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Med term chapter 3 and 4
all terms for 3 and 4
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10/14/2009

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Abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
Definition
extremities,top,extreme point
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acu/o
Definition
sharp, severe ,sudden
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aden/o
Definition
gland
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adip/o
Definition
fat
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amin/o
Definition
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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axill/o
Definition
armpit
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bi/o
Definition
life
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blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
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strept/o
Definition
twisted chains
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necr/o
Definition
death
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FeLV
Definition
Feline leukemia virus
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Sol.
Definition
solution
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dx
Definition
diagnosis
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ca
Definition
cancerous
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tab.
Definition
tablet
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hx
Definition
history
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tx
Definition
treatment
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rx
Definition
prescription/ medication
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bx
Definition
biopsy
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fx
Definition
fracture
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bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tubes
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leuky/o
Definition
white
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lymph/o
Definition
lymph
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mamm/o
Definition
mamary glands
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mast/o
Definition
mamary glands
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morph/o
Definition
shapes
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
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ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
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oste/o
Definition
bones
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path/o
Definition
disease
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pneumon/o
Definition
lungs
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radi/o
Definition
x rays
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rect/o
Definition
rectum
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
Definition
nose
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sarc/o
Definition
connective tissue
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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staphyl/o
Definition
clusters
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
Definition
windpipe
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ven/o
Definition
vein
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-algia
Definition
pain
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pulmon/o
Definition
lungs
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-dynia
Definition
pain
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-cyte
Definition
cell
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-coccus
Definition
berry-shaped bacterium
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PSS
Definition
physiological saline solution usually 0.9%
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LRS
Definition
lacatated ringers solution
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FIP
Definition
feline immunodeficiency peritunitis
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sx
Definition
surgery
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mets.
Definition
meta stasis
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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neutr/o
Definition
neutrophil a white blood cell
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ot/o
Definition
ear
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peritone/o
Definition
peritoneum
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phay/o
Definition
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
Definition
vein
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plas/o
Definition
formation,developement
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pleur/o
Definition
pleura
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
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-cele
Definition
hernia
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centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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ectomy
Definition
excision or removal
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
Definition
condition of producing
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-gram
Definition
record
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-graph
Definition
instrument
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
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itis
Definition
inflammation
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logy
Definition
study of
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lysis
Definition
breakdown, destruction
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malacia
Definition
softing
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megaly
Definition
enlargement
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oma
Definition
tumor
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opsy
Definition
to view
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osis
Definition
abnormal condition
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pathy
Definition
disease
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penia
Definition
deficiency
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pexy
Definition
fixation
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plasia
Definition
development
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plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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ptosis
Definition
drooping, sagging
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sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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scope
Definition
instrument for visual examination
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scopy
Definition
process of visual examination
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stasis
Definition
stopping or controlling blood
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stomy
Definition
a new opening to the outside of the body
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therapy
Definition
treatment
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tomy
Definition
cutting into
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trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
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er
Definition
one who
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ia
Definition
condition
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ist
Definition
specialist
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ole
Definition
little or small artery
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ule
Definition
little or small vein
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um or ium
Definition
structure or tissue
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us
Definition
structure or substance
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y
Definition
condition or process
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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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eal
Definition
pertaining to
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genic
Definition
pertaining to producing
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ic, ical
Definition
pertaining to
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oid
Definition
resembling
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ose
Definition
pertaining to or full of
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ous
Definition
pertaining to
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tic
Definition
pertaining to
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pathological
Definition
pertaining to the study of disease
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carp/o
Definition
wrist bones
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cib/o
Definition
meals
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cis/o
Definition
to cut
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cost/o
Definition
rib
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cutane/o
Definition
skin
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dactyl/o
Definition
fingers or toes
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duct/o
Definition
to lead or carry
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flex/o
Definition
to bend
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furc/o
Definition
forking or branching
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gloss/o
Definition
tongue
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glyc/o
Definition
glucose
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immun/o
Definition
protection
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mort/o
Definition
death
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nat/i
Definition
birth
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nect/o
Definition
to bond or tie
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norm/o
Definition
rule order
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ox/o
Definition
oxygen
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pub/o
Definition
pubis
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seps/o
Definition
infection
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somm/o
Definition
sleep
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son/o
Definition
sound
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the/o
Definition
to put or place
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thry/o
Definition
thyroid gland
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top/o
Definition
place or position
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tox/o
Definition
poison
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urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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blast/o
Definition
immature, embroyic
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crine
Definition
to secrete
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cyesis
Definition
pregnency
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drome
Definition
to run
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fusion
Definition
coming together
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gen
Definition
substance that produces
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lapse
Definition
to slide or fall
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lysis
Definition
breakdown
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meter
Definition
to measure
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mission
Definition
to send
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or
Definition
one who
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partum
Definition
birth or labor
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phoria
Definition
to bear or carry
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physis
Definition
to grow
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plasia
Definition
developement
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plasm
Definition
structure or formation
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pnea
Definition
breathing
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rrhea
Definition
flow or discharge
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trophy
Definition
nourishment or developement
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a an
Definition
no not without
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ab
Definition
away from
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ad
Definition
towards
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ana
Definition
up apart
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ante
Definition
before
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anti
Definition
against
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auto
Definition
self
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bi
Definition
two
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brady
Definition
slow
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cata
Definition
down
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con
Definition
together or with
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contra
Definition
against
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contraindication
Definition
any condition that renders a particular treatment undeseriable
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de
Definition
down or lack of
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dia
Definition
through or complete
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diarrhea
Definition
rapid flow of fecies through intestine
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dys
Definition
painful bad or difficult
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ec ecto
Definition
out or outside
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en endo
Definition
within
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epi
Definition
above
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eu
Definition
good normal
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ex
Definition
out or away from
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hemi
Definition
half
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in
Definition
not
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in
Definition
into not within
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infra
Definition
beneath
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macro
Definition
large
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mal
Definition
bad
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meta
Definition
beyond or change
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micro
Definition
small
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neo
Definition
new
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pan
Definition
all
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para
Definition
abnormal beside near
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per
Definition
through
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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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pre
Definition
before or in front
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pro
Definition
before or forward
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pseudo
Definition
false
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supra
Definition
above or upper
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syn sym
Definition
together or with
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tachy
Definition
fast
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ultra
Definition
beyond excess
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uni
Definition
one
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antigen
Definition
foreign substance like toxin or virus
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antibody
Definition
protein substances made by white blood cells to response in presence of antigens
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antitoxin
Definition
pertain to against toxin
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basophil
Definition
white blood cell that increases during the healing phase of inflammation
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monocyte
Definition
mononuclear white blood cell that engulfs the digests cellular debris -contains one big nucleus
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eosinophil
Definition
leukocyte with reddish staining granules and numbers elevated in allergic reactions
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thrombocyte
Definition
platelet or clotting cell
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lymphocyte
Definition
monouclear white blood cell that destroys foreign cells by maing antibodies
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neutrophil
Definition
white blood cells with purple stained granules by eating them
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