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medical terminology

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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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adip/o   fat  
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anter/o   front  
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bol/o   to cast (throw)  
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cervic/o   neck (of the body or of the uterus)  
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chondr/o   cartilage ( type of connective tissue)  
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chrom/o   color  
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coccyg/o   coccyx (tailbone)  
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crani/o   skull  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dist/o   fat, distant  
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dors/o   back portion of the body  
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hist/o   tissue  
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ili/o   ilium (part of the pelvic bone)  
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inguin/o   groin  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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later/o   side  
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lumb/o   lowerback (side and back between the ribs and pelvis)  
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medi/o   middle  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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poster/o   back, behind  
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proxim/o   nearest  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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spin/o   spine, backbone  
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thel/o   nipple  
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thorac/o   chest  
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trache/o   trachea, windpipe  
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umbillic/o   navel, umbilicus  
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ventr/o   belly side of the body  
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vertebr/o   vertebra(e), backbone(s)  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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ana-   up  
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cata-   down  
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epi-   above  
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hypo-   below  
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inter-   between  
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meta-   change  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-iac   pertaining to  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-ism   process, condition  
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-ose   pertaining to, full of  
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-plasm   formation  
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-somes   bodies  
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-type   picture, classification  
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anabolism   process of building up  
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catabolism   process of breaking down  
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cell membrane   structure that surrounds and protects the cell  
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chromosomes   rod shaped structures that contain DNA  
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cytoplasm   material that fills the cell  
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DNA   chemical found in each chromosome  
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endoplasmic reticulum   site where protien synthesis takes place  
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genes   regions of DNA within each chromosomw  
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metabolism   total chemical process in a cell  
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mitochondria   structures that burn food for energy  
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nucleus   control center, containes chromosomes  
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adipose tissue   collection of fat cells  
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cartilage   flexible connective tissue attached to bones and joints  
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epithelial cells   skin that covers the body and internal surfaces of organs  
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larynx   voice box  
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pharynx   throat  
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pituitary gland   endocrine gland at the base of the brain  
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thyroid gland   endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea  
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ureter   1 of 2 tubes from a single kidney to the urinary bladder  
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urethra   tube from urinary bladder to outside of the body  
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uterus   womb  
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viscera   internal organs  
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dorsal (posterior)   pertaining to the back  
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mediastinum   centrally located between the lungs  
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peritoneum   membrane that surrounds the abdonimal organs  
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pleura   membrane surrounding each lung  
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ventral (anterior)   pertaining to the front  
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superficial   on the surface  
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proximal   near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure  
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distal   far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the begining of a structure  
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inferior   below another structure  
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superior   above another structure  
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medial   pertaining to the middle  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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supine   lying on the back  
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prone   lying on the belly  
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