Terminology Flashcards by Rosalie Walker

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aden/o (adrenal)

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gland

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athr/o (arthritis)

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joint

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bi/o (biology)

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life

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carcin/o (carcinoma)

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cis/o (incision)

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to cut

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crin/o (endocrine)

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o (dermatology)

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skin

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dermat/o (dermatology)

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skin

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electr/o (electrode)

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o (diagnose)

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman/female

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hemat/o (hematicrit)

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blood

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hem/o (hematoma)

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blood

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hepat/o (hepatitis)

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liver

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iatr/o

treatment, physician

leuk/o

white

log/o

study of

nephr/o (nephrologist)

kidney

neur/o (neurologist)

nerve

onc/o

tumor (cancerous)

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o (pathologist)

disease

ped/o (pediatric)

child

psych/o (psychology)

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o (renal)

kidney

rhin/o (rhinoplasty)

nose

sarc/o (sarcoma)

flesh

sect/o (section)

to cut

thromb/o

clot, clotting

ur/o (urologist)

urinary tract, urine

hist/o

tissue

abdomin/o (abdominal)

abdomin

adip/o (adipose)

fat

anter/o (anterior)

front

cervic/o (cervical)

neck (body of the uterus)

chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o

color

coccyg/o

coccyx (tail bone)

crani/o (cranium)

skull

cyt/o (leukocyte)

cell

dist/o (distance)

far, distant

dors/o (dorsal fin)

back of the body

hist/o

tissue

ili/o

ilium (upper part of the hip bone)

inguin/o (hernia)

groin

kary/o (center)

nucleus

later/o (lateral)

side

lumb/o (lumbar)

lower back

medi/o (meduim)

middle

nucle/o

nucleus

pelv/o

pelvis

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

poster/o (posterior)

back, behind

proxim/o (proximity)

nearest

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o (sarcoma)

flesh

spin/o

spine, backbone

thel/o

nipple

theli/o

nipple

thorac/o (thoracic)

chest

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

umbilic/o (umbilical)

navel

ventr/o (ventral)

belly side

vertebr/o

vertebra, backbones

viscer/o (visceral)

internal organs