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MTL 180
 Chapter 2


AESTHE(S)- Sensation
ALGES- Sensitivity to pain
ALG- Pain
BI- Life
BRADY- Slow
CEPHAL- Head
CHEIR- , CHIR- Hand
HYPN- Sleep
LIP- Fat
LITH- Stone
LOG- Word / study
LY- , LYS- Destroy, break down
MACR- (Abnormally) large or long
MALAC- Soft
MICR- (Abnormally) small
ODYN- Pain
PEN- (I) Decrease, deficiency
PLEC- , PLEG- Strike, paralyse
PNOE- Breath
POLY- Many, excessive
RHIN- Nose
RHYTHM- Heartbeat
SCLER- Hard
SPASM- Spasm
STEN- Narrow
STHEN- Strength
TACHY- Rapid



 Chapter 3

,AETI- Causation
ANGI- Vessel (blood)
ARTHR- Joint
CHOL- , CHOLE- Bile, gall
CLAS- , -CLAST, Break (up) , destroy
CLAST
CYST- Bladder
CYT- Cell
DACTYL- Finger, toe
ENCEPHAL- Brain
ENTER- (Small) intestine
ERG- Action, work
GEN- , -GEN, Produce, come into being genetic
GENE-
GRAM- A record
GRAPH- Write
HAEM- , Blood
HAEMAT-, -AEM
HEPAT- Liver
HYDR- Water, fluid
IDI- One’s self
LEUK- White, white blood cell
MEGA- , MEGAL- (Abnormally) large or long
MENING- , Meningeal membrane, meninges
MENINX
MORPH- Form, shape, structure
PATH- Disease
PHOB- (Abnormal) fear
PLAS- , PLAST- Form, develop
POIE- Produce, make
-RHAG- Flow profusely
-RHOE- Flow, secrete
-RHEX- Rupture
SCOP- Look at, examine
STA- , STAT- Stand, stop
STOM- , Mouth
STOMAT-
TOM- Cutting, slice

,  Chapter 4

ADEN- Gland
ACR- Extremities
ANKYL- Stiffened, hooked
ARACHN- Spider, web
ARTERI- Artery
BLENN- Mucus
CEL- , CELI- Abdomen
CHROM- , Colour, pigment
CHROMA- ,
CHROMAT-
COL- , COLI- , Colon
COLON-
CRANI- Skull
CYAN- Blue
DERM- , -DERMA, Skin
DERMAT-
DIPS- Thirst
ERYTHR- Red, red blood cells
GASTR- Stomach
GNO- , GNOS- Know
HIDR- , -IDR- Sweat
HIST- , HISTI- Tissue
IATR- Healer, physician
KINE- Move
KINES- , KINESI- Movement, motion
LAPAR- Abdomen, abdominal, wall
LEX- Read
MELAN- Dark, black
MYEL- Bone marrow, spinal cord
NOS- Disease, illness
OLIG- Few, deficient
PAED- Child
POLI- Grey matter (of brain and spinal
cord)
PY- Pus
-RHAPH- Suture
SARC- Flesh, soft tissue
SPLEN- Spleen
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