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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 2

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This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations, focusing on part 2 of the series. It includes definitions and meanings essential for understanding medical terms.

glen/o

socket of joint
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
glen/o
socket of joint
gli/o
neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous, glue
-glia
glue
-globin, -globulin
protein
gobul/o
ball shape
glomerl/o
glomerulus

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TermDefinition
glen/o
socket of joint
gli/o
neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous, glue
-glia
glue
-globin, -globulin
protein
gobul/o
ball shape
glomerl/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glott/o
pertaining to tongue
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar
glycer/o
sweet
gon/o
seed
gonad/o
gonad, sex glands
goni/o
angle
-grade
to go
-gram
picture, record
granul/o
granule(s)
-graph
picture/record, machine to make record
graph/o
writing
-graphy
process of producing picture/record
-gravida
pregnant
gustat/o
taste
gynec/o, gyn/o
woman, female
hal/o, halit/o
breath
hallucin/o
hallucination
hem/o, hemat/o, hem/a
blood, relating to blood
hemi-
half
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
hepat/o
liver
hered/o, heredit/o
inherited, hereditary
herni/o
hernia
hiat/o
opening, gap
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy, rough
hist/o
tissue
hom/o
same, like, alike
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant, similar
hormon/o
hormone
humer/o
humerus
hy/o
hyoid bone
hydr/o
relating to water
hygien/o
health
hymen/o
hymen
hyper-
excessive, increased, above normal
hypn/o
sleep
hypo=
deficient, decreased, below normal
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
physician, treatment
-iatrics
field of medicine, healing
-iatrist
specialist