Chapter 4 - Body Structure Flashcards by Tyshia Terry

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kary/o (cellular structure)

A

nucleus

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nucle/o (cellular structure)

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nucleus

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anter/o (position and direction)

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anetrior, front

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caud/o (position and direction)

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tail

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cephal/o (position and direction)

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head

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disto/ (position and direction)

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far, farthest

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dors/o (position and direction)

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back (of body)

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infer/o (position and direction)

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lower, below

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later/o (position and direction)

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side, to one side

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media/o (position and direction)

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middle

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poster/o (position and direction)

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back (of body), behind posterior

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proxim/o (position and direction)

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near, nearest

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ventr/o (position and direction)

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belly, belly side

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abdomin/o (regions of the body)

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abdomen

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cervic/o (regions of the body)

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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crani/o (regions of the body)

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cranium (skull)

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illi/o (regions of the body)

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illium (lateral, flaring position of hip bone)

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inguin/o (regions of the body)

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groin

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lumb/o (regions of the body)

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loins (lowe back)

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thorac/o (regions of the body)

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chest

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umbillic/o (regions of the body)

A

umbilicus, navel

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albin/o (color)

A

white

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leuk/o (color)

A

white

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chlo/p (color)

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green

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chrom/o (color)

green

cirrh/o (color)

yellow

jaundi/o (color)

yellow

xanth/o (color)

yellow

cyan/o (color)

blue

erythr/o (color)

red

melan/o (color)

black

polo/o (color)

gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

acr/o (other)

extremity

eti/o (other)

cause

idi/o (other)

unknown, peculiar

morph/o (other)

form, shape, structure

patho/o (other)

disease

radio/o (other)

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

somat/o (other)

body

son/o (other)

sound

tom/o (other)

cut

viscer/o (other)

internal organs

xer/o (other)

dry

(Sx)

symptom

hist/o (cell structure)

tissue | ex. hist/o/logy: study of tissues

cyt/o (cell structure)

cell | cty/o/logist: specialist in the study of cells

AP

anteroposterior

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

Bx, bx

biopsy

PET

positron emission tomography

CBC

complete blood count

RF

rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

CT

computed tomography

RLQ

right lower quadrant

DNA

deocyribonucleic acid

RUQ

right upper quadrant

Dx

diagnosis

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography

I&D

incision and drainage

LAT, lat

lateral

Tx

treatment

LLQ

lower left quadrant

U&L, U/L

upper and lower

LUQ

left upper quadrant

US

ultrasound, ultrasonography