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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/03/2010
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Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-asia
 Definition
condition or state of
Term
-asis
 Definition
condition or state of
Term

-asthenia

 

 Definition

weakness

 
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-ate

 

 

 Definition

possessing or characterized by

 
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty deposit, fatty degeneration
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-ation
 Definition
act or state of
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-artesia
 Definition
abnormal closure
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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aur/i
 Definition
ear
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aur/o
 Definition
ear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit
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azot/0
 Definition
urea, nitrogen
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balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
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bar/o
 Definition
pressure, weight
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bartholin/o
 Definition
bartholin's glands
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bas/o
 Definition
basic or alkaline
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bi-
 Definition
two(2)
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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bil/i
 Definition
bile,biliary system, brown
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bilirubin/o
 Definition
bilirubin
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bin-
 Definition
two(2)
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-blast
 Definition
immature form, germ cell
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blast/o
 Definition
embryonic, primitive, germ
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-blenn
 Definition
mucus
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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bol/o
 Definition
cast, throw
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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-brachy
 Definition
abnormally short
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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brevo-
 Definition
short
Term
broncho
 Definition
bronchus, bronchial tubes (ps.brochi)
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (pl bronchi)
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchioles
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
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bucca-
 Definition
cheek
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa (cavity)
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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calc/o
 Definition
calcium
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneum, heel bone
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cali/o
 Definition
calyx
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calor/o
 Definition
heat
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cancer/o
 Definition
cancer
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canth/o
 Definition
outer eye fold
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capit/o
 Definition
head
Term
-capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide, CO2
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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carp/o
 Definition
carpus, wrist
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cata-
 Definition
down
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caud/o
 Definition
tail, lower part of the body
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caus/o
 Definition
burn
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cauter/o
 Definition
heat, burn
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
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celi/o
 Definition
abdomen
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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centi-
 Definition
100
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebello/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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cerebe/o
 Definition
brain,cerebum
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cerumin/o
 Definition
cerumen(earwax)
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck,cervix
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-chalasis
 Definition
relaxation
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chem/o
 Definition
drug, chemical
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chir/o
 Definition
hand
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chloc/o
 Definition
green
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-chlochydria
 Definition
hydrochlocic acid
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
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choledoch/o
 Definition
bile duct
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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chori/o
 Definition
chorion
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choroid/o
 Definition
choroid
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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chrondr
 Definition
cartilage
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chron/0
 Definition
time
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chym/o
 Definition
to pour
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cib/o
 Definition
meals
Term
-cidal
 Definition
killing
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-cide
 Definition
death, to kill
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cine-
 Definition
motion
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circum-
 Definition
around
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crrh/o
 Definition
yellow
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cis/o
 Definition
to cut
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-clasia
 Definition
break
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-clasis
 Definition
break
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-clast
 Definition
to break
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clavic/o
 Definition
clavicle (collarbone)
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calvicul/o
 Definition
clavicle (collarbone)
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-cleisis
 Definition
closure
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-clysis
 Definition
injection, washing, irrigation
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co-
 Definition
with, together
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coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx (tailbone)
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-coccus
 Definition
berry-shaped bacteria (pl.cocci)
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col/o
 Definition
colon
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
com-
 Definition
together
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condyl/o
 Definition
condyle
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
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conjuctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
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contra-
 Definition
against
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cor/o
 Definition
pupil
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core/o
 Definition
pupil
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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corpor/o
 Definition
body
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cortic/o
 Definition
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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crani/o
 Definition
skull bones, cranium, skull
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cras/o
 Definition
disease, mixture
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-crine
 Definition
to secrete
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crin/o
 Definition
secrete
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