Common Terms Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
afferent
A
toward a central receiving area
2
Q
anatomy
A
to cut up
3
Q
ansa
A
loop or jug handle
4
Q
cecum
A
a blind pouch or sac
5
Q
comitans
A
accompanying ) pl. comitantes
6
Q
Corona
A
crown
7
Q
corpus
A
body
8
Q
cortex
A
bark
9
Q
cubitus
A
forearm
10
Q
cutaneous
A
skin
11
Q
efferent
A
away from a central receiving area
12
Q
genu
A
knee
13
Q
infundibulum
A
funnel
14
Q
labium
A
lip
15
Q
medulla
A
marrow
16
Q
mentum
A
chin
17
Q
omos
A
shoulder
18
Q
plexus
A
braid, network of inter-joining structures
19
Q
plica
A
fold
20
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porta
A
fate
21
Q
radix
A
root
22
Q
ramus
A
branch
23
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rectus
A
straight
24
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rhin, rhis
A
nose
25
sinus
hallow, channel, cavity
26
soma
body
27
squama
scale
28
stroma
bed
29
adeno-
gland
30
alg-
pain
31
-cele
swelling
32
cysto-
sac, specifically gall bladder
33
-ectomy
to cut out
34
-emia
in the blood
35
hem- or -em
blood
36
ia
as a suffix, a state or condition
37
-itis
inflammation
38
-lith
stone
39
-oma
tumor
40
-osis
condition
41
-ostomy
to cut a mouth
42
-otomy
to cut into
43
-plasty
to shape or mold
44
sclero-
hard
