Terms (K-N) Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
kerat/o
A
horny, hard, cornea
2
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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia
A
movement
3
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kyph/o
A
bent, hump
4
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
5
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx, throat
6
Q
leuk/o
A
white
7
Q
lipid/o, lip/o
A
fat, lipid
8
Q
lith/o
A
-lith
9
Q
-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
10
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback bent
11
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph, lymphatic tissue
12
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction
13
Q
-lytic
A
to reduce, destroy
14
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
15
Q
mast/o
A
breast
16
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-megaly
A
enlargment
17
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men/o
A
menstruation, menses
18
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
uterus
19
Q
my/o
A
muscle
20
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myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
21
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myring/o
A
tympanic membrane, eardrum
22
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necr/o
A
death
23
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nephr/o
A
kidney
24
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nerv/o, neur/i, neur/o
A
nerve, nerve tissue
25
noct/o
night
26
nulli-
none
27
nyct/o, nyctal/o
night
