Whole Body Terminology - word elements Flashcards
(33 cards)
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abdomin/o (abdominal)
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abdomen
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ana (anaplasia)
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not, without
3
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anter/o (anterior)
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front
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cervic/o (cervical)
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neck, cervix
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coccyg/o (coccygeal vertebrae)
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coccyx
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crani/o (cranial)
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skull, cranium
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cyt/o (cytology)
A
cell
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dors/o (dorsum)
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back
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dys- (dysplasia)
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bad, difficult, painful, disordered
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epi- (epigastric)
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upon, over
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hist/o (histologist)
A
tissue
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hypo- (hypochondriac region)
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under, below, beneath, less than normal
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-iac (cardiac muscle)
A
pertaining to
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ili/o (iliac)
A
ilium
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inguin/o (inguinal region)
A
groin
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inter- (intervertebral)
A
between
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-ion (supination)
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action, process
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later/o (lateral)
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side
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lumb/o (lumbar)
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loins, lower back
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medi/o (mediolateral)
A
middle
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nucle/o (nucleic acid)
A
nucleus
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pelv/i (pelvic cavity)
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pelvis
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-plasm (neoplasm)
A
living substance
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poster/o (posterior)
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back
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proxim/o (proximal)
near
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sacr/o (sacrum)
sacrum
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-some (chromosome)
"a body" of a specified type
28
spin/o (spinal canal)
spine
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thorac/o (thoracic vertebrae)
chest
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umbilic/o (umbilical region)
navel
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ventr/o (ventral)
belly, front side
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vertebr/o (vertebral column
vertebrae
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viscer/o (visceral cavity)
internal organs
