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07/30/2017
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Hem/o, Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
My/o
 Definition
Muscle
Term
Myel/o
 Definition
Spinal cord
Term
Onych/o
 Definition
Nail
Term
Cephal/o
 Definition
Head
Term
Chrom
 Definition
Color
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Enter/o
 Definition
intestine
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Derm/o
 Definition
Skin
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Gastr/o
 Definition
Stomach
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Oste/o
 Definition
Bone
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Phag
 Definition
Eat or swallow
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Phleb/o
 Definition
Vein
Term
Pulm/0, Pulmon/o
 Definition
Lungs
Term
Synov/i
 Definition
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
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Thromb/o
 Definition
Clot
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Vas/o
 Definition
Vessel or clot
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Cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
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A-
 Definition
Without, absense of
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Ab-
 Definition
Away from
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Ad-
 Definition
Toward, near
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Ante-
 Definition
Before
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Ec-, Ect/o
 Definition
Out, outside
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End/o
 Definition
In, within
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Mon/o
 Definition
One
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Peri-
 Definition
Surrounding
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Poly-
 Definition
Many, much
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Post-
 Definition
After, behind
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Trans-
 Definition
Across, through
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Supra-
 Definition
Above
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-algia
 Definition
Pain
Term
-centesis
 Definition
Puncture, tap
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-desis
 Definition
Binding, fusion
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-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, surgical
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-emia
 Definition
Blood
Term
-graphy
 Definition
Act of recording data
Term
-pexy
 Definition
Surgical fixation
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-plasty
 Definition
Plastic repair/surgery, reconstruction
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-sclerosis
 Definition
Hardening
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
Crushing
Term
-uria
 Definition
Urine, urination
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-rrhea
 Definition
Flow, discharge
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Anterior plane
 Definition
toward the front of the body
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Deep plane
 Definition
closer to the center of the body
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Distal plane
 Definition
farther from the point of reference
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Lateral plane
 Definition
toward the side of the body
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Posterior plane
 Definition
toward the back of the body
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Superficial
 Definition
closer to the surface of body
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Rhin/o
 Definition
Nose
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