BI 241: Medical Terminology (A-L)

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“a”

not, without

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“ab”

off, from, away

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3

“acromi”

point of the shoulder blade

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4

“acu”

a needle

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5

“ad”

to, toward

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6

“adipo”

fat

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“aesthes”

sensation, perception

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8

“alb”

white

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9

“amput”

cut off, cut away

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10

“an”

without

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11

“anti”

opposite of, against

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12

“apex”

tip, extremity

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13

“aqua”

water

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14

“arthr”

joint

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15

“asthma”

gasping, panting

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“audi”

hearing

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17

“aur”

an ear

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18

“axilla”

armpit

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19

“benign”

good, friendly, kind

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20

“bi”

two, twice, double

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21

“brachi”

the arm

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22

“brachy” OR “bevi”

short

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23

“buccal”

cheek

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24

“caec”

blind

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25

“calcaneo”

heel

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26

“calx”

heel

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27

“capit”

head

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28

“carcinoma”

cancer

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29

“card”

the heart

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30

“carp”

the wrist

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31

“castr”

deprive of generative power

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32

“caud”

tail

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“cele”

a rupture, hernia, a tumor

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34

“cephal”

head

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35

“cer”

wax

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“cereb”

brain

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“cervic”

neck

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38

“chondr”

cartilage

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39

“chori”

a skin, membrane

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40

“circum”

around

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“cis”

on this side

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42

“cleid”

the clavicle

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43

“cnem”

part of the leg between the knee and ankle

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44

“cochl”

a snail

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45

“condyl”

a knuckle; knob

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46

“corn”

horn, horny

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47

“cost”

rib

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48

“cox”

hip

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49

“crani”

the skull

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50

“crist”

crest

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“crur”

the leg

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52

“cryo”

cold

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“cuspi”

a point

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54

“cuti”

skin

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55

“cyan”

blue

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56

“cyst”

the bladder

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57

“cyt”

a cell

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58

“delt”

triangular

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59

“dorsi”

back

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60

“dur”

hard

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61

“dys”

bad, malicious, hard

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62

“ecto”

outside

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63

“ectop”

displaced, foreign

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64

“-ectomy”

cut out

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65

“edema”

swelling

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66

“eff”

out, away from

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67

“embol”

a wedge

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68

“-emia”

blood

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69

“-emesis”

vomit

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70

“encephal”

brain

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“endo”

within, inner

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72

“enter”

intestine

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73

“epi”

above

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74

“erythr”

red

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75

“esthesi”

sensation, preception

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76

“eu”

good, well

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77

“exo”

outside, out

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78

“fibul”

a clasp, buckle

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79

“fasci”

a bundle; a band

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80

“front”

the forehead

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81

“gangli”

a knot on a string

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82

“gast”

the stomach, belly

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83

“giganto”

gigantic

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84

“gingiv”

the gums

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85

“glen”

a pit; socket

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86

“glom”

a ball

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87

“gloss”

tongue

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88

“glut”

the rump

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89

“gomph”

a wedge-shaped bolt or nail

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90

“gyn”

a woman, female

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91

“hallu”

big toe

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92

“hem”

blood

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93

“hemi”

one-half

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94

“hepato”

liver

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95

“herni”

rupture

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96

“hist”

tissue

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97

“hummer”

shoulder

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98

“hyal”

glass, transparent

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99

“hyper”

excessive

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“hypo”

beneath, under

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