Med Term - chap 5 Flashcards
(306 cards)
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cardi
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heart
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hepat
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liver
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nephr
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kidney
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neur
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nerves
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psych
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mind
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thorac
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chest
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pertaining to pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-logist
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specialist
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
A
measuring instrument
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-oma
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tumor
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-pathy
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disease
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uni-
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one
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diplo-
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two, double
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null-
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none of
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primi-
A
first
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multi-
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many
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bi-
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two
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tri-
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three
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quad-
four
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tetra-
four
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quint-
five
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sext-
six
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sept-
seven
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oct-
eight
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nona-
nine
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deca-
ten
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semi-
half, partial
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hemi-
half, one sided
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ambi-
both
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pan-
all, entire
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cyan/o
blue
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leuk/o
white
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erythr/o
red
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cirrh/o
yellow-orange
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
gray
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alb
white
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chlor/o
green
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward
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de-
down from, away
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circum-
around, about
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peri-
around
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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epi-
above, upon, on
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supra-
above, over
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retro-
behind
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sub-
under, beneath
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infra-
below, under
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para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
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contra-
against, opposite
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ecto-
out, outside
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endo-
within
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extra-
outside, in addition to
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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anterior
front
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posterior
back
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superior
top
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inferior
bottom
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proximal
closest
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distal
farthest
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medial
middle
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lateral
side
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deep
in
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superficial
out
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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acou/o
hear
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aden/o
gland
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adip/o
fat
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alges/o
pain
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andr/o
man, male
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angi/o
vessel
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angin/o
blood vessel
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ankyl/o
fused, stiff
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anter/o
front
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aort/o
front
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append/o
appendix
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arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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asthen/o
weak
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atel/o
incomplete
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ather/o
fat
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atri/o
atrium
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audi/o
to hear
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aur/o
ear
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aut/o
self
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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bi
life, also two
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bil/i
bile
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blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
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blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
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bronch/i
airway, bronchus
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bucc/o
cheek
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burs/o
pouch or sac
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calc/i
calcium
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capn/o
carbon dioxide
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carcin/o
cancer
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carp/o
wrist
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cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
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caud/o
tail
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cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
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cel/o
hernia, protrusion
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cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
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cent/i
one-hundredth or 100
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cephal/o
head
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cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
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cervic/o
neck
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chol/e
bile
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chrom/o
color
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chron/o
time
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cleid/o
clavicle
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col/o
colon
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colp/o
vagina
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condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
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cor/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
cranium, skull
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crin/o
to secrete
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cubitus
elbow
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cutane/o
skin
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cycl/o
circle or cycle
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cyst/o
bladder
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cyt/o
cell
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derm(at)/o
skin
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digit
finger or toe
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dipl/o
two, double
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dips/o
thirst
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disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
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dist/o
distant, away
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diverticul/o
diverticulum, a small blind pouch
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dors/o
back
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duct/o
lead, move
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duoden/o
duodenum
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ech/o
to bounce, sound
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ede
swelling
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elast/o
change shape
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electr/o
electricity
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embol/o
a plug
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embry/o
embryo
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emesis
vomit
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emmetr/o
according to measure
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
small intestine
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episi/o
vulva
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esthesi
sensation or perception
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febr
fever
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flex
bend
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foramen
opening
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fract
break
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gest
carry, produce, congestion
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glyc/o
sugar, sweet
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gno
know
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gyn/o
woman, female
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hem(at)/o
blood
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heter/o
other, different
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hom/o
the same
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hydr/o
water
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idi/o
person, self
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lact/o
milk
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leuk/o
white
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lingu/o
tongue
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mal/o
abnormal, bad
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medi/o
middle
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men/o
mouth, menstruation
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mening/o
usually refers to the meninges
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myel/o
marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
muscle
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ocul/o
eye
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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ov/o
egg
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palpate
to examine by touch
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child or foot
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percuss
to examine by striking
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phag/o
eat
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pharyng/o
throat
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phot/o
light
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pleur/o
rib, side
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pneum(at)/o
lungs, air
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pneumo(n)/o
lung
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pod(i)
foot
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pseud/o
false
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pto
fall
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ptyal/o
saliva
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pulmon/o
lungs
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a-
without, lack of
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an-
without, lack of
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ana-
up, back, again
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ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against, opposed to
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auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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circum-
around, about
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contra-
against, opposite
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de-
down from, away
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di-
twice, double
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dia-
through, completely
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect(o)-
out, outside
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end(o)-
within
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epi-
upon, over, above
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex(o)-
outside, away from
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extra-
outside, in addition to
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hemi-
half
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hyper-
over, excessive, high
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hypo-
under, below normal
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in-
in, into, not, without
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infra-
below, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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iso-
equal
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad or abnormal
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pur, py
pus
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pyr/o
fire, heat
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sangui(n)/o
blood
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scler/o
hard
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sebum
fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
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sect/o
cut
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sept/o
wall, divider, also seven
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serum
clear portion of blood
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sinus
cavity, channel, or hollow space
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som(at)
body
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spir/o
coil, to breathe
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stern/o
sternum
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stomat/o
mouth
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tom/o
cut
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toxic/o
poisonous
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trich/o
hair
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ur/o
urine
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uter/o
uterus, womb
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varic/o
dilated vein
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vas/o
blood vessel
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viscer/o
internal organs
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xen/o
foreign (material)
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xer/o
dry
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mega-
large
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meta-
after, change
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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neo-
new
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noct-
night
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olig(o)-
little, deficient
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ortho-
straight or normal
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pan-
all, entire
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para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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primi-
first
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pro-
before, in front of
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re-
back
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retro-
backward, behind
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sub-
under, below
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super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
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supra-
above, upper
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sym-
together, joined
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syn-
together, joined
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand
Dorsal
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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures
medial
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The pointed extremity of a conical structure
Apex
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Motion of a limb away from the midline
Abduction
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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position
Anterior
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Closer to or on the skin
Superficial
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The bottom surface of the foot
Plantar
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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
Bilateral
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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position
Posterior
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Below a body part or nearer to the feet
Inferior
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Motion of a limb toward the midline
Adduction
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Lying face down
prone
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Lying face up
supine
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The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
word root
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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
fowler position
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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
lateral
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Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
distal
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The sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas
Quadrants
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The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix
combining vowel
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Closer to the trunk
proximal
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Above a body part or nearer to the head
superior
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Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of a term
prefix
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The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term
suffix
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The bending of a joint
flexion
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The straightening of a joint
extension
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Farther inside the body and away from the skin
deep
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The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position
palmar
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The anterior surface of the body
ventral
