Anatomical nomenclature Flashcards by Brady Franklin

absent, or without: atrophy

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ab-

off, away from: abduct

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abdomin-

abdomen

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-able

capable of: viable

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ac-

toward, to: actin

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acou-

hear: acoustic

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ad-

denoting to, toward: adduct

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af-

movement toward a central point: afferent artery

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alba-

pale or white: linea alba

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-alg

pain: neuralgia

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ambi-

ambidextrous

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angi-

pertaining to vessel: aniology

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ante-

before: anterbrachium

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anti-

against: anticoagulant

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aqua-

water: aqueous

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archi-

to be first: archenteron

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arthri-

joint: arthritis

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-asis

condition or state of: homeostasis

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aud-

pertaining to ear: auditory

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auto0

self- autoimmune

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bi-

two: bipedal

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bio-

life: biology

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blast-

generative or germ bud: osteoblast

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brachi-

arm: brachialis

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brachy

short: brachydont

brady-

slow: bradycardia

bucc-

cheeck: buccal cavity

cac-

bad ill: cacexia

calci-

stone: calculus

capit-

head: capitis

carcin-

cancer: carcinogenic

cardi-

heart: cardiac

caud-

tail: cauda equina

cata-

lower, under, against: catabolism

-coel

swelling and enlarged space or cavity: blastocoele

cephal-

head: cephalis

cerebro-

brain: cerebro fluid

chol-

bile:cholic

chondr-

cartilage: chondrocyte

-cid (e)

destroy: pesticide

circum-

around: circumference

-cis

cut, kill: excision incision

co-

together: copulation

coel-

hollow cavity: coelom

con-

with together: congential

contra-

against, opposite: contraception

corn-

denoting hardness: cornified

corp-

body: corpus

crypt-

hidden: cryptochism

cyan-

blue color: cyanosis

cysto-

sac or bladder: cytology

de-

down, from: descent

derm-

skin: dermatology

di-

two: diarthrotic

dipl-

double: diploid

dis-

apart, away from: disarticulate

duct-

lead, conduct: ductus deferens

dur-

hard: dura mater

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad, difficult, painful : dysentery

out, from:eccrine

exto-

outside, outer, external: ectoderm

-ectomy

surgical removal: tonsillectomy

ede-

swelling: edema

-emia

pertaining to condition of the blood: lipemia

end-

within: endoderm

entero-

intestine: enteritis

epi-

upon, in addition: epigastric region

erythro-

red: erythrocyte

ex-

out of: excise

exo-

outside: exocrine

extra-

outside of, beyond, in addition: extracellular

fasci-

band: fascia

febr-

fever: febrile

-feverent

bear,carry: efferent arteriole

fiss-

split:fissure

for-

opening: foramen

-form

shape: fusiform

gastro-

stomach: gastrointestinal

-gen

an agent that produces or originates: pathogen

-genic

produced from producing: carcinogenic

gloss-

tongue: glossopharyngeal

glyco-

sugar: glycogen

-gram

record, recording: myogram

gran-

grain, particle: agranulocyte

-graph

instrument for recording: electocardiograph

grav-

heavy: gravity

gyn-

female sex: gynecology

hema (o)-

blood: hematology

haplo-

simple or single: haploid

hemi-

half: hemiplegia

hepat-

liver: hepatic portal

hetero-

other, different: heterosexual

histo-

tissue: histology

holo-

whole, entire: holocrine

homo-

same, alike: homologous

hydro-

water: hail hydra

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive: hypertension

hypo-

under, below: hypoglycemia

-ia

state or condition: hypoglycemia

-iatrics

Medical specialist

Idio-

Self,separate, distinct

ilio-

ilium

Infra-

Beneath

Inter-

Among

Intra-

Inside within

-ion

Process, acromion

ISO-

Equal : isotonic

-ism

Condition or state

-itis

Inflammation

Labi-

Lip

Lacri

Tears

Later-

Side: lateral

-logy

Science of morphology

-lysis

Solution dissolve

Macro-

Large

Mal-

Bad

Medi-

Middle

Meso-

Middle

Meta-

After, beyond: metatarsal

Mito-

Thread: mitosis

Mono-

Alone, one single

Mons-

Mountain

Morph-

Form, shape

Myo-

Muscle

Narc-

Numbness stupor: narcotic

Neo-

New young

Necro-

Corpse, dead

Nephro-

Kidney, nephritis

Neuro-

Nerve

Nate-

Sodium

noto-

back: notochord

ob-

against,toward, in front of

oc-

against

-oid

resembling, likeness

oligo-few,small

few,small

-oma

tumor

oo-

egg

or-

mouth

orchi-

testicles

-ory

pertaining to

osteo-

bone

-ose

full of : adipose

oto

ear

ovo-

egg

para-

give birth

path-

disease

-pathy

abnormality disease

ped-

children

pen-

need, lack: penicillin

-penia

defencicy

per-

through

peri-

near,around

phag-

to eat

-phil

have an affinity for

phlebo-

vein

-phobe

abnorma lfear

-plasty

reconstruction of

platy-

flat side

0plegia

stroke

-pnea

to breathe

pneumato-

breathing

pod-

foot

-poesis

formation of

poly-

many,much

post-

after

pre-

before

prim

first: primative

pro-

before in time or place

proct-

anus

pseudo-

false

psycho-

mental

pyo-

pus

quad-

fourfold

re-

back

rect-

straight

reno-

kidney

retro-

BACKWARD

Rhin-

nose

-rrhage

excessive flow: hemorrage

-rrhea

flow, or discharge- diarrhea

sanguin-

blood

sarc-

flesh

-scope

instument for exmanination

0sect

cut

semi-

half

serrate-

saw-edge

-sis

sate or condition

steno-

narrow

-stomy

surgical opening q

sub-

under beneath, below

super-

above

supra

above

syn-

together

tachy-

swift rapid

tele-

far

tens-

stratch

tetra-

foue

therm-

heat

chorac-

chest

thrombo-

lump

-tomy

cut

tox-

poison

tract-

draw, drag: traction

trans-

acorss, over

tri-

three

trich-

hair

-trophy

state relating to

-tropic

trunning toward

ultra-

beondy

uni-

one

uro-

urine

-uria

urine

vas-

vessle

vermi-

worm

viscer-

organ

vit-

life

zoo-

animal

sygo-

union