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Immerse Yourself
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
06/02/2012
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Term
abdomin/o-
 Definition
abdomen
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append/o-
 Definition
appendix
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arteri/o-
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o-
 Definition
joint
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bi/0-
 Definition
living organisms
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cardi/i-
 Definition
heart
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cardi/0-
 Definition
heart
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cholecyst/o-
 Definition
gallbladder
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col/o-
 Definition
colon
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colon/o-
 Definition
colon
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cost/o-
 Definition
rib
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cutane/o-
 Definition
skin
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derm/o-
 Definition
skin
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digest/o-
 Definition
break down food; digest
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enter/o-
 Definition
intestine
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esthes/o-
 Definition
sensation; feeling
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gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
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gemin/o-
 Definition
set or group
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hem/o-
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o-
 Definition
liver
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hyster/o=
 Definition
uterus (womb)
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intestin/o-
 Definition
intestine
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lapar/o-
 Definition
abdomen
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laryng/o-
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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later/o-
 Definition
side
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mamm/o-
 Definition
breast
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menstru/o-
 Definition
monthly discharge of blood
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ment/o-
 Definition
mind
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muscul/o-
 Definition
muscle
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nas/o-
 Definition
nose
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neur/o-
 Definition
nerve
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nucle/o-
 Definition
nucleus
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nutri/o-
 Definition
nourishment
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pelv/o-
 Definition
pelvis
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phag/o-
 Definition
eating;swallowing
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pleg/o-
 Definition
paralysis
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pneumon/o-
 Definition
lung; air
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psych/o-
 Definition
mind
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sperm/o-
 Definition
sperm
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spir/o-
 Definition
breathe
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tens/o-
 Definition
pressure
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therap/o-
 Definition
therapy
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thyroid/o-
 Definition
thyroid gland
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tonsill/o-
 Definition
tonsil
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trache/o-
 Definition
trachea
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urin/o-
 Definition
urine; urinary system
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uter/o-
 Definition
uterus (womb)
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vagin/o-
 Definition
vagina
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ven/o-
 Definition
vein
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
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-iatry
 Definition
medical treatment
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ine
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-ism
 Definition
process; disease from a specific cause
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
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-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-lysis
 Definition
process of bresaking down or destroying
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-osis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease; suffering
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of using an instrument to examine
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-stomy
 Definition
surgically created opening
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting or making an incision
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a-
 Definition
away from; without
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an-
 Definition
without; not
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anti-
 Definition
against
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dys-
 Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal
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endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
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epi-
 Definition
upon;above
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eu-
 Definition
normal; good
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hyper-
 Definition
above
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hypo-
 Definition
below; deficient
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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mal-
 Definition
bad; inadequate
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mono-
 Definition
one; single
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peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-
 Definition
many; much
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post-
 Definition
after; behind
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pre-
 Definition
before; in front of
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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re-
 Definition
again and again
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sub-
 Definition
below; underneath, less than
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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trans-
 Definition
across; through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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