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Week 5
Beginner Medical Terminology- CF/WR, Suffixes, & Prefixes
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08/31/2011
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-porosis
 Definition
porous
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening sclera, abnormal condition
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-rrhapy
 Definition
suture
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ar
 Definition
pertianing to, relating to
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation, production
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-rrhexis
 Definition
to rupture
Term
intra-
 Definition
inner
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inter-
 Definition
between
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dia-
 Definition
through
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae (backbone)
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rachi/o
 Definition
spine
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o
 Definition
tendons
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffnes, bent, crooked
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (fingers & toes)
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fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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uln/o
 Definition
ulna
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray, radius
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patell/o
 Definition
patella
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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carp/o
 Definition
carpus
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acr/o
 Definition
extremity, top point
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dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers & toes
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olig/o
 Definition
small or few, scanty
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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ped/o
 Definition
foot
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om/o
 Definition
shoulder
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