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MP MIDTERM 2 - MISC
COMBINING FORMS, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |