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Med Term 7-9
Dean Vaughn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dynam- | power |
| traumat- | wound, injury |
| ameb- | change |
| strict- | draw tight |
| turbin- | shaped like a top; spiral shaped |
| neo- | new |
| therm- | heat |
| sym- | together |
| ramus- | branch |
| pan- | all |
| ab- | away from, not |
| ante- | before |
| ex- | out, away from |
| puer- | child |
| proli- | offspring |
| macro- | large |
| lal- | speech |
| cryo- | cold |
| mal- | bad |
| glom- | ball |
| somni- | sleep |
| pharmac- | drug |
| vert- | turn |
| eu- | good |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | both sides |
| clas- | break |
| duct- | tube; lead or draw |
| fiss- | split |
| ger- | old |
| heter- | other, different from |
| hom- | same |
| sta- | stand |
| volv- | to roll |
| splanchn- | internal organs |
| med- | middle |
| xer | dry |
| per- | throughout |
| blast- | bud |
| duc- | lead |
| phren- | mind |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| colla- | glue-like |
| osmo- | odor |
| lumbo- | loins |
| olfact- | smell |
| helio- | sun |
| histo- | tissue |
| phage- | to eat |
| tarso- | framework of the upper eyelid |
| cranial | skull |
| cephal- | head |
| caudal- | tail |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| epi- | on/upon |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | arm |
| inguinal | between the abdomen and thigh |
| cubital | area in front of the elbow |
| popliteal | back of the knee |
| pulmonary | lungs |
| viscera | ventral organs |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| infra- | below |
| capit- | head |
| cau- | burn |
| infer- | under |
| cata- | down |
| hypo- | under |
| proximal | nearest |
| distal | away |
| ventral | front |
| anterior | front |
| dorsal | back |
| posterior | back |
| lateral | side |
| renal | kidney |
| chondr- | cartilage |