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Medical Word Parts - Letter: h
Term | Definition |
halit/o | breath |
hapl/o | simple, single |
hect- | one hundred |
hedon/o | pleasure |
helc/o | ulcer |
heli/o | sun |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hemi- | half |
hepat/o | liver |
hepta- | seven |
heredo- | heir, heredity |
herni/o | hernia |
heter- | different, other |
hex- | six |
-hexia | condition |
hiat/o | gap, opening, pause |
hidr/o | sweat |
hist/o | tissue |
hod- | pathway |
holo- | entire, complete |
home/o | same, not changed |
horm- | impulse, urge |
hyal/o | glass-like |
hydr- | water |
hydr/o | water, fluid |
hygr/o | moisture |
hymen/o | membrane |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypn/o | sleep |
hypo- | deficient, under |
hypsi- | high |
hyster/o | uterus |
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