Medical Terminology Flashcards
Terms (199 cards)
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Algia
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Pain
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Cele
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Hernia;swelling
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Ectasis/ectasia
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Stretching/dilating
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Ectomy
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Excision of
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Itis
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Inflammation of
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Malacia
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Softening
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Ocentesis
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Puncture(tapping)
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Ogram
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Recording or “picture”produced by an “-orgraphy” produce
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Ograph
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Instrument (or machine)that records
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Ography
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Diagnostic produce
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Oid
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Like, similar to
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Olysis,olytic,olyzed
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Destruction,to separate out
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Oma
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Tumor(new growth),neoplasm,space-occupying lesion
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Ometer
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Instrument that measures or counts
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Ometry/ Imetry
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Procedure using the measuring or counting instrument
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Opathy
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Any disease of
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Opexy
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Surgical fixation
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Oplasty
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Plastic surgery on
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Orrhagia
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Excessive bleeding
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Orrhaphy
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Surgical repair of
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Orrhea
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Flow or discharge
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Oscope
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Instrument for looking into
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Oscopy
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Procedure using a scope
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Osis/Iasis
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Condition of
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Ostomy
New permanent opening
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Otome
Instrument for cutting a thin section
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Otomy
Incision into
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Otripsy
Crushing
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Paresis
Weakness (less than paralysis)
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Plasia
Growth (cell)
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Plegia
Paralysis
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Pnea/Pneumo
Breathing,air,lungs
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Trophy
Development
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a,an,ar,ie
Without or not
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Ab
Away from
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Acetabulum
Large socket for head of femur (hip)
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Ad
Near,toward
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Anatomy
The study of the structure of the body
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Anemia
"Without blood" Low red blood count
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Ante
Before,forward
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Anterior
Toward the front,or in the front of
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Anti
Against
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Aponeurosis
Flattened tendon;Resembles a membrane that attaches a muscle to bone or tissue
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Appendicular
The appendages that hang from the axial skeleton;upper and lower extremities (includes shoulder and pelvic gridle)
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Axial
Skull,thorax (ribs and sternum),vertebral column
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Bacteria
Bacteria are larger,easily grown in the lab,and can be seen with regular microscopes.Generally they can be treated successful with antibiotics however,many bacteria are now becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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Ball and Socket Joint
Hip and shoulder joints
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Bilateral
Both sides
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Bio
Life
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Brady
Slow
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Bronch/o
Bronchus
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Bursa
Small sacs that cushion joints between tendons and bones
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Carp/o
Wrist
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Caudal
"tail" or base of spine (similar to inferior)
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Cephalic
Head (similar to superior)
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Cephalo
Head
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Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
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Cerebro
Part of brain
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Cervic/o
Cervix
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Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
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Cholecystectomy
Excision of the gallbladder
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Chromo
Color
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Cirrh
Orange yellow
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Col/o
Colon
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Colp/o
Vagina
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Contra
Against or not
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Coronal
Vertical body plane,divides body into front and back sections (anterior and posterior) standing
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Cost/o
Rib
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Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
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Cranio
Skull only
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Cyano
Blue
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Cyst/o
Bladder
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Cystectomy
Excision of the bladder
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De
Take away, remove
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Decubitus
Lying down
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Dent/o
Teeth
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Derm/o
Skin
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Dia
Through (as in running through)
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Dis
From
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Distal
Farthest from the center
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Dys
Painful or Difficult
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Encaphal/o
Brain
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Encephalo
Entire brain
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Erytho
Red
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Excise
To cut out
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Excision
To remove or take out
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Fascia
Connective tissue sheath;covers,supports,and seperates muscles;holds muscle fibers
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Flexion
Bending
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Foramen
Holes in the bone for large vessels and nerves to pass through
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Fossa
Deppressions or hollows
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Grooves
Shallow linear depressionsin bone (in tooth)
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Gyne
Woman
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Hemi
Half
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Hemo
Blood
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Hemorrhoidectomy
Excision of the hemorrhoids
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Hepa/Hepto
Liver
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Hinge Joint
Elbows,knees,fingers
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Hydro
Water
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Hyper
High;too much
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Hypo
Not enough;low or under
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Hyster/o
Uterus
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ile/o
ileum (small intestine)
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Incision
To cut into
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Inferior
Below
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Inter
Between
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Interphalangeal Joints
Fingers and joints
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Intervertable Disks
Cartilaginous material between vertebrae
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Intra
Within
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Iridi/o
Iris (eye)
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Jejun/o
Jejunum (small intestine0
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Kerat/o
Cornea of an eye
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Lamina
Thin flat part of vertebra
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Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
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Lateral
Side
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Leuko
White
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Ligaments
Strong fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
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Lingua
Tongue
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Lip
Fat
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Lobe
Lobe,as of lung
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Malleolus
Hammerlike protuberance (either side of the ankle)
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Mast/o
Breast
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Medial
Middle
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Melano
Black
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Meniscus
Lateral and medial knee cartilage
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Metr/o
Uterus
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My/o
Muscle
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Myring/o
Eardrum
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Nephro
Entire kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Oblique
At an angle
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Olecranon
A process on the ulnar bone (elbow)
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Oophr/o
Ovary
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Oophorectomy
Excision of the ovary
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Orchi/o-Orchid/o
Testicle
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
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Pancreat/o
Pancreas
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Peripheral
Outer edges
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Pharyng/o
Throat
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Pheleb/o
Veins
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Pneum/o
Lungs
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Pod/o
Foot
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Polio
Gray
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Poly
Many,much
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Polyuria
Excessive amount of urine
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Post
Following,after
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Posterior
Toward the back or in the back
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Pre
Before
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Pro
Preceding,coming
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Proct/o
Rectum or anus
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Prominences
Processes,tuberosities,projection
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Proximal
Nearest to center
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Pyel/o-Pyelo
Pelvis of kidney
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Re
Put back
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Recumbent
Lying back
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Reno
Entire kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sacr/o
Sacrum
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Sagittal
Vertical body plan,through trunk of body;if exactly through middle,its midsaggital,and divides the body into equal right and left sides
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Salping/o
Fallopian tubes
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Sigmoid/o
Lower portion of colon
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Sinuses
Air spaces in cranium that lighten the skull and nerve as voice resonating chambers
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Spondyl/o
Vertebra
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Steth/o
Chest
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Stomat/o
Mouth
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Superior
Above
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Sutures
Articulations in the cranial bones;immovable joints
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Synovial Fluid
Clear joint fluid that acts as a lubricant
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Tachy
Fast
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Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
Connecting point of lower jawbone and temporal bone
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Ten/o-Tend/o-Tendin/o
Tendon
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Tendon
Fibrous tissue attaching muscle to bone
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4 Sign of Inflammations
Swelling,Pain,Heat,Redness
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Theca
Covering or sheath of a tendon
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Thorac/o
Thorax (chest)
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Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
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Trache/o
Trachea
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Transverse
Horizontal body plane,divides body into top and bottom sections;across or through
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Tympan/o
Eardrum
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Unilateral
One side
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Upright
Standing
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Ureter/o
Ureter
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Urethr/o
Urethra
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Vas/o
Vessel
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Ven/o
Vein
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Vertebral Column
Starting at the neck:Cervical vertebrae
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Thoracic
Dorsal
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Lumbar
Between the diaphragm and the sacrum
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Sacral
Supports the upper body weight;spread across the pelvis and into the legs
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Coccyx
Tailbone
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Viruses
Viruses are so small that they can only be seen with an electron scope,cannot be grown on artificial media,and are not successfully treated by antibiotics
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Xanth/o
Yellow
