Anatomic Terms- Unit 9 Flashcards
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combining form for dorsal
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dorso
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combining form for ventral
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ventro
3
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combining form for anterior
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antero
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combining form for posterior
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postero
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combining form for cephalic
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cephalo
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combining form for caudal, caudad
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caudo
7
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combining form for medial
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medio
8
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combining form for lateral
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latero
9
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combining form for superior
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supero
10
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combining form for inferior
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infero
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combining form for proximal
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proximo
12
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combining form for distal
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disto
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combining form for sagittal
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sagitto
14
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combining form for coronal
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corono
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combining form for naval
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omphalo
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suffix meaning toward
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ad
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prefix meaning in front of
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pro
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combining form for air
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aero
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combining form for color
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chromo
20
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word root meaning attracted to or loves
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phil
21
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suffix meaning labor
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tocia
22
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suffix means the act or condition of stopping or controlling
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stasis
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suffix meaning pregnancy
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cyesis
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prefix means false
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pseudo
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combining form for wall
parieto
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combining form for organs
viscero
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prefix for outer-outside
ecto
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prefix for inner-inside
endo
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prefix for middle
meso
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prefix for backward-behind
retro
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prefix for near
para
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prefix for first
proto
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resisting color
chromophilic
34
requiring air to live
aerobic
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herniation containing air
aerocele
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abnormal fear of air
aerophobia
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treatment using air
aerotherapy
38
cessation of menstruation
amenorrhea
39
able to live without air
anaerobic
40
front and side
anterolateral
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front and middle
anteromedial
42
from front to back
anteroposterior
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front and top
anterosuperior
44
control of glow through arteries
arteriostaiss
45
underarm, armpit
axillary
46
study of what is good and bad for living things
bioethics
47
science studying living things
biology
48
embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, and extoderm
blastoderm
49
toward the tail
caudad
50
toward the head
cephalad
51
from head to tail
cephalocaudal
52
defective development of cartilage
chondrodysplasia
53
formation of color
chromogenesis
54
destruction of color
chromolysis
55
measuring color
chromometer
56
attracting color
chromophilic
57
pertaining to the crown or encircling
coronal
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pertaining to the crown or encircling
coronary
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identifying a disease
diagnosis
60
separating of substances in a solution
dialysis
61
abnormally loose watery bowel movement
diarrhea
62
away from a point of origin or designated point
distal
63
toward the back of the head
dorsocephalad
64
inflammation of the intestine
dysentery
65
difficult or painful menstruation
dysmenorrhea
66
poor digestion
dyspepsia
67
difficulty breathing
dtspnea
68
difficulty in labor
dystocia
69
outside the cell
ectocytic
70
outer embryonic layer
ectoderm
71
formed outside the body
ectogenous
72
outside of the normal location
ectopic
73
outer membrane of the cell
ectoplasm
74
inner membrane layer of the heart
endocardium
75
within the cartilage
endochondral
76
inflammation of the lining of the colon
endocolitis
77
inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst
endocystic
78
inner embryonic layer
endoderm
79
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
endoenteritis
80
made by ones own body
endogenous
81
process of using a scope to look into the body
endoscopy
82
choosing good genetic traits to propagate
eugenics
83
good digestion
eupepsia
84
easy breathing
eupnea
85
easy death
euthanasia
86
easy labor
eutocia
87
control blood flow
hemostasis
88
overdevelopment
hyperplasia
89
below
inferior
90
side
lateral
91
surgical crushing of a stone
lithotripsy
92
control or stoppage of lymph flow
lymphostasis
93
middle
medial
94
cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of female reproductive system
menopause
95
hemorrhage during menstruation
menorrhagia
96
menstruation, menses: plural and singular
menses
97
middle germ layer
mesoderm
98
middle of the armpit
midaxillary
99
the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
midsagittal
100
surgical crushing of a nerve
neurotripsy
101
excision of the umbilicus
omphalectomy
102
pertaining to the umbilicus
omphalic
103
inflammation of the umbilicus
omphalitits
104
umbilical hernia
omphalocele
105
hemorrhage of the umbilicus
omphalorrhagia
106
discharge from the umbilicus
omphalorrhea
107
rupture of the umbilicus
omphalorrhexis
108
defective development of bone and cartilage
osteochondrodysplasia
109
inflammation of near the appendix
para-appendicitis
110
pertaining to near the center
paracentral
111
inflammation near the vagina
paracolpitis
112
inflammation near the urinary bladder
paracystitis
113
inflammation near the liver
parahepatitis
114
inflammation near the kidney
paranephritis
115
pertaining to the wall
parietal
116
membrane of the abdomen
peritoneum
117
control of flow through a vein
phlebostasis
118
membrane of the lungs
pleura
119
from back to front
posteroanterior
120
back and outside
posteroexternal
121
back and inside
posterointernal
122
back and side
posterolateral
123
in front of the head
procephalic
124
predicting the outcome of a disease
prognosis
125
pertaining to a prognosis
prognostic
126
near the point of origin or a designated point
proximal
127
false pregnancy
pseudocyesis
128
false cyst
pseudocyst
129
false swelling
pseudoedema
130
false sensation
pseudoesthesia
131
behind the colon
retrocolic
132
bending backwards
retroflexion
133
behind the peritoneum
retroperitoneum
134
inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum
retroperitonitis
135
behind the sternum
retrosternal
136
twisting backwards
retroversion
137
vertical plane or slice, divides into left and right
sagital
138
objective observable information
signs
139
above
superior
140
subjective self reported information
symptoms
141
abnormal fear of syphilis
syphilophobia
142
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
syphilopsychosis
143
treatment for syphilis
syphilotherapy
144
front
ventral
145
organs
viscera
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membrane surrounding and attached to the lung
visceropleura
