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Term/Definition
medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adip/o | Fat |
| leuk/o | White |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Seb/o | Oil |
| pil/o | Hair |
| xer/o | Dry |
| kerat/o | Hard, horny |
| squam/o | Scale |
| onych/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| femor/o | femur |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| -physis | growth |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| dactyl/o | fibger |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| ton/o | tone |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| cephal/o | head |
| cereball/o | cerebellum |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| neru/o | nerve |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| phas/o | speech |
| -phobia | excessive fear |
| phren/o | mind |
| somn/o, somn/i | sleep |
| hypn/o | know |
| dur/o | tough outer membrane |