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Medical Word Elements - F's & J's & K's
Medical Word Elements - F's & J's & K's
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08/29/2010

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Term
faci/o
Definition
face
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fasci/o
Definition
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
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femor/o
Definition
femur (thigh bone)
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-ferent
Definition
to carry
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fibr/o
Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
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fibros/o
Definition
fibrous connective tissue
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fibul/o
Definition
fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
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-fication
Definition
process of making
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-fida
Definition
split
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-flex/o
Definition
to bend
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fluor/o
Definition
luminous, fluorescence
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follicul/o
Definition
follicle; small sac
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-form
Definition
resembling; in the shape of
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frotteur/o
Definition
to rub
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fung/i
Definition
fungus; mushroom
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furc/o
Definition
forking; branching
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-fusion
Definition
to pour; to come together
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jaund/o
Definition
yellow
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jejun/o
Definition
jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
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kal/i
Definition
potassium
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kary/o
Definition
nucleus
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kerat/o
Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
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kern/o
Definition
kernel (nucleus)
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ket/o
Definition
ketone bodies
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keton/o
Definition
ketone bodies
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kines/o
Definition
movement
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kinesi/o
Definition
movement
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-kinesia
Definition
movement
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kinet/o
Definition
movement
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klept/o
Definition
to steal
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kyph/o
Definition
hill, mountain
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