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Chapter 9 Med Terms
Med Terms
Term | Definition |
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aden/o or adren/o | gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
calc/o | calcium |
gluc/o or glyc/o | sugar |
pancreat/o | pancrease |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o or thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-dipsia | thirst |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
encephal/o | brain |
gli/o | glue; neurogilal tissue |
mening/o | meninges (membrane covering the brain and spinal cord) |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
neur/o | nerve |
-paresis | partial paralysis |
-phasia | speech |
-plegia | paralysis |