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adipose |
pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body
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adip -ose
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ambilateral
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Pertaining to both sides
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ambi- later -al
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Anatomy
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Litterly means to cut up or to cut a part
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ana- -tomy
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Android
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To resemble man
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andr -oid
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anterior
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Pertaining to a service or parts situated toward the front of the body.
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anter -ior
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apex
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Pointed end of a cone shaped structure
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base
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Lower part or foundation of a structure
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Bilateral
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Pertaining to two sides
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bi- later -al
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Biology
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Study of life
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bi/o -logy
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caudal
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Pertaining to the tail
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caud -al
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center
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Midpoint of a body or activity
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Chromosome
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Microscopic bodies in the nucleus that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics
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chromo- -some
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cilia
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Hair like processes that protects from epithelial cells
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cytology
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study of cells
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cyt/o -logy
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deep
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far down from the surface
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Dehydrate
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To remove water, to lose or be deprived of water from the body, to become dry
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de- hydr -ate
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diffusion
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The process whereby particles in a fluid move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration resulting in an even distribution of the particles in the fluid
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dif- fus -ion
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distal
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Farthest from the center or point of origin
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dist -al
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Dorsal
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Pertaining to the back side of the body
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dors -al
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ectomorph
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Slender physical body form
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ecto- -morph
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endomorph
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Round and soft physical body form
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endo- -morph
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filtration
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Process of filtering or straining particles from a solution
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gene
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Hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's characteristics or hereditary traits
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histology
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Study of tissue
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hist/o -logy
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homeostasis
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State of equilibrium maintaining the body's internal environment
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homeo- -stasis
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horizontal
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Pertaining to the horizon, of or near the horizon, lying flat, even, level
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horizont -al
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human genome
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Complete set of genes and chromosomes tucked inside each other bodies trillions of cells
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inferior
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Pertaining to below are in downward direction
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infer -ior
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inguinal
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Pertaining to groin, of or near the groin
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inguin -al
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internal
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Pertaining to within or the inside
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intern -al
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karyogenesis
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Formation of cells nucleus
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kary/o -genesis
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lateral
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Pertaining to the side
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later -al
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medial
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Pertaining to the middle or midline
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medi -al
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mesomorph
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Well proportionate it body form marked by predominance of tissues derived from the mesoderm
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meso- -morph
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organic
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Pertaining to an organ or organs
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organ -ic
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pathology
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Study of disease
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path/o -logy
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perfusion
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Literally means a process of pouring through
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per- fus -ion
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phenotype
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Physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual
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phen/o -type
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physiology
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Study of function of a living organism
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physi/o -logy
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Posterior
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Pertaining to the back part of a structure
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poster -ior
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protoplasm
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Essential matter inside of a living cell
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proto- -plasm
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proximal
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Nearest the or point of origin, nearest the point of attachment
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somatotropic
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Pertaining to stimulation of body growth
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somat/o trop -ic
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superficial
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Pertaining to the surface, or near the surface
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superior
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Pertaining to above or in an upward direction
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Super- -ior
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systemic
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Pertaining to the body as a whole
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system -ic
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topical
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Pertaining to a place, definite locale
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topic -al
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unilateral
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Pertaining to one side
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uni- later -al
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ventral
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Pretending to the belly side, abdomen, front side of the body
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ventr -al
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vertex
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Top or highest point
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visceral
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Pertaining to the body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs
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viscer -al
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