Terminology Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
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Cortex
A
Outer region
2
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Medulla
A
Inner region
3
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Inferior
A
Below, further from head
4
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Superior
A
Above, closer to head
5
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Dorsal
A
Top, upper side
6
Q
Ventral
A
Under, lower side
7
Q
Distal
A
Further from joining point, distant
8
Q
Proximal
A
Closer, to jointing point
9
Q
Lateral
A
Outer part
10
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Medial
A
Towards central line of body
11
Q
Meso
A
Middle
12
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Epi
A
Above
13
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Endo
A
Inside ( endoscopy)
14
Q
Exo
A
Outside
15
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Peri
A
Around, near
16
Q
Radial
A
Lower arm
17
Q
Brachial
A
Upper arm
18
Q
‘a’ / ‘an’
A
Not/absence of
19
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Hypo
A
Low, under, beneath
20
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Hyper
A
High, beyond, excessive
21
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Dys
A
Abnormal, difficulty, pain
22
Q
eu
A
Normal, true, good
23
Q
Leuko
A
White
24
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Erythro
A
Red
25
Cortico
Outer, cortex
26
Brady
Slow
27
tachy
Fast
28
myo
Muscle
29
Neuro
Nerves, nervous system
30
Cardio
Heart
31
Haemo
Blood
32
Encephalo
Brain
33
Cyto
Cell
34
Inter
Inside,
35
Intra
Outside
36
Micro
Millionth, small
37
Macro
Big
38
-rrhea
Flowing
39
- pnoea
Breathing
40
- cardial
Heart
41
- glyc
Sugar
42
- tropic
Activate, affecting
43
- scopy
Process of viewing
44
- osis
Disease, condition
45
- genic
Causing
46
- genesis
Beginning
47
- trophy
Growth
48
- ictal
Seizure, attack
49
- emesis
Vomiting
50
- pathy
Disease, disorder
51
- ectomy
Surgical removal
52
- otomy
Surgical incision
53
- lysis
Separation, destruction
54
- emia
- in the blood
