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Undergraduate 1
09/16/2013
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Term
ov
 Definition
egg
Term
palpate
 Definition
to examine by touch
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
ped
 Definition
child or foot
Term
percuss
 Definition
to examine by striking
Term
phag
 Definition
eat
Term
pharyng
 Definition
throat
Term
phot
 Definition
light
Term
pleur
 Definition
rib, side
Term
pneum(at)
 Definition
breath
Term
pneumo(n)
 Definition
lung
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pod
 Definition
foot
Term
pseud
 Definition
false
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
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pto
 Definition
fall
Term
ptyal
 Definition
saliva
Term
pur,py
 Definition
pus
Term
pyr
 Definition
fire
Term
quadr, quar, quat
 Definition
four
Term
radius
 Definition
the forearm bone on the thumb side; also line from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge
Term
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
retina
 Definition
inner nerve-containing layer of the eye
Term
rhin
 Definition
nose
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sangui(n)
 Definition
blood
Term
scler
 Definition
hard
Term
sebum
 Definition
a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
Term
sect
 Definition
cut
Term
sepsis
 Definition
the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence
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sept
 Definition
wall,divider; also seven
Term
serum
 Definition
the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
Term
sinus
 Definition
cavity, channel or hollow space
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stom(a)
 Definition
body
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spir
 Definition
coil
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stasis
 Definition
slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
Term
stature
 Definition
height
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stern(o)
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
stoma
 Definition
any small opening on the surface of the body, such as a pose; also, the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine of feces
Term
tach(y)
 Definition
rapid
Term
tact
 Definition
touch
Term
tetra
 Definition
four
Term
thorac
 Definition
chest
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tom
 Definition
cut
Term
toxic
 Definition
poisonous
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trich
 Definition
hair
Term
ur
 Definition
urine
Term
varic
 Definition
varicose vein
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vas
 Definition
vessel
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vertigo
 Definition
a disordered sensation in which ones own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving
Term
viscer
 Definition
internal organs
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viscous
 Definition
sticky
Term
xen
 Definition
foreign (material)
Term
xer
 Definition
dry
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