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Word Part - 2
Term | Definition | Example(s) | Meaning fo Example(s) |
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cent- | 100, 100th | Century, Centigram | 100 years, 1/100th of a gram |
-centesis | Puncture | Amniocentesis | Puncture to aspirate (remove) amniotic fluid from amniotic sac |
cephal-, -ceps | Head | Hydrocephalus, Biceps femoris | Water in brain (in the head), 2-headed (2 tendons) muscle by femur |
chol-, cystic | Gallbladder | Cholecystokinin, Cystic duct | Hormone causing gallbladder contraction, Tube (for bile) from gallbladder |
chondr- | Cartilage | Chondrocyte | Cartilage cell |
-cide | Kill | Spermicide | Sperm killer |
circ-, peri- | Around | Circumcision, Periodontal | Cut around (ex. male foreskin), Around the teeth |
-clast | Break, Destroy | Osteoclast | Bone Breaker (cells that destroy cells, thus shaping a bone) |
co-, con-, sym-, syn-, sys- | Together, With | Congenital, Synthesis, System | Born with, Put together, Organs working together |
coel-, sinu- | Cavity, Space | Coelom, Frontal sinus | Body cavity, Space in the frontal bone |