LEC 4: Word Elements Related to Body Structures Flashcards
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
2
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Pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis
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Abdominopelvic
3
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Acr/o
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Extremity (arm / leg)
4
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Enlargement of an arm or leg
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Acromegaly
5
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Crani/o
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Skull
6
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Pertaining to the skull
A
Cranial
7
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Dactyl/o
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Finger or toe
8
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Swelling of the fingers or toes
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Dactyledema
9
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Cervic/o
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Neck
10
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Pertaining to the neck
A
Cervical
11
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Periton, peritone/o
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Peritoneum
12
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Inflammation of the peritoneum
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Peritonitis
13
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Brachi/o
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Arm
14
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Pertaining to the forearm
A
Antebrachium
15
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Celi/o
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Abdomen
16
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Surgical puncture of the abdomen
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Celiocentesis
17
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Lapar/o
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Abdominal wall
18
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Pertaining to the instrument for viewing the peritoneal cavity through the abdominal wall
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Laparoscope
19
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Ped/o, pod/o
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Foot
20
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Instrument that measures footsteps
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Pedometer
21
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Anter/o
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Front
22
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Pertaining to a location in front
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Anterior
23
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Poster/o
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Back
24
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Pertaining at the back
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Posterior
25
Medi/o
Middle
26
Pertaining to the middle
Medial
27
Later/o
Side
28
Pertaining to side
Lateral
29
Dist/o
Distant ; far
29
Proxim/o
Near
29
Pertaining to a near location
Proximal
30
Pertaining to a distant or far location
Distal
31
Super/o
Above
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Pertaining to a location above
Superior
33
Infer/o
Below
34
Pertaining to a location below
Inferior
35
Cephal/o
Head
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Pertaining towards the head
Cephalad
37
Caud/o
Tail
38
Pertaining to the tail
Caudal
39
ab-
away from
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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body
Abductor
41
ad-
toward; near
42
pertaining to a structure located near the kidney
Adrenal
43
ante-
before (in time); forward
44
forward tilting or turning of an organ from its usual position
Anteversion
45
contra-
against; opposite side
46
pertaining to something on the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
47
circum-
around
48
around the mouth
Circumoral
49
dia-
through
50
discharge of abundant, watery feces through the anus
diarrhea
51
dis-
apart; away from
52
to move a structure away from its usual position, as in dislocating a bone from its joint
Dislocate
53
ec-
out; away from
54
pertaining to a structure out of place
Ectopic
55
em-
in; inside
56
a condition characterized by the presence of pus inside a body cavity, usually the chest cavity
Empyema
57
endo-
inside; within
58
the structure or tissue lining the inside of the uterus
Endometrium
59
epi-
on; over; above; outer
60
pertaining to a region above the stomach
Epigastric
61
extra-
outside
62
pertaining to something outside the thorax
extrathoracic
63
inter-
between; among
64
pertaining to something lying between the lobes of a structure
interlobar
65
intra-
within; inside
66
pertaining to a process occurring inside a vein
intravenous
67
ipsi-
same; same side
68
pertaining to something on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
69
para-
beside; beyond
70
the glands located beside the thyroid gland
Parathyroid
71
per-
through
72
through the skin
Percutaneous
73
peri-
around; surrounding
74
the structure or tissue that surrounds the heart
Pericardium
75
post-
after (in time or place)
76
after labor or cchildbirth
Postpartum
77
pre-
before (in time or place)
78
pertaining to the time before birth
Prenatal
79
primi-
first
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a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
81
retro-
backward; behind
82
backward tilting or turning of an organ from its usual position
retroversion
83
supra-
above
84
pertaining above the patella
Suprapatellar
85
sub-
under; beneath
86
pertaining to a process occurring below the skin
Subcutaneous
87
trans-
through; across
88
pertaining to across/through the vagina
Transvaginal
