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Quiz that i am taking on med terms
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Physio- | nature |
| bucc(o)- | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| plasia- | development/growth |
| rug- | wrinkle,fold,crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acoust(i)- | hearing, sound |
| colp(o)- | hollow,vagina |
| phon- | voice,sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor- | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus- | braid,an interweaving or network |
| cilia- | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree,branching(as in nervous system) |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth or opening |
| tympan- | eardrum or its enclosure |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
| helio- | sun,light |
| astr- | star-shaped |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| fascia- | sheet,band |
| iso- | equal |
| tarso- | ankle region,also framework of the eyelid |
| -tope | place |
| pod- | foot |
| malign- | bad,harm |
| adnexa- | ties,connections |
| ocul- | eye |
| lapar- | abdominal wall |
| dacry- | tear |
| ment- | mind |
| part- | labor,bring forth |
| scler(a)- | hard |
| somato- | body |
| trachel- | neck,neckline |
| sinus- | hollow space |
| hypno- | sleep |
| sept- | wall,fence |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| antr- | cavity or chamber |
| -crine | to secrete |
| dura- | hard |