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Medical Roots/Stems
Medical/Science Roots/Stem definition
Term | Definition |
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Feli | Cats |
Fore | Situated; or placed in front |
Gam | leg, especially in reference to the shapeliness of a woman's leg |
Gastro | Stomach |
Gingiv | Gums |
Gloss | Tongue |
Gynec/o | Female characteristics Women |
Gluco/Glyco | Sugar or imagine sticky sugar |
Hapl | Single, simple |
Helic | Extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule |
Feline HIV | Lentivirus that affects cats worldwide |
Forearm Forehead | Part of persons arm extending in the front Part of the face above the eyebrows |
Gamete | Male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote |
Gastropod | A mollusk of the large class gastropoda, Such as: snails, slugs, or whelks |
Gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums that is often accompanied by tenderness and bleeding |
Glossalgia | Pain localized in the tongue, especially neuralgic pain in the tongue |
Gynecologist | Physical care of the reproductive system of a women |
Glycosuria | Excessive sugar in the urine, typically associated with diabetes of kidney disease |
Haploid | Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
Double Helix | Pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of the DNA molecule |