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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | before, front |
caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
cephal/o | head |
cyt/o | cell |
end- | in, within, inside |
exo- | out of, outside, away from |
hist/o | tissue |
-ologist | specialist |
-ology | the science or study of |
path/o | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
plas/i | development, growth, formation |
poster/o | behind, toward the back |
-stasis | control, maintenance of a constant level |
-static | control, maintenance of a constant level |
plas/o | development, growth, formation |
-plasia | development, growth, formation |
endo- | in, within, inside |
-cyte | cell |
-pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |