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Terminology, Abbreviations, and Acronyms - Anatomy and Physiology > All Terminology > Flashcards

All Terminology Flashcards

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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remove, loss of

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hyper-

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high, above, too much

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hypo-

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below, under, not enough

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abdomin-

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abdomen

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cardi-, bronch/o

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heart

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dent-, odont/o

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tooth, teeth

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gingiv-

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gums

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hydr-

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water

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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removal of…

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of…

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-scope

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instrument for exam

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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aden/o

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gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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atri/o

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atrium

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blephar/o or cili/o

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eyelid, eyelash

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cephel/o

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head

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cervic/o

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cervix, or neck

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cheil/o

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lip

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chol/o or chole

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bile

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines, inside

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epidydym/o

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epidermis

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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faci/o

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face

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hepa-, hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hyster/o, metr/o, utur/o

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uterus

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

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ilium

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lip/o

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fat

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mast/o, mamm/o

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mammary glands

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mening/o

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meninges

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muscul/o, my/o, myos-

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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occipit/o

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back of the head

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

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eye

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onych/o

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claw or hoof

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or/o

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mouth

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oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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ovari/o

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ovary

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phleb/o

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vein

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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pneum/o, pulmo-, pulmon/o

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lung, aur, breath

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pod/o

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feet

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proct/o

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rectum

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pyel/o

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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splen/o

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spandyl/o

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vertebrae, spinal column

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steth/o

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stomat/o

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tars/o

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ten/o

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thorac/o

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tonsill/o

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trache/o

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

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ureter/o

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ur/o

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uter/o

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vas/o

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vessel or duct

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ven/o

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albi/o, albin/o, leuk/o

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chlor/o

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cyan/o

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cirrh/o, xanth/o, jaund/o

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eosin/o, eurthyr/o, rhod/o, rubi/o

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glauc/o

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grey/silver

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melan/o

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purpur/o

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-centesis

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to puncture, perforate, and withdraw fluid or air or etc.

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-ectomy

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-ize

A

use, subject to…

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-pexy

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fixation or suturing

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-plasty

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to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery.

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-rraphy

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to surgically repair or suture

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-stomy

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to make a new, artificial opening in a hallow organ

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-tomy

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to make a cut into or incision

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-algia

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-emasis

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esis, -iasis

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infestation or infection of/with

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-genisis

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development

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-ism

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a state/condition or a fact

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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-ama

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-osis

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abnormal condition or degeneration

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-path, -pathy

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-penia

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deficiency or lack of

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-phage, -phagy

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a-, an-

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without or not

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anti-

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brachy-

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brady-

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cata-

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under, down, lower

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contra-

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against or opposite

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crypt/o

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de-

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remove or take away

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dis-

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apart from or free from

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dolich/o

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dys-

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difficult or painful

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e-, ec-, ex-

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out of or from

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eu-

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normal or good or healthy

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glyc/o, gluc/o

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sugar or sweet

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hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o

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hemi-

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hydr/o

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hyper-

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too much or high or above

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hypo-

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too little or below or under

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macro-, mega-, mega/o

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micro-

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mal-

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bad or poor

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necr/o

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neo-

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olig/o

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few or little

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pan-

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all or entire

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poly-

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many or much

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pseud/o

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py/o

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trachy-

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fast or rapid

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ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo-, ur/in, ur/o

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urine or urea

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-gram

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product or photo or image

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-graph

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instrument/machine

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-graphy

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procedure/using an instrument/machine

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-meter

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instrument/machine that measures or counts

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-metry, -imetry

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procedure of measuring

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-scope

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instrument

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-scopy

A

act of using an instrument

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-tome

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instrument for cutting

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superficial/external

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outside of the body

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deep/internal

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inside the body

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anterior

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posterior

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palmar

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front bottom paws

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plantar

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back bottom paws

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medial

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towards the middle

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lateral

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away from the middle

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dorsal recumbency

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laying face up (supine)

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ventral recumbency

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laying face down (prone)

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left lateral

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on the left side

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right lateral

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on the right side

Terminology, Abbreviations, and Acronyms - Anatomy and Physiology (2 decks)

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