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22 prefixes (& definitions) and 6 medical terms (& definitions)

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myringo   ear drum  
neuro   nerve, neuron  
odonto   tooth, teeth  
onycho   nail of finger or toe  
psycho   mind  
nephro   kidney  
reno   kidney  
skeleto   skeleton  
thoraco   chest, thorax  
tracheo   windpipe, trachea  
vasculo   small vessels  
vertebro   spinal column, vertebra  
viscero   viscera, intestines, organs of the body  
naso   nose  
oculo   eye  
olfacto   smell  
pneumo   lung, air, breath  
pulmo   lung  
rhino   nose  
synovi   joint fluid, synovial membrane  
thrombo   clot  
vaso   duct, vessel, vein, vas deferens  
veno   vein  
laceration   a tear in the flesh, producing a wound with irregular edges  
myocardium   the middle, muscular layer of the heart  
aneurysm   a balloon-like swelling in the wall of an artery  
bilateral   relating to or affecting both sides of the body or an organ  
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)   the death of a baby, usually occurring overnight while it is in its crib, from an unidentifiable cause; also known as crib death  
hydrocephalus   "water on the brain"  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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