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Med terms
week 3
Term | Definition |
---|---|
leuk/o | white |
poli/o | gray |
myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
–necrosis | tissue death |
–stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
–rrhaphy | to surgical suture |
–scopy | visual examination |
–a | noun ending |
–um | noun ending |
end-, endo- | in, within , inside |
ec- | outside |
ger/i | old |
pulmon/o, pulm/o | lung |
aden/o | gland |
–lepsy | seizure |
epi- | above, upon |
cili/o | eyelashes, microscopic hair-like Projections |
–ion | action, process, state or condition |
brachy- | short |
hepat/o | liver |
–centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
tachy- | fast |
brady- | slow |
oste/o | bone |
od | overdose |
os | mouth |
OD | right eye, Doctor of Optometry |
OS | left eye |
OU | each eye |