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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another Greek ἀντί (antí), against antibody, antipsychotic: apo-away, separated from, derived from Greek ἀπό (apó) apoptosis, apocrine: archi-first, primitive Greek ἀρχι-(arkhi-) archinephron arsen(o)-of or pertaining to a male; masculine Greek ἀρσενικός (arsenikós ...

  3. The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  5. Glossary of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The term geriatrics comes from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". However, geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology. Gonad – A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland [193] is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.

  6. List of -otomies - Wikipedia

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    Lithotomy position – Medical term referring to a common position for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen; Lobotomy – Cutting or scraping away most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.

  7. Category:Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    This category is reserved for articles which are descriptions of terms used in Medicine and which don't belong to any other category, such as the name of a disease or a medical test. Random page in this category

  8. Talk : Medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms

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    Human Anatomy, 2nd ed. (ISBN 0-697-12252-2) entitles it less helpfully "Aids to Understanding Anatomical Terminology" I would have to go with List of medical roots, suffixes, and prefixes with List of medical roots, list of medical suffixes, and list of medical prefixes as redirects. That said, I would also have to go with this article being ...

  9. List of Greek and Latin roots in English - Wikipedia

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    The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes.These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O