word list 2: body structures Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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abdomen/o
A
abdomen
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caud/o
A
tail
3
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cephal/o
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head
4
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cervic/o
A
neck; neck of uterus
5
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
6
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gastr/o
A
stomach
7
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ili/o
A
illium (lateral portion of hip bone)
8
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inguin/o
A
groin
9
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lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
10
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pelv/i
A
pelvis
11
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pelv/o
A
pelvis
12
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spin/o
A
spine
13
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thorac/o
A
chest
14
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umbilic/o
A
umbilicus, navel
15
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anter/o
A
anterior, front
16
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dist/o
A
far, farthest
17
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
18
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infer/o
A
lower, below
19
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later/o
A
side, to one side
20
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medi/o
A
middle
21
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poster/o
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back (of body), behind, posterior
22
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proxim/o
A
near, nearest
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super/o
A
upper, above
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
25
cyt/o
cell
26
hist/o
tissue
27
nucle/o
nucleus
28
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)
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-al
pertaining to
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-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-plasia
formation, growth
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bi-
two
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epi-
above, upon
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infra
below, under
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trans
across, through
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abduction
moves away from midline
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adduction
moves towards midline
40
anterior
in front
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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caudal
pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)
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cervical
pertaining to the neck (or neck of uterus)
44
deep
farther from the surface
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distal
farther from the limb root
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dorsal
pertaining to the back (of the body)
47
epigastric
pertaining to above the stomach
48
extension
straightening out (opening a joint - increasing joint angle)
49
external
outside
50
flexion
bending (closing a joint - decreasing joint angle)
51
gastric
stomach
52
iliac
pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
53
inferior
below, lower
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infracostal
pertaining to below or under the ribs
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inguinal
pertaining to the groin
56
lateral
farther from midline (pertaining to the side)
57
lumbar
pertaining to the back (lower back)
58
medial
closer to midline (pertaining to the middle)
59
midline
line dividing body into equal right and left halves
60
palmar
palm side of hand or body
61
pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
62
plantar
sole side of foot
63
posterior
rear or back
64
pronate
turning palm of hand downward
65
prone
face down
66
proximal
closer to the limb root
67
radiography
process of recording radiation (medical imaging)
68
superficial
closer to the surface
69
superior
above, closer to the crown
70
supinate
turning the palm of the hand upward
71
supine
body laying face up
72
thoracic
pertaining to the chest
73
transverse
horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower parts
74
umbilical
pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)
75
ventral
pertaining to the belly (belly side)
