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a-, an -

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absence, lacking

acardia = lack of a heart

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ab-

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departing from, away from

abnormal = departing from normal

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acou-

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hearing

acoustics = the science of sound

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ac-, acro-

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extreme or extremity, peak

acrodermatitis = inflammation of the skin of the extremities

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ad-

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to, toward

aborbital = toward the orbit

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aden-, adeno-

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gland

adeniform = resembling a gland shape

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adren-

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toward the kidney

adrenal gland = adjacent to the kidney

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aero-

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air

aerobic respiration = oxygen-requiring metabolism

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af-

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toward

afferent neurons = carry impulses to the central nervous system

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agon-

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contest

agonistic and antagonistic muscles = oppose each other

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alb-

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white

corpus albicans of the ovary = a white scar tissue

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aliment-

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nourish

alimentary canal or digestive tract

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allel-

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of one another

alleles = alternative expressions of a gene

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amphi-

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on both sides, of both kinds

amphibian = an organism capable of living in water and on land

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ana-

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apart, up, again

anaphase of mitosis = when the chromosomes separate

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anastomos-

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come together

arteriovenous anastomosis = a connection between an artery and a vein

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aneurysm

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a widening

aortic aneurysm = a weak spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel

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angi-

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vessel

angiitis = inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel

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angin-

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choked

angina pectorals = a closed feeling in the chest due to dysfunction of the heart

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ant-, anti-

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opposed to, preventing, inhibiting

anticoagulant = a substance that prevents blood coagulation

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ante-

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preceding, before

antecubital = in front of the elbow

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aort-

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great artery

aorta

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ap-, api-

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tip, extremity

apex of the heart

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append-

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hang to

appendicular skeleton

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aqua-, aque-

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water

aqueous solutions

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arbor

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tree

arbor vitae of the cerebellum = treelike pattern of white matter

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areola-

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open space

areola connective tissue = a lose connective tissue

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arrect-

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upright

arrector pili muscles of the skin = make the hairs stand erect

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arthr-, arthro-

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joint

arthropathy = any joint disease

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artic-

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joint

articular surfaces of bones = the point of connection

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atri-

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vestibule atria, upper chambers of the heart

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auscult-

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listen

Auscultatory method for measuring blood pressure

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aut-, auto-

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self, autogenous = self generated

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ax-, axi-, axo

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axis, axle axial skeleton, axis of vertebral column

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azyg-

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unpaired azygous vein, an unpaired vessel

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baro-

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pressure barorecptors for monitoring blood pressure

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basal

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base

basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane

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bi-

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two bicuspid, having two cusps

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bili-

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bile bilirubin, a bile pigment

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bio-

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life biology, the study of life and living organisms

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blast-

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bud, germ blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell

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brachi-

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arm

brachial plexus of peripheral nervous system supplies the arm

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brady-

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slow

bradycardia = abnormally slow heart rate

44
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brev-

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short

fibularis breves = a short leg muscle

45
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broncho-

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bronchus

bronchospasm = spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscle

46
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bucco-

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cheek

buccolabial = pertaining to the cheek and lip

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calor-

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heart

calories = a measure of energy

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capill-

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hair blood and lymphatic capillaries

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caput-

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head decapitate, remove the head

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carcin-

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cancer

carcinogen = a cancer-causing agent

51
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cardi-, cardio-

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heart

cardiotoxic = harmful to the heart

52
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carneo

A

flesh

trabeculae carneae = ridges of muscle in the ventricles of the heart

53
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carot

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(1) carrot, (2) stupor

(1) carotene = an orange pigment (2) carotid arteries in the neck, blockage causing fainting

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cata-

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down

catabolism = chemical breakdown

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caud-

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tail

caudal (directional term)

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cec-

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blind

cecum of large intestine = a blind-ended pouch

57
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cele-

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abdominal

celiac artery = in the abdomen

58
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cephal-

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head

cephalometer = instrument for measuring head

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cerebro-

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brain, especially the cerebrum

cerebrospinal = pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

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cervic-, cervix

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neck

cervix of the uterus

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chiasm-

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crossing

optic chiasma = where optic nerves cross

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chole-

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bile

cholesterol; cholecystokinin = a bile-secreting hormone

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chondr-

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cartilage

chondrogenic = giving rise to cartilage

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chrom-

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colored

chromosomes = so named because they stain darkly

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cili-

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small hair

ciliated epithelium

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circum-

A

around

circumnuclear = surrounding the nucleus

67
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clavic-

A

key

clavicle = a “skeleton key”

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co-, con-

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together

concentric, common center, together in the center

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coccy-

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cuckoo

coccyx = beak shaped

70
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cochlea

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snail shell

the cochlea of the inner ear = coiled like a snail shell

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coel-

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hollow

coelom = the ventral body cavity

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commis-

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united

gray commissary of the spinal cord connects the two columns of gray matter

73
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concha

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shell

nasal conchae = coiled shelves of bone in the nasal cavity

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contra-

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against, opposite

contraceptive, agent preventing conception

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