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Undergraduate 3
09/18/2012
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Term
carpo
 Definition
wrist bones
Term
cibo
 Definition
meals
Term
ciso
 Definition
to cut
Term
costo
 Definition
rib
Term
cutaneo
 Definition
skin
Term
dactylo
 Definition
fingers, toes
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ducto
 Definition
to lead, carry
Term
flexo
 Definition
to bend
Term
furco
 Definition
forking, branching
Term
glosso
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyco
 Definition
sugar
Term
immuno
 Definition
protection
Term
morpho
 Definition
shape, form
Term
morto
 Definition
death
Term
nati
 Definition
birth
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necto
 Definition
to bind, tie, connect
Term
normo
 Definition
rule, order
Term
oxo
 Definition
oxygen
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pubo
 Definition
pubis
Term
sepso
 Definition
infection
Term
somno
 Definition
sleep
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sono
 Definition
sound
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theo
 Definition
to put, place
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thelo
 Definition
nipple
Term
thyro
 Definition
thyroid gland; shield
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topo
 Definition
place, position, location
Term
toxo
 Definition
poison
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tracheo
 Definition
windpipe, trachea
Term
urethro
 Definition
urethra
Term
blast
 Definition
embryonic, immature
Term
crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
drome
 Definition
to run
Term
fusion
 Definition
coming together, to pour
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gen
 Definition
substance that produces
Term
lapse
 Definition
to slide, fall, sag
Term
lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
Term
meter
 Definition
to measure
Term
mission
 Definition
to send
Term
or
 Definition
one who
Term
partum
 Definition
birth, labor
Term
phoria
 Definition
to bear, carry; feeling
Term
physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
plasia
 Definition
development, growth, formation
Term
plasm
 Definition
structure or formation
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
Term
rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
a, an
 Definition
no, not, without
Term
apnea
 Definition
without breathing
Term
anoxia
 Definition
condition without oxygen
Term
ab
 Definition
away from
Term
abnormal
 Definition
pertaining to away from order
Term
abductor
 Definition
one who leads away from
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
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adductor
 Definition
one who leads toward
Term
ana
 Definition
up, apart
Term
anabolism
 Definition
process of casting up
Term
analysis
 Definition
separation apart
Term
ante
 Definition
before, forward
Term
ante cibum
 Definition
before meals
Term
anteflexion
 Definition
process of bending forward
Term
antepartum
 Definition
before birth
Term
anti
 Definition
against
Term
antibiotic
 Definition
pertaining to against life
Term
antibody
 Definition
against the foreign body
Term
antigen
 Definition
substance that produces antibodies
Term
antisepsis
 Definition
against infection
Term
antitoxin
 Definition
substance against poison
Term
auto
 Definition
self, own
Term
autoimmune disease
 Definition
immune to self disease
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
bifurcation
 Definition
process of branching into two
Term
bilateral
 Definition
pertaining to two sides
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
bradycardia
 Definition
condition of a slow heart
Term
cata
 Definition
down
Term
catabolism
 Definition
process of casting down
Term
con
 Definition
with, together
Term
congenital anomaly
 Definition
pertaining to forming together irregularity
Term
connective
 Definition
to bind together
Term
contra
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
contraindication
 Definition
against indication
Term
contralateral
 Definition
pertaining to the opposite side
Term
de
 Definition
down, lack of
Term
dehydration
 Definition
pertaining to lack of fluid
Term
dia
 Definition
through, complete
Term
diameter
 Definition
complete measure (to measure through)
Term
diarrhea
 Definition
complete discharge
Term
dialysis
 Definition
complete separation
Term
dys
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Term
dyspnea
 Definition
painful breathing
Term
dysplasia
 Definition
abnormal development
Term
ec, ecto
 Definition
out, outside
Term
ectopic pregnancy
 Definition
pertaining to out of place pregnancy
Term
en, endo
 Definition
in, within
Term
endocardium
 Definition
pertaining to tissue within the heart
