Anatomical Terms Flashcards
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Aer-
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Air: aerobic metabolism
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A-
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Without: avascular
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-algia
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Pain: neuralgia
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Arter-
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Artery: arterial
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Arthro-
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Joint: arthroscopy
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Auto-
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Self: autonomic
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Bio-
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Life: biology
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-blast
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Germ: osteoblasts
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Bronch-
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Windpipe, airway: bronchial
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Cardi-, cardio-, -cardia
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Heart: cardiac, cardiopulmonary
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Cerebr-
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Brain: cerebral cortex
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Cervic-
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Neck: cervical vertebrae
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Chondro-
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Cartilage: chondrocyte
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Cranio-
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Skull: cranium
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Cyt-, cyto-
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A hollow cell: cytology, cytokines
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Derm-
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Skin: dermatone
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-ectomy
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Excision: appendectomy
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End- , endo-
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Within: endergonic, endometrium
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Epi-
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On: epimysium
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Ex-
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Out of, away from: exocytosis
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Hemo-
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Blood: hemopoieses
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Hemi-
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One half:hemisphere
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Histo-
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Tissue: histology
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Homo-
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Same: homosexual
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Hyper-
Above: hyperpolarization
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Hypo-
Under: hypothyroid
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Inter-
Between: inter ventricular
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Iso-
Equal: isotonic
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Leuk-, leuko-
White: leukemia
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Lyso-, -lysis, -lyze
A loosening: hydrolysis
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Meso-
Middle: mesoderm
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Micr-
Small: microscope
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Morph-, morpho-
Form: morphology
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Myo-
Muscle: myofilament
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Nephr-
Kidney: nephron
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Neur-, neuri, neuro-
Nerve: neural
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-ology
The study of: physiology
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-osis
State, condition: neurosis
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Ost-, oste-, osteo-
Bone: osteal
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Oto-
Ear: otoliths
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Path-, -pathy, patho-
Disease: parthergy
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Peri-
Around: perineurium
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Phago-
To eat: phagocyte
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-Phil, -philia
Love: homophilia
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-phot, -photo
Light: photoglia
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Physio-
Nature: physiology
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Pre-
Before: preface
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Pulmo-
Lung: pulmonary
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Retro-
Backward: retro peritoneal
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Sarco-
Flesh: sarcomere
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Scler-, sclero-,
Hard: sclera, sclerosis
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-scope
To view: horoscope
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Sub-
Below- submarine
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Super-
Above or beyond: superficial
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-trophy
Nourishment: atrophy
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Vas-
Vessel:vascular