Chapter 2 Vocab Review Flashcards by Kezia Varughese

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ambulat/o-

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walking

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ancill/o-

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servant; accessory

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anter/o-

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before; front part

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auscult/o-

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listening

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caud/o-

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tail bone

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cav/o-

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hollow space

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cephal/o-

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head

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chondr/o-

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cartilage

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chron/o-

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time

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communic/o-

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impart; transmit

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congenit/o-

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present at birth

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coron/o-

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structure that encircles like a crown

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crani/o-

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cranium (skull)

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crin/o-

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secrete

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dent/o-

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tooth

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dermat/o-

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skin

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dist/o-

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away from the center or point of origin

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dors/o-

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back; dorsum

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drom/o-

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a running

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eti/o-

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cause of disease

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exacerbo/o-

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increase; provoke

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extern/o-

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outside

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fract/o-

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break up

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front/o-

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front

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gen/o-

arising from; produced by

gener/o-

production; creation

genit/o-

genitalia

ger/o-

old age

gnos/o-

knowledge

gynec/o-

female; woman

habilitat/o-

give ability

hemat/o-

blood

heredit/o-

genetic inheritance

iatr/o-

physician; medical treatment

idi/o-

unknown; individual

ili/o-

ilium (hip bone)

immun/o-

immune response

infect/o-

disease within

infer/o-

below

inguin/o-

groin

inspect/o-

looking at

integument/o-

skin

intern/o-

inside

log/o-

word; the study of

lumb;o-

lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis

lymph/o-

lymph; lymphatic system

macr/o-

large

medi/o-

middle

micr/o-

one millionth; small

nat/o-

birth

ne/o-

new

nerv/o-

nerve

nosocomi/o-

hospital

nucle/o-

nucleus (of an atom)

obstetr/o-

pregnancy and childbirth

onc/o-

tumor; mass

ophthalm/o-

eye

orth/o-

straight

ot/o-

ear

palliat/o-

reducing the severity of

palpat/o-

touching; feeling

path/o-

disease

ped/o-

child

percuss/o-

tapping

pharmac/o-

medicine; drug

physi/o-

physical function

physic/o-

body

plast/o-

growth; formation

poster/o-

back part

prevent/o-

prevent

product/o-

produce

proxim/o-

near the center or point of origin

pulmon/o-

lung

quadr/o-

four

radi/o-

radiu (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation

recuper/o-

recover

remiss/o-

send back

sagitt/o-

going from front to back

scop/o-

examine with an instrument

skelet/o-

skeleton

spin/o-

spine; backbone

super/o-

above

surg/o-

operative procedure

symptomat/o-

collection of symptoms

techn/o-

technical skill

termin/o-

end; boundary

therapeut/o-

therapy; treatment

thorac/o-

thorax (chest)

tom/o-

cut; slice; layer

umbilic/o-

umbilicus; navel

ur/o-

urine; urinary system

vascul/o-

blood vessel

ventr/o-

front; abdomen

vers/o-

to travel; to turn

viscer/o-

large internal organs