Medical Word Elements Flashcards

1
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

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2
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hist/o

A

tissue

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3
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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4
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

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5
Q

anter/o

A

anterior, front

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6
Q

caud/o

A

tail

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7
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cephal/o

A

head

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8
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dist/o

A

far, farthest

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9
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dors/o

A

back(of body)

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10
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infer/o

A

lower, below

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11
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later/o

A

side, to one side

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12
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medi/o

A

middle

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13
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poster/o

A

back(of body), behind, posterior

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14
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proxim/o

A

near, nearest

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15
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ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

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16
Q

albin/o

A

white

17
Q

leuk/o

A

white

18
Q

chrom/o

A

color

19
Q

cirrh/o

A

yellow

20
Q

jaund/o

A

yellow

21
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

22
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

23
Q

erythr/o

A

red

24
Q

melan/o

A

black

25
Q

poli/o

A

gray; gray matter(of the brain or spinal cord)

26
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

27
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

28
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

29
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

30
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

31
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

32
Q

infra-

A

below, under

33
Q

peri-

A

around

34
Q

super-

A

upper, above

35
Q

ultra-

A

excess, beyond