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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