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Appendix D - Anatomical Terminology: Prefixes, Sufixes, & Roots Flashcards

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a-

A

Without

For e.g.: Acellular

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ab-

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To take away.

For e.g.: Abduct

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acoust-

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Hearing.

For e.g.: Acoustic meatus (ear canal)

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acro-

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Tip, peak.

For e.g.: Acromion

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ad-

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Next to.

For e.g.: Adduct

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adipo-

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Fat

For e.g.: Adipose (fat tissue)

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al-

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Relating to.

For e.g.: Costal

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alb-

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White.

For e.g.: Tunica albuginea

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algia-

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Pain.

For e.g.: Neuralgia

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an-

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Without.

For e.g.: Anaphylaxis (without protection)

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ana-

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Up.

For e.g.: Anatomy (to cup up)

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andro-

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Male.

For e.g.: Androgens (male sex horomones)

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angio-

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Vessel.

For e.g.: Angiogram (radiograph of the blood vessels)

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ante-

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In front of

For e.g.: Antebrachial (forearm)

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anti-

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Against

For e.g.: Antiviral (against viruses)

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arthro-

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Joint

For e.g.: Arthrology

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-ase

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An enzyme

For e.g.: Lipase

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-aur

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Ear

For e.g.: Auricle (Part of the ear)

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auto-

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Self

For e.g.: Autoimmune (against one’s own immune system)

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basi-

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Base or bottom

For e.g.: Basicranial (base of the skull)

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bi-

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Two

For e.g.: Bipolar personality disorder (two personalities)

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bio-

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Life

For e.g.: Biology (study of life)

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brady-

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Long,slow

For e.g.: Bradycardia (slow heart rate)

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bucco-

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Cheek

For e.g.: Buccinator (muscle of the cheek)

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carcin-

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Cancer

For e.g.: Carcinoma (cancerous tumor)

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cardio-

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Heart

For e.g.: Cardiology (study of the heart)

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cata-

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Downward

For e.g.: Catabolism (to break down)

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-cephal

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Head

For e.g.: Hydrocephaly (water on the brain)

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-cele

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Space

For e.g.: Blastocele (space in the blastocyst)

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celi-

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Abdomen

For e.g.: Celiac artery (artery in the abdomen)

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cerebro-

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Brain

For e.g.: Cerebrum (large structure of the brain)

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chondros-

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Cartilage

For e.g.: Chrondrocyte (cartilage cell)

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-cide

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To kill

For e.g.: Fungicide (something that kills fungus)

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circum-

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Around

For e.g.: Circumcise (to cut around, such as the foreskin of the penis)

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-clast-

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To break

For e.g.: Osteoclast (cell that dissolves bone)

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co-

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Together

For e.g.: Coenzyme (molecule that functions with an enzyme)

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colpo-

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Vagina

For e.g.: Colposcope (scope used to see the vagina)

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com-

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Join together

For e.g.: Gray commissure (part that joins two halves of the spinal cord)

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con-

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Join together

For e.g.: Conduct

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contra-

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Opposite

For e.g.: Contralateral (on the opposite side)

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corp-

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Body

For e.g.: Corpus callosum (callous body in the brain)

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cort-

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Bark

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crypto-

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Hidden

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cyst-

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Bladder

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-cyte (cyto-)

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Cell

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de-

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Without

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demi-

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Half

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derma-

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Skin

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di-

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Two

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dia-

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Through, across

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dis-

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Apart

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-duct

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Lead

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e-

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Away from

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ec-

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Out

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ecto-

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Outside

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-edem

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Swelling

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-emia

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Blood

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en-

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Inside

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endo-

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Within

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-entero

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Intestine

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epi-

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On, above

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erythro-

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Red

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eu-

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True, good

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ex-

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Out, away from

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exo-

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Outside

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extra-

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Outside

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-facet

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Face

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-fere

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Carry

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-ferous

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Carry

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-form

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To look like

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gastro-

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Stomach

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-genesis

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To make

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-glossus

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Tongue

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glyc-

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Sugar

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-gram

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A recording

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-graph

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A recording instrument

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gyno-

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Female

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hemo-

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Blood

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hemi-

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Half

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hepato-

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Liver

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hex-

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Six

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hist-

A

Tissue

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hydr-

A

Wet, water

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hyper-

A

More, above

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hypo-

A

Less, below

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hyster-

A

Uterus

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-id

A

State of being

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in-

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Into

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infra-

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Below

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inter-

A

Between

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intra-

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Within

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ipsi-

A

Same

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-ism

A

State or condition

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iso-

A

Equal

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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juxta-

