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Wellesley College EMT-B Course
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01/08/2011
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Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremities
Term
aden/o-
 Definition
gland
Term
adeno-
 Definition
referring to the glands
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
angle-
 Definition
tube, blood vessel
Term
ansi/o-
 Definition
unequal
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append-
 Definition
to hang something
Term
arche
 Definition
beginning
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arterio-
 Definition
having to do with the arteries
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artho-
 Definition
joint
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athero-
 Definition
fatty (porridge like)
Term
athlero-
 Definition
hardening
Term
audi/o-
 Definition
referring to sound
Term
blasto-
 Definition
germ or embryotic
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bleph/o-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bronch
 Definition
windpipe
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burs/o
 Definition
purse or bag
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bydr
 Definition
water
Term
calcane
 Definition
heel
Term
carcino
 Definition
cancerous
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cardi/o-
 Definition
heart
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carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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cent/i-
 Definition
hundred
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ceph
 Definition
head
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cephalo-
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
pertaining to the cerebrum
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cervic/o
 Definition
cervical
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cheil/o-
 Definition
lips
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
chole
 Definition
pertaining to the gallbladder
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chondr/o
 Definition
inflammation of bone or cartilage
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cleav
 Definition
to divide
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccygeal
Term
col
 Definition
colon
Term
cor
 Definition
pupil
Term
coreo
 Definition
pupil
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corneo
 Definition
cornea
Term
cortic
 Definition
cortex
Term
cost/o
 Definition
pertaining to ribs and cartilage
Term
cut
 Definition
to cut
Term
cutane
 Definition
to cut
Term
cyt
 Definition
cell
Term
dactyl
 Definition
finger
Term
dendr/o
 Definition
tree
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dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dext
 Definition
hand
Term
diastol
 Definition
dilation
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dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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disk
 Definition
intervertebral disk
Term
dors
 Definition
back
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duct
 Definition
lead or move
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
pertaining to the duodenum
Term
dur
 Definition
hard
Term
ech/o
 Definition
reflected sound
Term
electr/o
 Definition
charged unit
Term
embol
 Definition
stopper
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
Term
extension
 Definition
straighten or lengthen
Term
flexion
 Definition
bend or shorten
Term
gangli
 Definition
swelling
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
genesis
 Definition
development or creation
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germ
 Definition
to bud or sprout
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hema
 Definition
blood
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hepato
 Definition
liver
Term
homeo
 Definition
same
Term
humer
 Definition
fluid
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humer/o
 Definition
upper arm bone
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyst/o
 Definition
pertaining to the tissues
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
irid
 Definition
iris
Term
ischi
 Definition
hip
Term
kal
 Definition
potassium
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
lacr/i
 Definition
tear duct
Term
lact
 Definition
milk
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leuko
 Definition
white
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lith/o
 Definition
pertaining to stones
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lumbar
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
pertaining to the lymphs
Term
macro
 Definition
abnormally large
Term
mast
 Definition
breast
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
Term
melan
 Definition
black
Term
men/o
 Definition
menstruation
Term
mening
 Definition
meninges
Term
micro
 Definition
abnormally small
Term
mict
 Definition
to pass urine
Term
morph
 Definition
to change
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muc/o
 Definition
pertaining to the mucous
Term
myc
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
 Definition
pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord
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myo
 Definition
muscle
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necr
 Definition
death
Term
neo
 Definition
new
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nephr
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur
 Definition
nerve
Term
noct
 Definition
night
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nutri
 Definition
nutrition
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occlusion
 Definition
blockage
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occular
 Definition
pertaining to the eyes
Term
olfact
 Definition
to smell
Term
onch/o
 Definition
pertaining to cancer
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nails
Term
oo
 Definition
egg
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
opthalm/o
 Definition
eyes
Term
oss
 Definition
bone
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ears
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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parietal
 Definition
membrane of the chest cavity wall
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
pector
 Definition
chest
Term
pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
peptic
 Definition
pertaining to digestion
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phag/o
 Definition
eat
Term
phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
phon/o
 Definition
pertaining to voice sounds
Term
phoni/a
 Definition
making sounds with the voice
Term
phys/io
 Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
pino
 Definition
to drink
Term
pleur
 Definition
rib
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing
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pneum/o
 Definition
air
Term
pneumon
 Definition
lung
Term
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubic
Term
puber
 Definition
adult
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
pylor
 Definition
gatekeeper
Term
pyr
 Definition
fever
Term
rach
 Definition
spine
Term
radi/o
 Definition
pertaining to xray
Term
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
ren/o
 Definition
pertaining to the kidney
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
sacchar
 Definition
sugar
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacral
Term
sarco
 Definition
flesh
Term
scler
 Definition
hard
Term
sepsi
 Definition
infection
Term
ser/o
 Definition
pertaining to the intestine
Term
somat
 Definition
body
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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squam/o
 Definition
scale
Term
stasis
 Definition
standing still
Term
stern
 Definition
sternal or sternum
Term
stoma
 Definition
mouth
Term
strat
 Definition
layer
Term
supra
 Definition
above
Term
syn
 Definition
together
Term
systol
 Definition
contraction
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast or rapid
Term
ten/o
 Definition
pain in a tendon
Term
than
 Definition
death
Term
therm/o
 Definition
pertaining to temperature
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
thorax
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid
Term
tom/o
 Definition
pertaining to nuclear imaging
Term
tympanic
 Definition
pertaining to the ear drums
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
uria
 Definition
urine
Term
vasc
 Definition
pertaining to the vessels
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventr
 Definition
belly or stomach
Term
vill
 Definition
hair
Term
visceral
 Definition
membrane that covers the surface of the lungs
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
neur/o
 Definition
pertaining to the nerves
Term
balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
Term
end/o
 Definition
lining of
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