Med Terms. Ch 2 Flashcards
(59 cards)
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A
A
without
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Abdomen/o
A
abdomen
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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Aden
A
gland
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Aden/o
A
gland
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Adip
A
fat
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-al
A
pertaining to
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Ana-
A
excessive
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Anter
A
front of the body
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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Carcin
A
Cancerous
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Caud
A
tail or lower part of the body
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Cephal
A
head
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Chondr/i
A
cartilage
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-crine
A
to secrete
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Cyt
A
cells
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Dem
A
population
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Dors-
A
back of the body
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Dys
A
bad
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
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Epi
A
above
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Eti
A
cause
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Exo
A
out of
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Gastr
stomach
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Gene
producing
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hist
tissue
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Home/o
constant
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Hyper
excessive, high
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Hypo
below, low
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-ic
pertaining to
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Idi/o
peculiar to the individual
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ili
hip bone
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-ior
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
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Lumb
lower back
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
study of
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-oma
tumor
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-ose
pertaining to
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Pan
entire
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Path/o
disease
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-pathy
disease
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Pelv
pelvis
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Periton
peritoneum
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Physi-
nature or physical
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-plasia
formation
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-plasm
formative material of the cells
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Poster
back or toward the back
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Retro
behind
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-stasis
control
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-tics
pertaining to
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trophy
development
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Ventr
belly side of the body
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Midsagittal
divides the body into equal left and right halves
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Sagittal
divides the body into unequal left and right portions
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Transverse
divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions
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Frontal/Coronal
divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
