Body Structure- Word Elements Flashcards by Mrea Holden

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cyst/o

A

cell (cystologist)

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hist/o

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tissue (histology)

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kary/o; nucle/o

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nucleus (karyolysis, nuclear)

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anter/o

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anterior, front (anterior)

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caud/o

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tail (cuadad)

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cephal/o

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head (cephalad)

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dist/o

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far, farthest (distal)

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dors/o

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back (of body) (dorsal)

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infer/o

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lower, below (inferior)

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later/o

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side, to one side (lateral)

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medi/o

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middle (mediad)

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior (posterior)

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proxim/o

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near, nearest (proximal)

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side (ventral)

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abdomin/o

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abdomen (abdominal)

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus) (cervical)

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crani/o

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cranium (skull) (cranial)

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gastr/o

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stomach (hypogastric)

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone) (iliac)

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inguin/o

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groin (inguinal)

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back) (lumbar)

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pelv/i; pelv/o

A

pelvis (pelvimeter, pelvic)

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spin/o

A

spine (spinal)

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thorac/o

A

chest (thoracic)

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel (umbilical)

albin/o; leuk/o

white (albinism, leukocyte)

chlor/o

green (chloropia)

chrom/o

color (heterochromic)

cirrh/o; jaund/o; xanth/o

yellow (cirrhosis, jaundice, xanthosis)

cyan/o

blue (cyanotic)

erythr/o

red (erythrocyte)

melan/o

black (melanoma)

poli/o

gray; gray matter (of brain and spinal cord) (poliomyelitis)

acr/o

extremity (acrocyanosis)

eti/o

cause (etiology)

idi/o

unknown, peculiar (idiopathic)

morph/o

form, shape, structure (morphology)

path/o

disease (pathologist)

radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) (radiologist)

somat/o

body (somatic)

son/o

sound (sonography)

tom/o

to cut (tomography)

viscer/o

internal organs (visceral)

xer/o

dry (xerosis)

-genesis

forming, producing, origin (pathogenesis)

-gnosis

knowing (prognosis)

-gram

record, writing (arteriogram)

-graph

instrument for recording (radiograph)

-graphy

process of recording (arthrography)

-logist

specialty in the study of (dermatologist)

-logy

study of (hematology)

-meter

instrument for measuring (thermometer)

-metry

act of measuring (ventriculometry)

-pathy

disease (gastropathy)