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Davi-Ellen Chabner
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
12/18/2013

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Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
ilium
Definition
a part of the hip bone
Term
ileum
Definition
a part of the intestine
Term
urethra
Definition
tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Term
ureter
Definition
one of two tubes each leading from a single kidney and inserting into the urinary bladder
Term
cephalgia
Definition
headache
Term
Hematology (Hemat/O/Logy)
Definition
process of study of blood
Term
Electrocardiogram (Electr/O/Cardi/O/Gram)
Definition
record of the electricity in the heart
Term
Gastritis (Gastr/itis)
Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
Gastroenterology (Gastr/O/Enter/O/logy)
Definition
process of study of the stomach and intestines
Term
Hypogastric (Hypo/Gastr/Ic)
Definition
Pertaining to below the stomach

(below) (stomach) (pertaining to)
Term
Epigastric (Epi/Gastr/Ic)
Definition
pertaining to above the stomach
Term
adenoma (aden/oma)
Definition
tumor of a gland
Term
adenitis (aden/itis)
Definition
inflammation of a gland
Term
arthritis (arthr/itis)
Definition
inflammation of the joint
Term
biology (bio/logy)
Definition
process of study of life
Term
biopsy (bi/opsy)
Definition
process of viewing life
Term
carcinoma (carcin/oma)
Definition
tumor of a cancer
Term
cardiology (cardio/logy)
Definition
process of study of the heart
Term
cephalic (cephal/ic)
Definition
pertaining to the head
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