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Post-Graduate
09/21/2009
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Term
Frontal
 Definition
anterior/posterior
Term
Sagittal
 Definition
right/left
Term
Transverse
 Definition
upper/lower
Term
Anterior/Ventral
 Definition
front of the body
Term
Posterior/Dorsal
 Definition
back of the body
Term
Deep
 Definition
away form the surface
Term
Superficial
 Definition
on the surface
Term
Inferior
 Definition
situated below
Term
Lateral
 Definition
pertaining to the side
Term
Medial
 Definition
pertaining to the middle
Term
Prone
 Definition
lying face down
Term
Supine
 Definition
lying face up
Term
acu-
 Definition
needle
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
anomal/o
 Definition
irregular
Term
anthrop/o
 Definition
man, human being
Term
antr/o
 Definition
antrum
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
axi/o
 Definition
axis
Term
bar/o
 Definition
weight, pressure
Term
bio- , bi/o
 Definition
life , living
Term
blast/o, -blast
 Definition
early embryonic stage, immature
Term
calor/i
 Definition
heat
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, downward
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
chem/o
 Definition
chemical, chemistry
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time, timing
Term
-coma
 Definition
deep sleep
Term
corpor/o
 Definition
body
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
Term
cyt/o, -cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead
Term
dynam/o
 Definition
power, strength
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
equi-
 Definition
equality, equal
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
fil/i, fil/o
 Definition
thread
Term
-form
 Definition
specified shape, form
Term
-genesis
 Definition
production, formation
Term
ger/o, geront/o
 Definition
aged, old age
Term
gymn/o
 Definition
naked
Term
-hexia
 Definition
condition
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water, hydrogen
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment, physician
Term
-ician
 Definition
specialist
Term
ion/o
 Definition
ion
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kel/o
 Definition
tumor, fibrous growth
Term
-labile
 Definition
unstable, perishable
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-lucent
 Definition
light admitting
Term
lumin/o
 Definition
light
Term
ly/o
 Definition
dissolve, loosen
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
medic/o
 Definition
heal, healing
Term
mer/o
 Definition
part
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
Term
nom/o
 Definition
custom, law
Term
nomen-
 Definition
name
Term
nos/o
 Definition
disease
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
nutri/o
 Definition
to nourish
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
organ/o
 Definition
organ
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs
Term
physi/o
 Definition
nature
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protien
Term
psamm/o
 Definition
sand,sand-like material
Term
-puncture
 Definition
to pierce a surface
Term
pyr/o
 Definition
fire, fever, heat
Term
pyret/o
 Definition
fever
Term
sanit/a
 Definition
health
Term
scirrh/o
 Definition
hard
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
-some
 Definition
body
Term
spectr/o
 Definition
image,spectrum
Term
techn/o
 Definition
art, skill
Term
temp/o, tempor/o
 Definition
time , the temples
Term
the/o
 Definition
a god
Term
therapy, therapuet/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
-tumescence, tumesc/o
 Definition
swelling
Term
-type, typ/o
 Definition
class , representative form
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly , front of the body
Term
-verse
 Definition
turn
Term
vir/o
 Definition
virus
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
Term
vit/o
 Definition
life
Term
zyg/o
 Definition
union , junction
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward , near
Term
ambi-
 Definition
around , on both sides
Term
amphi-
 Definition
around , on both sides
Term
ana-
 Definition
upward, backward
Term
ante-
 Definition
before , forward
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
apo-
 Definition
away , separation
Term
cata-
 Definition
down , downward
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
dextr/o
 Definition
right
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, part
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, to separate
Term
ec- , ecto-
 Definition
outside, out
Term
en-, endo-
 Definition
inside, within
Term
epi-
 Definition
above , over, upon
Term
eso-
 Definition
within
Term
ex-
 Definition
out, away from
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside of , outward
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
fore-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, deficient, below
Term
infra-
 Definition
below , beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
levo-
 Definition
left
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside, near, beyond, abnormal
Term
per-
 Definition
through, throughout
Term
peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
poster/o
 Definition
behind, towards the back
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
sinistr/o
 Definition
left
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, beneath
Term
super-
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
tel/e
 Definition
distant, end
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
-rrhagia, -rrhage
 Definition
excessive flow
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow , discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
rrhythm/o
 Definition
rhythm
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of a cavity
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical correction , repair
Term
-sect
 Definition
to cut
Term
-stomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
surgical incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
to crush , break
Term
acar/o
 Definition
mites
Term
arachn/o
 Definition
spider
Term
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
-coccus
 Definition
berry shaped bacterium
Term
fung/i
 Definition
fungus , mushroom
Term
helminth/o , -helminth
 Definition
worm
Term
hirud/i, hirudin/i
 Definition
leech
Term
ixod/i
 Definition
ticks
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
parasit/o
 Definition
parasite
Term
pedicul/o
 Definition
louse
Term
scolec/o
 Definition
worm
Term
verm/i
 Definition
worm
Term
vir/o
 Definition
virus
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