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Touro .Medical Terminology
Chapter 3: Bacteria, Color, and Some Medical Terms
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08/05/2014
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Term
-cele
 Definition
Cyst, hernia, herniation
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Celi/o
 Definition
Abdomen
Term
Fasci/o
 Definition
Fascia, fibrous band
Term
Faci/o
 Definition
The face, form
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Bacillus
 Definition
Bacteria that are rod shaped
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Coccus
 Definition
Bacteria that are round in shape
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Dipl/o
 Definition
Pairs, bacteria that grow in pairs
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Staphyl/o
 Definition
Bunches, like grapes.
Bacteria that grow in clusters.
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Strept/o
 Definition
Bacteria that grow in twisted chains
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Alb-
 Definition
White
Term
Chlor/o
 Definition
Green
Term
Chom/o
 Definition
Color
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Cirrh/o
 Definition
Orange-yellow
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Cyan/o
 Definition
Blue
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Erythr/o
 Definition
Red
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Leuk/o
 Definition
White
Term
Lutein/o
 Definition
Saffron yellow
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Melan/o
 Definition
Black
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Poli/o
 Definition
Gray
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Rhod/o
 Definition
Red
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Rubi/o
 Definition
Reddish, redness
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Xanth/o
 Definition
Yellowish
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A-, an-
 Definition
Without, not
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Acro-
 Definition
Extremities; top or extreme point
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Aero-
 Definition
Air
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Aniso-
 Definition
Unequal
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Brady-
 Definition
Slow
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De-
 Definition
Take away, remove
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Dia-
 Definition
Through
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Dif-
Dis-
 Definition
Apart, free from, separate
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Dys-
 Definition
Bad, painful, difficult
Term
Ec-
Ecto-
 Definition
Outside, out, outer
Term
Emia-
 Definition
Blood: condition of
Term
End-
Endo-
 Definition
Within, inner
Term
Eu-
 Definition
Good, easy
Term
Extra-
 Definition
Beyond, outside
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Hemi-
 Definition
One side, half
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Hemo-
 Definition
Blood
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Hetero-
 Definition
Different
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Homo-
 Definition
Same. Resembling each other
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Hydro-
 Definition
Water
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Hyper
 Definition
Excessive, above normal, beyond
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Hypo-
 Definition
Under, below normal
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In-
 Definition
In, into, not
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Iso-
 Definition
Equal, same
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Lip-
 Definition
Fat
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Mal-
 Definition
Bad, poor
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Mega-
 Definition
Large, great
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Megal/o
 Definition
Enlarged
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Meno-
 Definition
Menses (menstruation)
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Noct-
 Definition
Night
Term
Nyct-
 Definition
Night
Term
Pan-
 Definition
All, every
Term
Para-
 Definition
Beside, beyond, accessory to
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Per-
 Definition
Through
Term
Peri-
 Definition
Around
Term
Poly-
 Definition
Many, much
Term
Post-
 Definition
Following, after
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Pre-
 Definition
Before
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Pro-
 Definition
Preceding, coming before
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Pyo-
 Definition
Pus
Term
Re-
 Definition
Put back
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Super-
 Definition
Above, beyond
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Supra-
 Definition
Above, beyond
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Syn-
 Definition
Going together, united
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Tachy-
 Definition
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