Anatomical Terms Flashcards

1
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A-

A

Absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy)

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2
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Ab-

A

Off, away from (abduct)

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3
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Abdomin-

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Referring to the abdomen (abdominal)

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4
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Acou-

A

Hear (acoustic)

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5
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Ad-

A

Towards, to (adduct)

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6
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Af-

A

Movement to central point (afferent artery)

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7
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Alb-

A

White (albino)

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8
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-algia

A

Pain (neuralgia)

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9
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Ambi-

A

Both (ambidextrous)

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10
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Angi-

A

Pertaining to vessels (angioplasty)

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11
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Ante-

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Before, in front of (antebrachiel)

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12
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Anti-

A

Against (anticoagulant)

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13
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Aque-

A

Water (aqueous)

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14
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Arthr-

A

Joint (arthritis)

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15
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-asis

A

Condition or state (homeostasis)

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16
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Aud-

A

Hearing (auditory)

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17
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Auto-

A

Self (autolysis)

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18
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Bi-

A

Two (bipedal)

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19
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Bio-

A

Life (biopsy)

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20
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Brachi-

A

Arm (brachialis)

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21
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Brachy-

A

Short (brachydont)

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22
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Brady-

A

Slow (bradycardia)

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23
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Bucc-

A

Cheek (Buccal)

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24
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Calc-

A

Stone (calculus)

25
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Capit-

A

Head (calpitis)

26
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Carcin-

A

Cancer (carcinogenic)

27
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Cardi-

A

Heart (cardiac)

28
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Caud-

A

Tail (cauda equine)

29
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Cephal-

A

Head (cephalic)

30
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Cerebro-

A

Brain (Cerebrospinal)

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Chondr-

A

Cartilage (chondrocyte)

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Chrom-

A

Color (chromocyte)

33
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-cide

A

Destroy (germicide)

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Circum-

A

Around (circumduct)

35
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Con-

A

With/ together (congenital)

36
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Contra-

A

Opposite (contra lateral)

37
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Corn

A

Denoting hardness (cornified)

38
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Corp-

A

Body (corpus)

39
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Crypt-

A

Hidden (cryptochidism)

40
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-cide

A

Destroy (germicide)

41
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Circum-

A

Around (circumduct)

42
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Con-

A

With/ together (congenital)

43
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Contra-

A

Opposite (contra lateral)

44
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Corn

A

Denoting hardness (cornified)

45
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Corp-

A

Body (corpus)

46
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Crypt-

A

Hidden (cryptochidism)

47
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Cyano-

A

Blue (cyanosis)

48
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Cyst-

A

Sack or bladder (cystoscope)

49
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Cyto-

A

Cell (cytology)

50
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De-

A

Down (descent)

51
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Derm-

A

Skin (dermatology)

52
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Di-

A

Two (diarthrotic)

53
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Dipl-

A

Double (diploid)

54
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Dis-

A

Apart (disarticulate)

55
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Duct-

A

Lead (ductus deferens)

56
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Dur-

A

Hard (dura mater)

57
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Dys-

A

Bad; difficult (dysentery)

58
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E-

A

Out; from (eccrine)