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MP MIDTERM 2 - MISC
COMBINING FORMS, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
Term | Definition |
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CUTANE/O- | SKIN |
PEDICUL/O - | LICE |
DERMAT/O- | SKIN |
INTEGUMENT/O- | SKIN |
HIRSUT/O | HAIRY |
ANKLY/O | FUSED TOGETHER; STIFF |
RADICUL/O | SPINE; NERVE ROOT |
PYEL/O | RENAL PELVIS (RENAL PERTAINS TO THE KIDNEY) |
-ICS | KNOWLEDGE; PRACTICE OF (E.G PEDIATRICS) |
PYELONEPHRITIS | PYEL/O - RENAL PELVIS ; NEPHR/O- KIDNEY (INFLAMMATION OF THE RENAL PELVIS OF THE KIDNEY) |
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS | ANKLY/O - FUSED TOGETHER OR STIFF , -OSING = CONDITION OF MAKING SPONDYL/O - VERTEBRA, -ITIS - INFLAMMATION OR INFECTION (INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS IN THE SPINE. PAIN & STIFFNESS IN THE BACK PROGRESSING TO THE CHEST AND NECK. |