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Near

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kerato-

A

Hornlike

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-kin-

A

Move

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lact-

A

Milk

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-lacrima-

A

Tear

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Leuko-

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White

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liga-

A

Bind

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lipo-

A

Fat

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litho-

A

Stone

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-logos

A

Study

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-lysis

A

To break up, destroy

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macro-

A

Big

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mal-

A

Bad

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-malacia

A

Softening

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mamma-

A

Breast

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mast-

A

Breast

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mega-

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Big

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melano-

A

Black

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meso-

A

Middle

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-metrium

A

Uterus

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meta-

A

Change

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micro-

A

Small

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mono-

A

One, single

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multi-

A

Many, much

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myo-

A

Muscle

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necro-

A

Death

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neo-

A

New

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nephro-

A

Kidney

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neuro-

A

Nerve

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oculo-

A

Eye

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odonto-

A

Tooth

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-oid

A

Looks like

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-ole

A

Small

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oligo-

A

Few, medium

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-oma

A

Tumor

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oo-

A

Egg

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-opia-

A

To see

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ophthalmo-

A

Eye

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-orchid-

A

Testis

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-ory

A

Belonging to

137
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-osis

A

A condition

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osteo-

A

Bone

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oto-

A

Ear

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-ous

A

Producing material

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pan-

A

All

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para-

A

Near, next to

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-pathy

A

Illness

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ped-

A

Child

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-penia

A

Lacking

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penta-

A

Five

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per-

A

Through

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peri-

A

Around

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-phago-

A

Eat

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-pharyn-

A

Throat

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-phas

A

Speech

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-phil

A

To love

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phleb-

A

Vein

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-phobia

A

Fear

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physio-

A

Nature

156
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-plasm-

A

Cell, tissue

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

Quadriplegia (paralysis of the four limbs)

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pneumo-

A

Air

Pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs)

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pod-

A

Foot

Podiatrist (doctor who tends to conditions of the feet)

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-poie-

A

Make

Erythropoiesis (make red blood cells)

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poly-

A

Many

Polycythemia (too many red blood cells)

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post-

A

Behind, after

Posterior (rear end)

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pre-

A

Before

Precentral gyrus (bump before the central sulcus)

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pseudo-

A

False

Pseudostratified epithelium (epithelium with false layers [one that appears many])

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psycho-

A

Mind, soul

Psychology (study of the mind)

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py-

A

Pus

Pyuria (pus in the urine)

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quad-

A

Four

Corpora quadrigemina (brain structure with four parts)

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re-

A

Return, back

Relaxation (return to being loose)

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recto-

A

Straight

Rectum (straight tube of the colon)

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ren-

A

Kidney

Renal vein (vein of the kidney)

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retro-

A

Backward, behind

Retroperitoneal (back of the peritoneum)

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rhino-

A

Nose

Rhinovirus (cold in the nose)

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-rrhagia

A

Outpouring

Hemorrhage (to bleed profusely)

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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

Diarrhea (watery bowel movement)

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sacro-

A

Flesh

Sacroplasm (cytoplasm of muscle cells)

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scler-

A

Hard

Sclera (hard, white covering of the eye)?

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-scopy

A

See, look

Microscopy (to see with a microscope)

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semi-

A

Half

Semicircular ducts (ducts resembling half a circle)?

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sigma-

A

The letter S

Sigmoid colon (part of the large intestine that takes the shape of an S)

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soma-

A

Body

Somatic nerves (nerves going to the body)

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sperm-

A

Male sex cells

Spermatogenesis (formation of male sex cells)

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sphygm-

A

Pulse

Sphygmomanometer(instrument that measures blood pressure)

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-stasis

A

Stop, maintain

Homeostasis (steady state condition)

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steno-

A

Narrow

Mitral stenosis (narrowing of the mitral valve)

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-stoma

A

Mouth

Tracheostomy (to make a mouth [opening] in the trachea)

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sub-

A

Beneath, under

Subdermal (under the skin)

187
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super-

A

Above, under

Superficial (on top of)

188
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supra-

A

Above

Supraspinous (above the spine)

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sym-

A

Together

Sympathetic (with emotion)?

190
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syn-

A

Together

Synapse (where two nerves join together)

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tachy-

A

Fast, quick

Tachycardia (fast heart rate)

192
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tetra-

A

Four

Tetracycline (antibiotic with four hydrocarbon rings)

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therm-

A

Heat

Thermogenesis (to produce heat)

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-to my

A

Cut

Anatomy (to cut up)

195
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tox-

A

Poison

Toxicology (study of toxins)

196
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trans-

A

Across

Transmembrane proteins (proteins that occur across membranes)

197
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tri-

A

Three

Triceps brachii (three-headed muscle of the arm)

198
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-troph-

A

Feed

Trophic hormone (one that “feeds” other hormones to produce hormones)

199
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-trophic

A

To influence

Thyrotropic hormones (hormone that influences the thyroid gland)

200
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uni-

A

One

Unipolar neuron (neuron with one pride)

201
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-uria

A

Urine

Ketonuria (ketones in the urine)

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vaso-

A

Vessel

Vasodilator (substance that opens blood vessels)

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viscer-

A

Gut

Visceral peritoneum (lining of the viscera)

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