Term
endoscope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination within
Term
endotracheal
 Definition
pertaining to within the trachea
Term
epi
 Definition
upon, above, on
Term
epithelium
 Definition
pertaining to the skin above the nipple
Term
euphoria
 Definition
feeling of well being
Term
euthyroid
 Definition
normal thyroid function
Term
eu
 Definition
normal, good
Term
ex
 Definition
out, outside, away from
Term
exophthalmos
 Definition
protruding/bulging eye
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hemiglossectomy
 Definition
removal of half the tongue
Term
hyper
 Definition
excessive, above
Term
hyperglycemia
 Definition
blood condition of excess sugar
Term
hyperplasia
 Definition
excessive growth (cell #)
Term
hypertrophy
 Definition
excessive growth (cell size)
Term
hypo
 Definition
deficient, under
Term
hypodermic injection
 Definition
injection pertaining to under the skin
Term
hypoglycemia
 Definition
blood condition of deficient sugar
Term
in
 Definition
not
Term
insomniac
 Definition
pertaining to not sleeping
Term
in
 Definition
into, within
Term
incision
 Definition
process of cutting into
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infra
 Definition
beneath, under
Term
infracostal
 Definition
pertaining to under the ribs
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
intercostal
 Definition
pertaining to between the ribs
Term
intra
 Definition
in, within, into
Term
intravenous
 Definition
pertaining to within the vain
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
macrocephaly
 Definition
condition of large head
Term
malaise
 Definition
bad feeling
Term
mal
 Definition
bad
Term
malignant
 Definition
bad fire
Term
meta
 Definition
beyond, change
Term
metacarpal
 Definition
pertaining to bones beyond the wrist
Term
metamorphosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of changing shape/form
Term
metastasis
 Definition
beyond stopping
Term
micro
 Definition
small
Term
microscope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination of small
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
neonatal
 Definition
pertaining to new birth
Term
neoplasm
 Definition
new formation/growth
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
pancytopenia
 Definition
deficiency/decrease of all cells
Term
para
 Definition
abnormal, beside, near
Term
paralysis
 Definition
abnormal breakdown
Term
parathyroid gland
 Definition
near/beside the thyroid gland
Term
per
 Definition
through
Term
percutaneous
 Definition
pertaining to through the skin
Term
peri
 Definition
surrounding
Term
pericardium
 Definition
structure surrounding the heart
Term
periosteum
 Definition
structure surrounding the bone
Term
poly
 Definition
many, much
Term
polymorphonuclear
 Definition
pertaining to many shaped nuclei
Term
polyneuritis
 Definition
inflammation of many nerves
Term
post
 Definition
after, behind
Term
postmortem
 Definition
after death
Term
postpartum
 Definition
after birth
Term
pre
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
precancerous
 Definition
pertaining to before cancer
Term
prenatal
 Definition
pertaining to before birth
Term
pro
 Definition
before, forward
Term
prodrome
 Definition
to run before
Term
prolapse
 Definition
slide before or fall forward
Term
pseudo
 Definition
false
Term
pseudocyesis
 Definition
false pregnancy
Term
re
 Definition
back, again
Term
relapse
 Definition
fall again/slide back
Term
remission
 Definition
send back
Term
retro
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
retroperitoneal
 Definition
pertaining to behind the peritoneum
Term
retroflexion
 Definition
process of bending backward
Term
sub
 Definition
under
Term
subcutaneous
 Definition
pertaining to under the skin
Term
supra
 Definition
above, under
Term
suprapubic
 Definition
pertaining to above the pubis
Term
syn, sym
 Definition
together, with
Term
syndactyly
 Definition
condition of together fingers/toes
Term
synthesis
 Definition
condition of putting together
Term
syndrome
 Definition
to run together
Term
symbiosis
 Definition
condition of life together
Term
symmetry
 Definition
condition of measure together
Term
symphysis
 Definition
to grow together
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
tachypnea
 Definition
fast breathing
Term
trans
 Definition
across, through
Term
transfusion
 Definition
process of pouring through
Term
transurethral
 Definition
pertaining to through the urethra
Term
ultra
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
ultrasonography
 Definition
process of recording excess/beyond sound
Term
uni
 Definition
one
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unilateral
 Definition
pertaining to one side
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