Unit 1: Intro to Medical and Anatomical Terms Flashcards
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities
3
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adnex/o
A
adjacent, accessory
4
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anatom/o
A
body structures
5
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anter/o
A
front
6
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blast/o
A
front
7
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cuad/o
A
tail
8
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celi/o
A
belly, abdomen
9
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cephal/o
A
head
10
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cyan/o
A
blue
11
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cyt/o
A
cell
12
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dermat/o, derm/o
A
skin
13
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dist/o
A
distant from origin
14
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dors/o
A
back
15
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epitheli/o
A
epithelial
16
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eti/o
A
cause of disease
17
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hist/o
A
tissue
18
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later/o
A
side
19
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mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
20
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medi/o
A
middle
21
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megal/o
A
enlarged
22
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morph/o
A
form
23
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muc/o
A
mucus
24
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pelv/o
A
pelvis
25
physi/o
function
26
pleur/o
lung cavity
27
poster/o
back
28
proxim/o
closer to origin
29
ser/o
serum or serous membrane
30
thorac/o
chest
31
ventr/o
front
32
peri-
surrounding
33
-centesis
surgical puncture
34
-cyte
cell
35
-ia
condition
36
-ist
specialist
37
-itis
inflammation
38
-logist
one who studies
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlarged
41
-meter
instrument to measure
42
-metry
process of measuring
43
-osis
condition
44
-paralysis
loss of movement and feeling
45
-pathy
disease
46
-tic, -our, -ic, -ar, -ible, -able
adjective endings
47
-um, -y, -a, -us
noun endings
