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Anatomy Prefixes Letters I-N
Letters I-N
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2008

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-ia,  -ism

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condition - insomnia, condition of not being able to sleep

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inter- 

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between - intercellular, between the cells

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intra- 

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within - intracellular, inside the cell

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-ism 

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condition – ganglism, a condition in the ganglia

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iso- 

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equal - isothermal, equal, or same, temperature
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-ist

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agent (one who practices) – pathologist, one who practices the study of disease

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-itis

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inflammation - gastritis, inflammation of the stomach
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lamell- 

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small plate - concentric lamellae, rings of bone matrix in compact bone

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lamina 

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layer  - basal lamina, part of the epithelial basement membrane
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leuko- 

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white - leukocyte, white blood cell
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lip-, lipo- 

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fat, lipid - lipophage, a cell that gas taken up fat in its cytoplasm
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-logy

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the study of - pathology, the study of changes in structure and function brought on by disease
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lumen

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light - lumen, center of a hollow structure

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lut- 

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 corpus luteum, a yellow, hormone-secreting structure in the ovary

 

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lymph

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water - lymphatic circulation, return of clear fluid to the bloodstream
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-lysis

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breaking down - hemolysis, the breakdown of red blood cells

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macro- 

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large - macromolecule, large molecule

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macula 

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spot - macula lutea, yellow spot on the retina

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magn- 

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large - foramen magnum, largest opening of the skull

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mal- 

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bad, abnormal - malfunction, abnormal functioning of an organ

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-malacia

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soft - osteomalacia, a process leading to bone softening

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mater 

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mother - dura mater, pia mater, membranes that envelop the brain
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meat- 

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passage - external acoustic meatus, the ear canal
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mega- 

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large - megakaryocyte, large precursor cell of platelets

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melan- 

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black - melanocytes, which secrete the black pigment melanin
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meningo- 

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membrane - meningitis, inflammation of the membranes of the brain

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meso- 

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middle - mesoderm, middle germ layer

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meta-  

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between, metatarsus, the part of the foot between the tarsus and the phalanges
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micro- 

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small - microscope, an instrument used to make small objects appear larger

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mono- 

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single - monospasm, spasm of a single limb
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morpho- 

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form - morphology, the study of form and structure or organisms
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multi- 

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many - multinuclear, having several nuclei

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my/o- 

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muscle - myocardium, heart muscle

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necro- 

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death - necrosis, tissue death

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neo- 

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new - neoplasm, and abnormal growth

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nephr/o- 

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kidney - nephritis, inflammation of the kidney

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neur/o- 

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nerve - neurophysiology, the physiology of the nervous system
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