Body Structure Flashcards

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1
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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2
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cyt/o

A

cell

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3
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hist/o

A

tissue

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4
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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5
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anter/o

A

anterior, front

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6
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caud/o

A

tail

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7
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dist/o

A

far, farthest

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8
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dors/o

A

back (of body)

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9
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infer/o

A

lower, below

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10
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later/o

A

side, to one side

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11
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medi/o

A

middle

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12
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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

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13
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proxim/o

A

near, nearest

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14
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super/o

A

upper, above

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15
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ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

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16
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-ad

A

toward

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17
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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

18
Q

-logy

A

study of

19
Q

-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

20
Q

-toxic

A

poison

21
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

22
Q

cephal/o

A

head

23
Q

cervic/o

A

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

24
Q

crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

25
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gastr/o

A

stomach

26
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ili/o

A

ilium

27
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

28
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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

29
Q

pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis

30
Q

spin/o

A

spine

31
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

32
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, naval

33
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray; radius

34
Q

-verse

A

turning

35
Q

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior

A

pertaining to

36
Q

epi-

A

above, on

37
Q

hypo-

A

under, below, deficient

38
Q

medi-

A

middle

39
Q

super-

A

upper, above

40
Q

trans-

A

through, across