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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 |