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| neck or cervical portion of spine; or cervix |
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| suffix using two previously discussed roots (dys = bad; plasia = growth) which means abnormal tissue development |
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| fascia (sheet of fibrous tissue that enclose the muscles) |
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| Cerebrum (or simply brain) |
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| Relating to the dura mater (fibrous membrane forming the outer covering of the central nervous system) |
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| Glue, neuroglia (specific nervous tissue of the central and peripheral nervous system) We will use in the context of interstitial nervous tissue. |
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| Related to a subdivision (lobe) of an organ |
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| Meninges (membrane, specifically used to describe the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord) |
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| Spinal cord, related to the myelin sheath of nerves (recall that this also is used to refer to bone marrow) |
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| Nerve, nervous tissue, or nervous system |
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| Wax (Commonly refers to the waxy secretion of the ears.) |
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| Tears (Note that "cry" is in the term.) |
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| Right (Note that the "d" in the abbreviation a.d. means dextra = right. This abbreviation therefore means right ear.) |
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| Cornea of the eye. (Note that it also means hard as discussed in the integumentary system module.) |
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| Left (Note the "l" in the abbreviation a.l. means leava = left. This abbreviation therefore means left ear.) |
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| Eye (Note the "o" in the abbreviation o.s. means oculus = eye. Combined with "s" = sinister, this abbreviation means left eye.) |
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| ophthalm, ophthalmo, opt, opto |
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| Tube (Note that this term can be used to describe the eustachian tubes of the ear of the uterine tubes.) |
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| Sclera of the eye. Note that this term was also was defined as hardness. |
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| Left (Note the "s" in the abbreviation a.s. means sinister = left. This abbreviation therefore means left ear.) |
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| Glassy (relates to the vitreous humor of the eye. This is the jelly like substance that fills the eye.) |
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| Prefix meaning without life (a = without, zoo = life) |
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| oo, ovari, ovario, oophor, oophoro |
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| Ovary (Note that "oo" can also refer to egg) |
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| orch, orchi, orchio, orchido |
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| Tube (With respect to the female reproductive system, used to describe the fallopian tubules.) |
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| spermat, spermato, spermo |
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| The breakdown of fat as during the digestion process. |
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| A fungal infection of the skin |
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| A cell that produces cartilage |
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| An enlarged finger or toe |
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| A tumor that is derived from cells of the bone marrow. |
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| Relating to the breakdown of bone. |
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| A disease of the spine, characterized by fusion of vertebrae. |
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| a fancy name for a headache |
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| recording of the electric potentials of the brain. It is done by attaching electrodes to the scalp. |
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| - "Mening-" = membrane of the brain/spine, "-itis" = inflammation of. This is a condition characterized by an inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. |
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| An instrument used to look at the eye and its inner structures |
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| Involuntary twitch of the eyelid. |
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| "Cysto" referring to the bladder and "gram" meaning a recording of. This term refers to a radiologic imaging study done look at the bladder. |
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| "Nephr" = kidney and "ectomy" = removal of. This term would describe the surgical removal of a kidney. |
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| term describing an inflammation of the ovary and fallopian tubule. |
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| excessive or unusual discharge. This would be a an abnormal discharge of blood during menses |
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