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Medical Terminology
Quiz 5 - Concorde Career College ICBS 130
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02/17/2011
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities, hands and feet, top, extreme point
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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crin/o
 Definition
secrete
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-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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gonad/o
 Definition
gonad, sex gland
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-ism
 Definition
condition, state of
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid glands
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pineal/o
 Definition
pineal gland
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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poly-
 Definition
many
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland, soul
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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-tropin
 Definition
to stimulate, act on
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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-gravida
 Definition
pregnant
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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men/o
 Definition
menstruation, menses
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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orchid/o
 Definition
testicles, testis, testes
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ov/o
 Definition
egg, ovum
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-para
 Definition
to give birth
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prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
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salping/o
 Definition
uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachian) tube
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin, protein
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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fluor/o
 Definition
glowing, luminous
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glycos/o
 Definition
glucose, sugar
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-graph
 Definition
a picture or record, machine for recording record
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-graphy
 Definition
the process of producing a picture or record
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdomen wall
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per-
 Definition
excessive, through
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-rays, radius (arm bone)
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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therm-
 Definition
heat
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auscult/a
 Definition
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