Anatomy Terms for Exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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a-

A

Without, lack of

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ab-

A

Away from

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angi-, angio-

A

Vessel

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ante-

A

Before

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anti-

A

Against

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arthr-,arthro-

A

Joint

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auto-

A

Self

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baro-

A

Weight, pressure

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bi-

A

Twice, double

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brachi-

A

Arm

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brady-

A

Slow

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12
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carcin-

A

Cancer

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cardio-

A

Heart

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caud-

A

Tail

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cephal-

A

Head

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16
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cerebro-

A

Brain

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chondro-

A

Cartilage, gristle

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circum-

A

Around

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contra-

A

Against, opposite

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20
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cost-

A

Rib

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21
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crani-

A

Skull

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22
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cyan-

A

Blue color

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23
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cysti-, cysto-

A

sac, bladder

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24
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-cyte, cyto-

A

Cell

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25
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derm-

A

Skin

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dys-

A

Painful, difficult, bad

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ecto-

A

outside, outer

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-ectomy

A

to cut out

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29
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endo-

A

within

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30
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entero-

A

intestine

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epi-

A

upon, on

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32
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ex-, exo-

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outside

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33
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gastr-, gastro

A

stomach

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34
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-genesis, -genic

A

produce, origin

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35
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gloss-, glosso-

A

tongue

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36
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glyco-

A

sugar, sweet

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gyn-

A

female, woman

38
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hem-, hemato-

A

blood

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hepato-

A

liver

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hetero-

A

different

41
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hist-, histo-

A

tissue

42
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homo-, homeo-

A

same

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hydro-

A

water

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hyper-

A

over, above

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hypo-

A

below, under

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infra-

A

below

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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iso-

A

equal, same

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lacto-

A

milk

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leuko-

A

white

52
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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breaking up, dissolve

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mamm-, mast-

A

breast

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melano-

A

black

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micro-

A

small

57
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myo-

A

muscle

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necro-

A

dead

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nephro-

A

kidney

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neuro-

A

nerve

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oculo-, ophthalm

A

eye

62
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odonto-

A

toot

63
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-oma

A

tumor

64
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-osis

A

condition of

65
Q

osse-, osteo

A

bone

66
Q

oto-

A

ear

67
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-pathy

A

disease

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Q

-penia

A

deficiency

69
Q

-peri

A

around

70
Q

-plegia

A

paralyze, stroke

71
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pneumo-

A

air, gas, lungs

72
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poly-

A

many

73
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post-

A

after

74
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pre-

A

before

75
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pseudo-

A

false

76
Q

quad-

A

fourfold

77
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reno-

A

kidney

78
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retro-

A

backward, behind

79
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somato-

A

body

80
Q

sterno-

A

breast, chest

81
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sub-

A

under

82
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super-, supra-

A

above, upper

83
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tachy-

A

fast

84
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therm-

A

heat

85
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thorac-

A

chest

86
Q

thrombo-

A

blood cot

87
Q

-tomy

A

cut, incise

88
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trans-

A

across

89
Q

-uria

A

urine

90
Q

vertebro-

A

spine