Flashcards in Chapter 4 - Body Structure Deck (65):
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kary/o (cellular structure)
nucleus
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nucle/o (cellular structure)
nucleus
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anter/o (position and direction)
anetrior, front
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caud/o (position and direction)
tail
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cephal/o (position and direction)
head
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disto/ (position and direction)
far, farthest
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dors/o (position and direction)
back (of body)
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infer/o (position and direction)
lower, below
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later/o (position and direction)
side, to one side
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media/o (position and direction)
middle
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poster/o (position and direction)
back (of body), behind posterior
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proxim/o (position and direction)
near, nearest
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ventr/o (position and direction)
belly, belly side
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abdomin/o (regions of the body)
abdomen
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cervic/o (regions of the body)
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o (regions of the body)
cranium (skull)
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illi/o (regions of the body)
illium (lateral, flaring position of hip bone)
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inguin/o (regions of the body)
groin
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lumb/o (regions of the body)
loins (lowe back)
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thorac/o (regions of the body)
chest
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umbillic/o (regions of the body)
umbilicus, navel
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albin/o (color)
white
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leuk/o (color)
white
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chlo/p (color)
green
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chrom/o (color)
green
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cirrh/o (color)
yellow
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jaundi/o (color)
yellow
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xanth/o (color)
yellow
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cyan/o (color)
blue
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erythr/o (color)
red
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melan/o (color)
black
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polo/o (color)
gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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acr/o (other)
extremity
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eti/o (other)
cause
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idi/o (other)
unknown, peculiar
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morph/o (other)
form, shape, structure
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patho/o (other)
disease
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radio/o (other)
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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somat/o (other)
body
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son/o (other)
sound
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tom/o (other)
cut
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viscer/o (other)
internal organs
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xer/o (other)
dry
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(Sx)
symptom
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hist/o (cell structure)
tissue
ex. hist/o/logy: study of tissues
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cyt/o (cell structure)
cell
cty/o/logist: specialist in the study of cells
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AP
anteroposterior
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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Bx, bx
biopsy
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PET
positron emission tomography
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CBC
complete blood count
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RF
rheumatoid factor; radio frequency
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CT
computed tomography
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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DNA
deocyribonucleic acid
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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Dx
diagnosis
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SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
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I&D
incision and drainage
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LAT, lat
lateral
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Tx
treatment
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LLQ
lower left quadrant
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U&L, U/L
upper and lower
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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