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without or lack of
a/men/orrehea
without or lack of/monthly/flow |
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away (away from)
ab/norm/al
away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to
ab/ducens
away/draw or lead |
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Definition
to miscarry (natural or induced)
abort/ion
to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of
(discharge of the embry/o 'early' or fet/us 'young' deliberate or not) |
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Definition
to tear away from
abruptus placentae
to tear away from (separate quickly)/cake |
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Definition
hearing
acoust/ic
hearing/refers to
*related term(s): AUDI- |
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Definition
extremities, height, and pointed
acro/megal/y
extremities/enlarged/refers to
acro/phob/ia
height/fear/refers to
acr/om/ial
extemity/shoulder/refer to
(lateral triangle spine-like projection of shoulder blade forming the point of shoulder & articulating with clav/icle 'key little' or collarbone) |
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Definition
sun, ray, radium
actino/myco/sis
sun, ray, radium/fungus/condition (growth) |
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Definition
sharp
acu/ity
sharp/process of
(seeing sharply or clearly)
acute
quick, sudden, sharply |
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Definition
near or beside
ad/ren/al
near or bseid/kidney/refers to
(the ad/ren/al gland is located on top of kidney) |
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Definition
gland
aden/ectomy
gland/removal
(the following are common glands: lymph nodes, oil, sweat, and endocrine) |
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Definition
fat
adip/oma
fat/tumor
(adip/oma is also known as lip/oma)
*related term(s): steato-, lipo- |
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Definition
air or gas
aero/cele
air or gas/distension of cavity (like a tumor) |
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Definition
toward
af/ferent
toward/to carry
(nerve or blood flow toward a structure) |
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Definition
white
albin/ism
white/state of
(albo-, leuco-, leuko- all mean white) |
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Definition
pain
an/alges/ic
without/pain/refers to
*related term(s): -AGRA, -ALGIA, DOLO-, -DYNIA |
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Definition
both
ambi/later/al
both/sides/refers to
ambi/dextr/ous
both right (dominant hand)/refers to or state of
(dextero = right, sinistro = left) |
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Definition
fox mange or baldness
alopec/ia
fox mange or baldness/refers to |
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Term
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Definition
cavity
alveol/us
small hollow or cavity
(tooth socket and lung air sack)/refers to
*related term(s): SIN/O- |
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Definition
to walk
ambul/atory
to walk or walking/process of |
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Definition
both
amphi/arthr/osis
both sides/joint/condition of |
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starch
amyl/uria
starch/in urine
amyl/ase
starch/enzyme |
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