Anatomical Terms Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
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A-
A
Absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy)
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Ab-
A
Off, away from (abduct)
3
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Abdomin-
A
Referring to the abdomen (abdominal)
4
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Acou-
A
Hear (acoustic)
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Ad-
A
Towards, to (adduct)
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Af-
A
Movement to central point (afferent artery)
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Alb-
A
White (albino)
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-algia
A
Pain (neuralgia)
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Ambi-
A
Both (ambidextrous)
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Angi-
A
Pertaining to vessels (angioplasty)
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Ante-
A
Before, in front of (antebrachiel)
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Anti-
A
Against (anticoagulant)
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Aque-
A
Water (aqueous)
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Arthr-
A
Joint (arthritis)
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-asis
A
Condition or state (homeostasis)
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Aud-
A
Hearing (auditory)
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Auto-
A
Self (autolysis)
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Bi-
A
Two (bipedal)
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Bio-
A
Life (biopsy)
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Brachi-
A
Arm (brachialis)
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Brachy-
A
Short (brachydont)
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Brady-
A
Slow (bradycardia)
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Bucc-
A
Cheek (Buccal)
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Calc-
A
Stone (calculus)
25
Capit-
Head (calpitis)
26
Carcin-
Cancer (carcinogenic)
27
Cardi-
Heart (cardiac)
28
Caud-
Tail (cauda equine)
29
Cephal-
Head (cephalic)
30
Cerebro-
Brain (Cerebrospinal)
31
Chondr-
Cartilage (chondrocyte)
32
Chrom-
Color (chromocyte)
33
-cide
Destroy (germicide)
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Circum-
Around (circumduct)
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Con-
With/ together (congenital)
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Contra-
Opposite (contra lateral)
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Corn
Denoting hardness (cornified)
38
Corp-
Body (corpus)
39
Crypt-
Hidden (cryptochidism)
40
-cide
Destroy (germicide)
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Circum-
Around (circumduct)
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Con-
With/ together (congenital)
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Contra-
Opposite (contra lateral)
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Corn
Denoting hardness (cornified)
45
Corp-
Body (corpus)
46
Crypt-
Hidden (cryptochidism)
47
Cyano-
Blue (cyanosis)
48
Cyst-
Sack or bladder (cystoscope)
49
Cyto-
Cell (cytology)
50
De-
Down (descent)
51
Derm-
Skin (dermatology)
52
Di-
Two (diarthrotic)
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Dipl-
Double (diploid)
54
Dis-
Apart (disarticulate)
55
Duct-
Lead (ductus deferens)
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Dur-
Hard (dura mater)
57
Dys-
Bad; difficult (dysentery)
58
E-
Out; from (eccrine)