Chapter 2: the body Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
ambi-, ambo-
A
both
Prefix
2
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apo-
A
away from
Prefix
3
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contra-
A
Opposite, against
Prefix
4
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ecto-, etc-
A
Outside, outer
Prefix
5
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endo-, end-
A
Inside, inner
Prefix
6
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inter-
A
Between
Prefix
7
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intra-
A
Within
Prefix
8
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meso-
A
Middle
Prefix
9
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sub-
A
Below, underneath
Prefix
10
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super-
A
Upper, above, beyond
Prefix
11
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trans-
A
Across, through
Prefix
12
Q
-ad
A
Toward
Suffix
13
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-al
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
14
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-an
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
15
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-ary
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
16
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-ial
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
17
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
18
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-ion
A
Action, condition, act of
Suffix
19
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-ior
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
20
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-ous
A
Pertaining to, like, full of, having
Suffix
21
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-tic
A
Pertaining to
Suffix
22
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-verse
A
To turn, to travel, turn
Suffix
23
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VENTR
A
Front, abdomen, belly
Base
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DORS
A
Back
Base
25
ANTER
Front, before
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POSTER
Back, behind
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27
FRONT
Front, forehead
| Base
28
LATER
side
Base
29
MEDI
Middle, midline
Base
30
MES
Middle, midline
Combining vowel ‘i’
Base
31
CENTR
Center, mid-point
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32
DEXTR
Right, right-handed
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33
SINISTR
Left, left-handed
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34
LAEV, LEV
Left/left handed
Combining vowel ‘o’
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35
SUPER
Above/in the top part of
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INFER
Below/in the bottom part of
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CEPHAL
Head
Base
38
CAUD
Tail (tailbone or coccyx in humans)
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39
PROXIM
Near to/near a point of attachment/near the beginning of a structure
Often used about limbs and bones
Near to the trunk of the body
Base
40
DIST
Away from/away from a point of attachment/away from the beginning of a structure
Often used about limbs and bones
Away from the trunk of the body
Base
41
INTERN
Inside
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42
EXTERN
Outside
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43
FACI
Face/surface
Base
44
FICI
Face/surface
Only used in the middle of a term
Base
45
PARIET
Wall (usually of a body cavity)
Base
46
AX
Axis/central line
Base
47
VERS, VERT
Travel/turn
Base
48
CORON
crown/like a crown
Anything that is coronary encircles something else
Base
49
SAGITT
Arrow
If you were shot by an arrow front to back
Sagittal: pertaining to the direction front to back
Base
50
MORPH
Form/shape
Base
51
DERM, DERMAT
Skin/layer
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