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calc-
heel; stone/ basically refers to calcium, one of the essential materials in the body
cheir-, chir-
hand
cine-
move; movement/ also kine-
colla-
glue; gelatinlike; starch
cut-
skin
digit
finger; toe/ medical word used to name a finger or a toe
dors-
back/ the back of the body; the body as viewed from the back
dys-
bad; out of order/ difficult; painful; opposite of 'good'
en-
in/ within; inside; usually em- before b, m, or p
gangli-
swelling; knotlike mass
gemin-
twin, double/ paired
grad-
walk; take steps/ a stage in a process
gran-
grain, particle
labi-
lip/ any liplike structure, especially the lips of the face
later-
side/ the side of the body
mamm-
breast
micr-
small/ small size; minute, that is, 'microscopic'
peps, pept-
digest/ digestion
peri-
about, around/ surrounding; enclosing; covering
phob-
fear/ persistent abnormal fear or dread
phot-
light
pleur-
pleura (membrane) rib, side
pro-
in front of; before/ front part of
rachi-
spinal column/ spine; the backbone; the vertebral column
tarso-
framework of the eyelid
ameb-
change/ a parasite that moves by changing shape
an-, a-
without, not/ lacking; wekness; deficiency
dynam-
power/ force; strength
hormone
to excite or set in motion/ applied to a substance formed in an organ of the body (pincipally the glands) and carried by a body fluid to another organ or tissue where it has a specific effect such as stimulation or arousal
maxill-
upper jawbone
mechano-
machine
metr-
uterus/ womb/ hyster-; female organ for protecton and nourishment of the developing young durning pregnancy
neo-
new/ recent
neuro-
nerve or nervous system
osmo-
odor/ smell; the sense of smell
pan-
all; completely; the whole of (also pant-)
phak-
lens/ the crystalline lens of the eye, that is, the transparent body of tissue behind the pupil of the eye that focuses the incoming light rays
poly-
many or much/ sometimes with the idea of excessive
post
after, behind in time/ also, situated behind (behind in place)
pre-
in front of; before/ situated before, or in front of; occurring before, or prior to, or earlier than
ramus
branch/ a branch or branchlike projecting part
semi-
half/ one-half; partially
strict-
to draw tight; narrowing
syn- or sym-
together
tegument
skin or covering
therm-
heat
traumat-
wound; injury/ shock; stress
trich-
hair
turbin-
shaped like a top/ spiral- shaped
vuls-
twitch or pull/ pluck; tear loose