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Med Term - chap 5 Flashcards

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cardi

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heart

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hepat

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liver

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerves

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psych

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mind

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thorac

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chest

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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specialist

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-oma

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tumor

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-pathy

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disease

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uni-

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one

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diplo-

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two, double

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null-

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none of

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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quint-

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five

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sext-

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six

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sept-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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semi-

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half, partial

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hemi-

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half, one sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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alb

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white

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chlor/o

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green

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, over

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition to

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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superior

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top

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inferior

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bottom

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proximal

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closest

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distal

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farthest

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medial

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middle

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lateral

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side

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deep

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in

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superficial

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out

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acou/o

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hear

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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alges/o

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pain

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andr/o

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man, male

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angi/o

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vessel

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angin/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused, stiff

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anter/o

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front

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aort/o

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front

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append/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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asthen/o

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weak

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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to hear

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aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bi

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life, also two

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bil/i

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bile

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch/i

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airway, bronchus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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pouch or sac

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calc/i

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calcium

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancer

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carp/o

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wrist

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cartil/o

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cartilage, gristle

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caud/o

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tail

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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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cel/o

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hernia, protrusion

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cent/e

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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cent/i

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one-hundredth or 100

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck

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chol/e

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bile

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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cleid/o

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clavicle

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a joint

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cubitus

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elbow

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cutane/o

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skin

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cycl/o

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circle or cycle

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm(at)/o

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skin

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digit

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finger or toe

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dipl/o

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two, double

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dips/o

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thirst

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disk/o

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flat shape, intervertebral disk

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dist/o

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distant, away

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum, a small blind pouch

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dors/o

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back

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duct/o

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lead, move

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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ech/o

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to bounce, sound

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ede

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swelling

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elast/o

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change shape

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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a plug

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embry/o

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embryo

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emesis

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vomit

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emmetr/o

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according to measure

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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episi/o

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vulva

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esthesi

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sensation or perception

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febr

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fever

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flex

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bend

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foramen

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opening

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fract

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break

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gest

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carry, produce, congestion

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glyc/o

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sugar, sweet

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gno

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know

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gyn/o

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woman, female

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hem(at)/o

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blood

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heter/o

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other, different

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hom/o

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the same

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hydr/o

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water

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idi/o

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person, self

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lact/o

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milk

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leuk/o

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white

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lingu/o

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tongue

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mal/o

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abnormal, bad

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medi/o

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middle

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men/o

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mouth, menstruation

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mening/o

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usually refers to the meninges

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myel/o

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marrow or spinal cord

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my/o

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muscle

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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ov/o

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egg

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palpate

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to examine by touch

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child or foot

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percuss

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to examine by striking

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phag/o

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eat

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pharyng/o

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throat

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phot/o

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light

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pleur/o

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rib, side

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pneum(at)/o

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lungs, air

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pneumo(n)/o

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lung

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pod(i)

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foot

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pseud/o

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false

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pto

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fall

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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a-

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without, lack of

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an-

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without, lack of

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ana-

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up, back, again

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around, about

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down from, away

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di-

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twice, double

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dia-

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through, completely

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect(o)-

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out, outside

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end(o)-

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within

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epi-

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upon, over, above

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eu-

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easy, good, normal

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ex(o)-

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outside, away from

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extra-

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outside, in addition to

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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over, excessive, high

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hypo-

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under, below normal

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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infra-

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below, under

222
Q

inter-

A

between

223
Q

intra-

A

inside, within

224
Q

ipsi-

A

same

225
Q

iso-

A

equal

226
Q

macro-

A

large

227
Q

mal-

A

bad or abnormal

228
Q

pur, py

A

pus

229
Q

pyr/o

A

fire, heat

230
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

231
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

232
Q

sangui(n)/o

A

blood

233
Q

scler/o

A

hard

234
Q

sebum

A

fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

235
Q

sect/o

A

cut

236
Q

sept/o

A

wall, divider, also seven

237
Q

serum

A

clear portion of blood

238
Q

sinus

A

cavity, channel, or hollow space

239
Q

som(at)

A

body

240
Q

spir/o

A

coil, to breathe

241
Q

stern/o

A

sternum

242
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

243
Q

tom/o

A

cut

244
Q

toxic/o

A

poisonous

245
Q

trich/o

A

hair

246
Q

ur/o

A

urine

247
Q

uter/o

A

uterus, womb

248
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

249
Q

vas/o

A

blood vessel

250
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

251
Q

xen/o

A

foreign (material)

252
Q

xer/o

A

dry

253
Q

mega-

A

large

254
Q

meta-

A

after, change

255
Q

micro-

A

small

256
Q

mono-

A

one, single

257
Q

neo-

A

new

258
Q

noct-

A

night

259
Q

olig(o)-

A

little, deficient

260
Q

ortho-

A

straight or normal

261
Q

pan-

A

all, entire

262
Q

para-

A

near, beside, beyond, apart from

263
Q

per-

A

through

264
Q

peri-

A

around

265
Q

poly-

A

many

266
Q

post-

A

after, behind

267
Q

pre-

A

before

268
Q

primi-

A

first

269
Q

pro-

A

before, in front of

270
Q

re-

A

back

271
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

272
Q

sub-

A

under, below

273
Q

super-

A

above, excessive, or more than normal

274
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

275
Q

sym-

A

together, joined

276
Q

syn-

A

together, joined

277
Q

tachy-

A

rapid, fast

278
Q

trans-

A

across, through, beyond

279
Q

The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

A

Dorsal

280
Q

Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures

A

medial

281
Q

The pointed extremity of a conical structure

A

Apex

282
Q

Motion of a limb away from the midline

A

Abduction

283
Q

The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

A

Anterior

284
Q

Closer to or on the skin

A

Superficial

285
Q

The bottom surface of the foot

A

Plantar

286
Q

A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

A

Bilateral

287
Q

The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

A

Posterior

288
Q

Below a body part or nearer to the feet

A

Inferior

289
Q

Motion of a limb toward the midline

A

Adduction

290
Q

Lying face down

A

prone

291
Q

Lying face up

A

supine

292
Q

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

A

word root

293
Q

An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

A

fowler position

294
Q

Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

A

lateral

295
Q

Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

A

distal

296
Q

The sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas

A

Quadrants

297
Q

The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix

A

combining vowel

298
Q

Closer to the trunk

A

proximal

299
Q

Above a body part or nearer to the head

A

superior

300
Q

Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of a term

A

prefix

301
Q

The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term

A

suffix

302
Q

The bending of a joint

A

flexion

303
Q

The straightening of a joint

A

extension

304
Q

Farther inside the body and away from the skin

A

deep

305
Q

The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

A

palmar

306
Q

The anterior surface of the body

A

ventral

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