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Lesson 5 med terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |