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medical term chapter 2
medical terminology
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11/18/2009
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion(sac of fluid surronding the embryo)
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel(usually a blood vessel)
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque(a yellow, fattymaterial)
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit(underarm)
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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chem/o
 Definition
drug ; also chemical
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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chron/o
 Definition
time
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col/o
 Definition
colon(large intestine or bowel)
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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cry/o
 Definition
cold
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagu(tube leading from the throat to the stomach)
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin(area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body)
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen (abdominal wall)
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laryng/o
 Definition
voice box (larynx)
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast(use with -ARY,        -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -Plasty)
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mast/o
 Definition
breast(use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS)
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men/o
 Definition
menses(menstruation); month
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges(membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord(nervous tissue connected to the brain and located within the spinal column or backbone); in other terms, MYEL/O means bone marrow(the soft, inner part of bones, where blood cells are made)
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necr/o
 Definition
death(of cells)
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney(use with all suffixes, except -AL and -GRAM; use REN/O with     -AL and -GRAM)
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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pelv/o
 Definition
hip area
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peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum(membrane surrounding the organs in the abdominal cavity)
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney(use with -AL and -GRAM)
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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salping/o
 Definition
fallopian(uterine)tube
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
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septic/o
 Definition
pertaining to infection
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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trache/o
 Definition
windpipe; trachea
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ur/o
 Definition
urine or urea(waste material); urinary tract
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vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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