Ch 10-18 Word List Flashcards

1
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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2
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encephal/o

A

Brain

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3
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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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4
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neur/o

A

Nerve

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5
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-esthesia

A

nervous sensation

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6
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-kinesia

A

Motion, movement

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7
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

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8
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-plegia

A

paralysis; palsy

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9
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angi/o

A

blood or lymph vessel

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10
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arter/o, arteri/o

A

Artery

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11
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ather/o

A

plaque (fatty substance)

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12
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cardi/o

A

Heart

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13
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coron/o

A

crown or circle (example: Coron/ary arteries encircle the heart)

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14
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Good job

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15
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cyan/o

A

Blue

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16
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thromb/o

A

Clot

17
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vas/o, vascul/o

A

vessel; duct; vas deferens

vessel (blood)

18
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-dilation

A

Widening

19
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

20
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

21
Q

bronch/o,

A

bronchial tube

22
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pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

Lung or breath

Lung

23
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pulmon/o

A

Iung

24
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tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

25
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-pnea

A

Breathing

26
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aden/o

A

Gland

27
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

28
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home/o

A

sameness; unchanging; constant

29
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gluc/o, glyc/o

A

glucose; sugar

30
Q

crin/o

A

secrete

31
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; sheild

32
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland