Chapter 2 Flashcards by Justin Olsen

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chondro/o (Basic Structural Units)

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cartilage

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cyt/o (Basic Structural Units)

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cell

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hist/o (Basic Structural Units)

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tissue

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nucle/o (Basic Structural Units)

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nucleus

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anter/o (Directional)

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anterior, front

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caud/o (Directional)

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tail

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dist/o (Directional)

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far, farthest

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dors/o (Directional)

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back (of body)

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infer/o (Directional)

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lower, below

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later/o (Directional)

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side, to one side

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medi/o (Directional)

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middle

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poster/o (Directional)

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o (Directional)

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near, nearest

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super/o (Directional)

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upper, above

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ventr/o (Directional)

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belly, belly side

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-ad

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toward

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-toxic

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poison

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abdomin/o (Body Regions)

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abdomen

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cephal/o (Body Regions)

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head

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cervic/o (Body Regions)

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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crani/o (Body Regions)

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cranium (skull)

gastr/o (Body Regions)

stomach

ili/o (Body Regions)

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

inguin/o (Body Regions)

groin

lumb/o (Body Regions)

loins (lower back)

pelv/i, pelv/o (Body Regions)

pelvis

spin/o (Body Regions)

spine

thorac/o (Body Regions)

chest

umbilic/o (Body Regions)

umbilicus, navel

-verse

turning

radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

epi-

above, on

hypo-

under, below, deficient

medi-

middle

super-

upper, above

trans-

through, across