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8th Grade Health Final - Medical Meanings - Prefixes

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angi(o)refers to blood or lymph vessels
arteriorefers to the arteries
arthr(o)means "joint"
brachi(o)refers to the arm
bronch(o)refers to the bronchi
cardi(o)refers to the heart
coccyrefers to the coccyx
cry(o)means "cold or freezing"
en, end(o)means "in, inside, or within"
enter(o)refers to the intestines
gastr(o)refers to the stomach
germeans "to ripen or age"
hem(a), hem(o)means "blood"
hepat(o)refers to the liver
hypermeans "excessive or more than normal"
hypomeans "less than, beneath, or below"
leuk(o)means "white or weakly colored"
lysmeans "loosening or dissolving"
macr(o)means "big"
melan(o)means "dark"
myel(o)means "marrow"
myomeans "having to do with the muscle"
neur(o)refers to the nervous system
oste(o)refers to the bones
path(o)means "disease"
perimeans "surrounding or enclosing"
pneum(o)referes to teh lungs
poliomeans "gray"
therm(o)means "heat"
vas(o)refers to liquid-carrying vessels



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