside
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-ism
 Definition
condition, state
Term
Iso-
 Definition
equal, like
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
Juxta-
 Definition
near, beside
Term
Karyo-
 Definition
body
Term
Kerat-
 Definition
horn
Term
Kine-, -kinin
 Definition
to move
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Liga-
 Definition
to bind together
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Lip-, Lipo-
 Definition
fat
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-lith, Lith-
 Definition
stone
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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Lyso-, -lysis, -lyze
 Definition
dissolve, separate
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Lacri-
 Definition
tears
Term
Lact-, -lactin
 Definition
milk
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Laparo-
 Definition
loin, flank, abdomen
Term
-lemma
 Definition
husk
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Leuc-, Leuk-
 Definition
white
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Macro-
 Definition
large, great
Term
Mal-
 Definition
bad, abnormal
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
Mamm-
 Definition
breast
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Mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
Medul-
 Definition
inside part of
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Mega-, -megaly
 Definition
great, large
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Meningo-
 Definition
membrane
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Meso-
 Definition
middle
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Meta-
 Definition
after, beyond
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Metro-
 Definition
uterus
Term
Micro-
 Definition
small
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Mono-
 Definition
single
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Morpho-
 Definition
form, shape
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Myel-, Myelo
 Definition
marrow, spinal chord
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Myo-
 Definition
muscle
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Natri-
 Definition
sodium
Term
Necro-
 Definition
corpse, dead
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Neo-
 Definition
new
Term
Nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
Neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
Noct-
 Definition
night
Term
Nyct-
 Definition
night
Term
Null-
 Definition
none
Term
Onco-
 Definition
mass, tumor
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Oo-
 Definition
egg
Term
Opthalm-
 Definition
eye
Term
-opia
 Definition
eye
Term
Or-
 Definition
mouth
Term
Oophor-
 Definition
egg carrier
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Ortho-
 Definition
straight, normal
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ory
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ose
 Definition
full of
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-osis
 Definition
state, condition
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
create an opening
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-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
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Osseo-, Osteo-
 Definition
bone
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Oto-
 Definition
ear
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Oculo-
 Definition
eye
Term
Odont-
 Definition
tooth
Term
Olig-, Oligo-
 Definition
small, deficient
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Orchido-
 Definition
testicle
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Osmo-
 Definition
odor
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-ology
 Definition
study of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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