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Medical Word Elements - F's & J's & K's
Medical Word Elements - F's & J's & K's
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08/29/2010
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Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
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fasci/o
 Definition
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
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femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
-ferent
 Definition
to carry
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
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fibros/o
 Definition
fibrous connective tissue
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
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-fication
 Definition
process of making
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-fida
 Definition
split
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-flex/o
 Definition
to bend
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fluor/o
 Definition
luminous, fluorescence
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follicul/o
 Definition
follicle; small sac
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-form
 Definition
resembling; in the shape of
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frotteur/o
 Definition
to rub
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fung/i
 Definition
fungus; mushroom
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furc/o
 Definition
forking; branching
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-fusion
 Definition
to pour; to come together
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jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
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kal/i
 Definition
potassium
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
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kern/o
 Definition
kernel (nucleus)
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ket/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
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keton/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
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kines/o
 Definition
movement
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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kinet/o
 Definition
movement
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klept/o
 Definition
to steal
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kyph/o
 Definition
hill, mountain
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