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Lesson 5 med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| bili- | bile |
| cec- | a blind passage |
| -centesis | puncture |
| hallux | big toe |
| lacrim- | tear |
| lact- | milk |
| macul- | spot |
| mening- | membrane |
| myco- | fungus |
| myel- | marrow (spinal cord) |
| onco- | tumor |
| onych- | nail,claw |
| or- | mouth |
| oto- | ear |
| ovar- | egg |
| -pexy | suspension. fixation |
| pyle- | gate |
| sphenic | a wedge |
| sprio- | coil |
| squam- | scale |
| sub- | under |
| thorac- | chest |
| vesic- | bladder |
| viscero- | organ |
| antiemetic | preventing or relieving nausea and vomiting |
| biliary | pertaining to a bile |
| cecoptosis | falling (downward displacement) |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| lacrimal | pertaining to a tear |
| lacteal | pertaining to milk |
| macula | a spot or blotch |
| meningitis | inflammation of the membranes covering the brain a spinal cord |
| mycetoma | a tumor containing fungus cells |
| osteomyel | form for bone marrow |
| oncology | the study of tumors |
| onychectomy | surgical removal of the nail of nail bed |
| squama | a scale or platelike structure |
| subdermal | situated or occurring under the skin |
| vesica | general term for a bladder |
| viscerad | toward the viscera |