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Medical Terms 6
Term | Definition |
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physio- | nature i.e. physiology |
bucc(o)- | cheek i.e. buccodistal |
palpebr- | eyelid i.e. palpebral |
plasia- | development; growth i.e. hypoplasia |
aur- | ear i.e. aural atresia |
acoust(l)- | hearing; sound i.e. acoustic neuroma |
colp(o)- | hollow; vagina i.e. colpectasia |
phon- | voice; sound i.e. aphonia |
leio- | smooth i.e. leiodermia |
cor- | heart i.e. accretio cordis |
ren- | kidney i.e. renicardiac |
orchi- | testis i.e. orchialgia |
glyco- | sweet; sugar i.e. glycogen |
encephal- | brain i.e. encephalopathy |
thalam- | inner chamber i.e. thalamocortical |
plexus- | braid; interweaving; network i.e. cardiac plexus |
cilia | eyelash i.e. mucociliary escalator |
dendr- | tree; branching (as in nervous system) i.e. dendriceptor |
phleb- | vein i.e. phlebangioma |
pilo- | hair i.e. pilomotor |
histo- | tissue i.e. histogenesis |
stoma- | mouth; opening i.e. stomatitis |
tympan- | eardrum or its enclosure i.e. tympanohyal |
umbilic- | navel i.e. umbilical cord |