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09/26/2012
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Term
ana-
 Definition
apart; anatomy
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ante-
 Definition
before; anterior
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dis-
 Definition
part; dissection
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homeo-
 Definition
someness; homeostasis
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inter-
 Definition
between; intercellular
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intra-
 Definition
within; intracellular
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-logy
 Definition
study of; physiology
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-meter
 Definition
measure; millimeter
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pariet-
 Definition
wall; parietal
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physio-
 Definition
nature (or function) of; physiology
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post-
 Definition
after; posterior
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sagitta-
 Definition
arrow; sagittal
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-section
 Definition
act of cutting; dissection
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still; homeostasis
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting; anatomy
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viscero-
 Definition
body organs; visceral
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-ase
 Definition
evzyme; lipase
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de-
 Definition
remove; dehydrogenase
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di-
 Definition
two; disaccharide
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hex-
 Definition
six; hexose
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mono-
 Definition
one; monosaccharide
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pent-
 Definition
five; pentose
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poly-
 Definition
many; polypeptide
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prot-
 Definition
first; protein
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-saccharide
 Definition
sugar; monosaccharide
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tri-
 Definition
three; triphosphate
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a-
 Definition
without; atrophy
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auto-
 Definition
self; autophagy
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cyto-
 Definition
cell; cytologist
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-elle
 Definition
small; organelle
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homeo-
 Definition
same; homeologous
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hydro-
 Definition
water; hydrostatic
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hyper-
 Definition
above; hypertonic
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hypo-
 Definition
below; hypotonic
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iso-
 Definition
equal; isotonic
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lyso-
 Definition
dissolving; lysosome
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond; metastasis
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neo-
 Definition
new; neoplasm
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; carcinoma
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-phagy
 Definition
eating; autophagosome
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-philic
 Definition
loving; hydrophilic
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-phobic
 Definition
fearing; hydrophobic
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-plasia, -plasm
 Definition
growth; dysplasia
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reticulum
 Definition
network; endoplasmic reticulum
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-some
 Definition
body; lysosome
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-stasis, -static
 Definition
stand, stay; metastasis
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-tonic
 Definition
pressure; hypertonic
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-trophy
 Definition
nurish; hypertrophy
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a-
 Definition
without; avascular
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acin-
 Definition
berry; acinar gland
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adip(o)-
 Definition
fat; adipose
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apex, apic-
 Definition
tip; apical
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areol-
 Definition
small space; areolar
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ciliaris
 Definition
resembling an eyelash; cilia
Term
-crine
 Definition
to secrete; endocrine
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endo-
 Definition
within; endocrine
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exo-
 Definition
outside; exocrine
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hist-
 Definition
tissue; histology
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lupus
 Definition
wolf; systemic lupus erythematosus
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macro-
 Definition
large; macrophage
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multi-
 Definition
many; multicellular
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path-
 Definition
disease; pathology
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pseudo-
 Definition
false; pseudostratified
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squam-
 Definition
thin plate; squamous
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strat-
 Definition
layer; stratified
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uni-
 Definition
one; unicellular
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vasc-
 Definition
blood vessel; avascular
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xeno-
 Definition
strange, foreign; xenotransplantation
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albin-
 Definition
white; albinism
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basale
 Definition
base; stratum basale
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cera-
 Definition
wax; cerumen
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corneum
 Definition
horny; stratum corneum
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cut-
 Definition
skin; cutaneous
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derm-
 Definition
skin; dematologist
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epi-
 Definition
over; epidermis
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fer-
 Definition
carry; sudoriferous
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granulum
 Definition
little grain; stratum granulosum
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lucidus
 Definition
clear; stratum lucidum
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melan-
 Definition
black; melanoma
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seb-
 Definition
fat; sebaceous
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spinosum
 Definition
thornlike, prickly; stratum spinosum
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sub-
 Definition
under; subcutaneous
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sudor-
 Definition
sweat; sudoriferous
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blast-
 Definition
germ, to form; osteoblast
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chondr-
 Definition
cartilage; perichondrium
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-clast
 Definition
to break; osteoclast
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dia-
 Definition
through; diaphysis
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endo-
 Definition
within; endosteum
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epi-
 Definition
over; epiphysis
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meta-
 Definition
after, beyond; metaphysis
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os-, osteo-
 Definition
bone; ossification, osteocyte
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peri-
 Definition
around; periosteum
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-physis
 Definition
growing; diaphysis
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annulus
 Definition
ring; annulus fibrosus
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cervic-
 Definition
neck; cericial collar
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costa
 Definition
rib; costal cartilage
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cribr-
 Definition
sieve; cribriform plate
Term
crist-
 Definition
crest; crista galli, cristae
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ethm-
 Definition
sieve; ethmoid bone
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infra-
 Definition
below; infraorbital
Term
lambd-
 Definition
L-shaped; lambdoidal suture
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lumb-
 Definition
loin; lumbosacral
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optic
 Definition
eye; optic foramen
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pulp
 Definition
soft, flesh; nucleus pulposus
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sacrum-
 Definition
sacred bone; sacroiliac
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sphenoid
 Definition
wedge-shaped; sphenoid bone
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super-
 Definition
above; supraorbital
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acrom-
 Definition
tip; acromion process
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capit-
 Definition
head; capitulum
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cox-
 Definition
hip; coxal bone
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genu
 Definition
knee; genu calgum
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meta-
 Definition
after, beyond; metacarpal
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