Body Systems Overview 1 & 2 Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
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dys-
A
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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pan-
A
all
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poly-
A
many; much; increased
4
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-apheresis
A
removal
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-blast
A
embryonic; immature cell
6
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-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
7
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-ectasis
A
dilation; dilatation; widening
8
Q
-edema
A
swelling
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-esthesia
A
feeling (nervous sensation)
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-ia
A
condition
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oid
A
resembling; originating from
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-phonia
A
voice; sound
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-pnea
A
breathing
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-poiesis
A
formation
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-ptysis
A
spitting
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-rrhea
A
flow; discharge
18
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-spasm
A
sudden contraction of muscles
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angi/o
A
vessel
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Q
aur/o
A
ear
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
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bronchi/o
A
bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
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capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
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chron/o
time
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col/o
colon
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coni/o
dust
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cor/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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dacry/o
tear
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is/o
same; equal
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kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
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lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
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laryng/o
larynx
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lymph/o
lymph
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mamm/o
breast
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mening/o
meninges
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morph/o
shape; form
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myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
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myring/o
tympanic membrane
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nas/o
nose
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necr/o
death
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ocul/o
eye
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ot/o
ear
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palpebr/o
eyelid
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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plasm/o
plasma
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pneum/o
lung; air; gas
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pupill/o
pupil
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radicul/o
nerve root
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sider/o
iron
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splen/o
spleen
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tel/o
complete
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thym/o
thymus gland
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane; middle ear
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con-
together with
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per-
through
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primi-
first
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-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
60
-gen
substance that produces
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-genesis
producing; forming
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-gravida
pregnant woman
63
-iasis
abnormal condition
64
-ous
pertaining to
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-para
near; beside; abnormal; apart from
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-penia
deficiency
67
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhagia
bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-salyinx
fallopian tube; oviduct
72
-spermia
condition of the sperm cells
73
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
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amni/o
amnion
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andr/o
male
76
balan/o
glans penis
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calc/o
calcium
78
calic/o
caylx (cup shaped)
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chol/e
bile; gall
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
81
choledoch/o
common bile duct
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epididym/o
epididymus
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estr/o
female
84
galact/o
milk
85
gingiv/o
gum
86
glomerul/o
glomerulus
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ile/o
ileum
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kal/i
potassium
89
lact/o
milk
90
lith/o
stone; calculus
91
mast/o
breast
92
men/o
menses; menstruation
93
metr/o
uterus; measure
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myom/o
muscle tumor
95
myx/o
mucus
96
natr/o
sodium
97
odont/o
tooth
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olig/o
scanty
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orch/o; orchi/o
testis
100
pancreat/o
pancreas
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perine/o
perineum
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plas/o
development; formation; growth
103
prostat/o
prostate gland
104
py/o
pus
105
pyel/o
renal pelvis
106
spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cell
107
trigon/o
trigone
108
ureter/o
ureter
109
urethr/o
urethra
110
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
111
ven/o
vein
112
vesic/o
urinary bladder
