chapter 1 Flashcards
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caud/o
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tail
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck of the uterus
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cost/o
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rib
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dist/o
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far from point of origin
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enter/o
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intestines- usually small
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hist/o
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tissue
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infer/o
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below
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medi/o
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middle
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path/o
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disease
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poster/o
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back of body; behind
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proxim/o
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close to point of origin
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sarc/o
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flesh; connective tissue
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-ical
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ial
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pertaining to
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-iac
A
pertaining to
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-um
A
structure; tissue; thing
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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-stomy
surgical opening
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-pathy
disease
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-oma
tumor; mass
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-megally
enlargement
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-ine
a substance (noun) pertaining to (adj)
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-ia
condition
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-emia
blood condition
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-algia
pain
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trans-
across
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supra-
above
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sub-
below; under
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peri-
around; surrounding
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intra-
within; into
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epi-
on; over; upon
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endo-
in; within
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ante-
before
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a-, an-
not; without
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viscer/o
internal organs
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ventr/o
belly side of body; ventral aspect
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thorac/o
chest
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super/o
above
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bi-
two
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anti-
against
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anter/o
front
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brady-
slow
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hyper-
above normal; excessive
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hypo-
below normal; efficient
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inter-
between
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tachy-
fast
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-cyte
cell
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-gen
substance that produces
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-itis
inflammation
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-logoist
specialist
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-logy
stdy of
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neur/o
nerve
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my/o
muscle
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log/o
study
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lip/o
fat
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later/o
sides of body
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hepat/o
liver
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glyc/o
sugar
70
cyt/o
cell
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col/o, colon/o
large intestine; colon
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cardi/o
heart
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bi/o
life
74
arthr/o
joint
