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The word meaning gland
What is aden(o) ?
anterior
What is the word for front?
-er
What is the one who?
ante-
What is before or forward?
gastr(o)
What is the word for stomach?
osis
What is the word for a condition?
hemolysis
What is destroy or separate blood cells?
heme: blood
lysis: separate/destroy
The word meaning kidney
What is Nephr/o ?
post
What is the word for after?
-ist
What is specialist?
anti-
What is against?
heme
What is the word for blood?
pathy
What is the word for disease?
appendectomy
What is the removal of the appendix?
ectomy: removal
The word meaning joint
What is arthr/o ?
inferior
What is the word for below?
itis
What is the word for inflammation?
oligo, hypo
What is the word for few?
or/o
What is the word for mouth?
penia
What is the word for deficiency ?
hepatitis
What is the word for liver inflammation?
hepat(o): liver
itis: inflammation
The word meaning head
What is cephal(o)?
super, supra
What is the word for above?
cyto
What is the word for cell?
con-
What is the word for with or together?
myo
What is the word for muscle?
phagia
What is the word for eating?
dyspnea
What is the word for difficulty breathing?
dys: difficult, painful
pnea: air, breathing
The word meaning life
What is bi(o)?
endo
What is the word for inside, inner or interior?
-us
What is the word for structure or substance?
poly, hyper
What is the word for many or much?
histo
What is the word for tissue?
plasty
surgical repair
supraclavicular
What is the word for above the clavicle?
supra: above
The word meaning self
What is auto?
transverse
What is the word for across?
a, an
What is the word for without?
de-
What is the word for down or lack of?
lipo
What is the word for fat?
stasis, static
What is the word for maintenance of normal conditions?
oliguria
What is the word for not producing enough urine?
oligo: few
uri(a): urine