Medical Terminology Definitions PDF
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This document is a list of medical terminology definitions, including prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms. It likely serves as a study guide for medical students or professionals.
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folli/o-sac-like structure pil/o, trich/o-hair kerat/o-cornea; hard,fiberous protein lip/o, adip/o-fat, lipid lun/o-moon onych/o, ungu/o-fingernail or toenail Coll/a-fibers that hold together integument/o-whole body skin cutane/o cut/i-skin derm/o-skin, covering phor/o-to bear; to carry; r...
folli/o-sac-like structure pil/o, trich/o-hair kerat/o-cornea; hard,fiberous protein lip/o, adip/o-fat, lipid lun/o-moon onych/o, ungu/o-fingernail or toenail Coll/a-fibers that hold together integument/o-whole body skin cutane/o cut/i-skin derm/o-skin, covering phor/o-to bear; to carry; range spir/o-breathing elast/o-flexing; stretching squam/o-scale-like cell bas/o-base (alkaline, opposite of acid) theli/o-cellular layer sudor/i-; hidr/o-; diaphor/o-sweat Nosocomi/o- (Combining form)-hospital home/o-same protect/o-to defend, protect sens/o-feeling synth/o-to put together therm/o-heat regulat/o-to control hem/o-blood rrhage-excessive discharge ; excessive flow extra-outside vas/o-blood vessel contus/o-bruising ecchym/o-blood in the tissues fiss/o-splitting ne/o-new malign/o-cancer; intentionally causing harm prurit/o-itching xer/o-dry Albin/o-white cyan/o-blue erythema/o-redness jaund/o-yellow icter/o-jaundice