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04/25/2013
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Term
Salping-
 Definition
fallopian tubes
Term
salpingectomy
 Definition
severing or surgical remvoval of fallopian tubes
Term
sclera-
 Definition
hard
Term
scleroderma
 Definition
thickening and hardening of skin
Term
scoli-
 Definition
curved
Term
scoliosis
 Definition
curvature of spine
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semi-
 Definition
half
Term
semipermeable
 Definition
membrane of tissue that allows some types of particles to pass through but not others
Term
sept-
 Definition
rotten
Term
antiseptic
 Definition
reducing or preventing infecton
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrow
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stenosis
 Definition
a contsruction or narrowing of a duct, passage, or opening in the body
Term
sub-
 Definition
below
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subcutaneous
 Definition
located, living, or made beneath the skin
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
over
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supraorbital
 Definition
located above the eye socket
Term
syn-
 Definition
with
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synapse
 Definition
a specialized junction at which a neural cell communicated with a target cell
Term
tachy-
 Definition
swift
Term
tachycardia
 Definition
excessively rapid heartbeat
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tars-
 Definition
ankle
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tarsals
 Definition
relating to the group of bones forming the ankle joing tarsals
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tax-
 Definition
order
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taxonomy
 Definition
science or technique of classification
Term
tend-
 Definition
fibers which connect muscle to bone
Term
tendonitis
 Definition
inflammation of a tendon
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therm-
 Definition
heat
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thermalgesic
 Definition
produces heat sensation
Term
thromb-
 Definition
clot
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thrombosis
 Definition
formation of a blood clot
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toc-
 Definition
poison
Term
toxemia
 Definition
poisoning by bacterial toxins
Term
trach-
 Definition
windpipe
Term
tracheotomy
 Definition
cut through windpipe
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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transgenic
 Definition
genes from different species
Term
troph-
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
trophic level
 Definition
shows energy transferred through feeding
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
unicellular
 Definition
single-celled
Term
tars-
 Definition
tarsus
Term
tarsals
 Definition
group of bones forming the ankle joinh tarsus
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
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triangle
 Definition
closed plane figure 3 sides 3 angles
Term
tympan-
 Definition
eardrum
Term
tympanitis
 Definition
inflammaton of the eardrum
Term
xer-
 Definition
dry
Term
xerophyte
 Definition
plant adapted for growth under dry conditions
Term
vas-
 Definition
vessel
Term
vasectomy
 Definition
surgical sterilization for males
Term
vwn-
 Definition
vein
Term
venogram
 Definition
x-ray of vein
Term
xantho-
 Definition
yellow
Term
xanthophyll
 Definition
yellow carotenoid pigment
Term
ventr-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
ventral
 Definition
located on or affecting the abdomen
Term
vit-
 Definition
life
Term
vitamin
 Definition
organic substance essential to life
Term
zoo-
 Definition
animal life
Term
zoology
 Definition
scientific stidy of animals
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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neural
 Definition
relating to a nerve in the nervous system
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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myalgia
 Definition
pain in the muscles
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
lack of strength
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myasthenia
 Definition
muscle weakness
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
cystole
 Definition
hernia of urinary bladder
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture to remove water
Term
thoracentisis
 Definition
insettion of a needle into the preural cavity of the chest
Term
-cide
 Definition
killing
Term
suicide
 Definition
killing yourself
Term
-crine
 Definition
to seperate
Term
endocrine
 Definition
secreting internally into the blood or nymph
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
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appendectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of any appendage
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
glycemia
 Definition
presence of glucose in blood
Term
-fuge
 Definition
drive away
Term
centrifuge
 Definition
apparatus that roataes at high speeds and seperates substances
Term
-genic
 Definition
produces
Term
polygenic
 Definition
many genes controlling a trait
Term
-itis
 Definition
swelling
Term
tendonitis
 Definition
inflammation of a tendon
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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narcolespy
 Definition
uncontrollable sleeping
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
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psychology
 Definition
study of human mind
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
thrombolysis
 Definition
breaking down of blood clot
Term
-mortem
 Definition
death
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postmoretm
 Definition
occuring after death
Term
-natal
 Definition
birth
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prenatal
 Definition
existing or occuring before birth
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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hematoma
 Definition
semisolid mass of blood in the tissues
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
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myopia
 Definition
nearsightedness
Term
-opsy
 Definition
denoting an observation
Term
autopsy
 Definition
examination of a dead body
Term
-osis
 Definition
process, condition, state
Term
necrosis
 Definition
death of cells through injury or disease
Term
-otomy
 Definition
incision
Term
craniotomy
 Definition
surgical opening into the skull
Term
-partum
 Definition
birth
Term
postpartun
 Definition
occuring after childbirth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
modify or reshape
Term
rhinoplasty
 Definition
plastic surgery performed on the nose
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
paraplegic
 Definition
someone paraluzed from the waist down
Term
-pnea
 Definition
air
Term
sleep apnea
 Definition
temporar suspension of breathing during sleep
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stable state
Term
homeostasis
 Definition
internal stability
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-stomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
tracheostomy
 Definition
surgical procedure to create an opening through the neck into the trachea
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
to break
Term
lithotripsy
 Definition
breaking down of kidney stones
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument fot viewing/inspecting
Term
otoscope
 Definition
an instrument for examining the interior of the ear
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