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Body Systems Overview 1 & 2 Flashcards

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many; much; increased

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-apheresis

A

removal

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5
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-blast

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embryonic; immature cell

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-ectasis

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dilation; dilatation; widening

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-edema

A

swelling

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-esthesia

A

feeling (nervous sensation)

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-ia

A

condition

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

A

resembling; originating from

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13
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-phonia

A

voice; sound

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-poiesis

A

formation

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16
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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

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-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

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19
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angi/o

A

vessel

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aur/o

A

ear

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21
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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22
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bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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23
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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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24
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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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25
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chron/o

A

time

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26
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col/o

A

colon

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27
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coni/o

A

dust

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28
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cor/o

A

pupil

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29
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corne/o

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cornea

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30
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dacry/o

A

tear

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31
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is/o

A

same; equal

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32
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kerat/o

A

cornea; hard, horny tissue

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33
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lacrim/o

A

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

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34
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laryng/o

A

larynx

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35
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lymph/o

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lymph

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36
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mamm/o

A

breast

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37
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mening/o

A

meninges

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38
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morph/o

A

shape; form

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39
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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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40
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

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41
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nas/o

A

nose

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42
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necr/o

A

death

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43
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ocul/o

A

eye

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44
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ot/o

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ear

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palpebr/o

46
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pharyng/o

47
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plasm/o

48
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pneum/o

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lung; air; gas

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pupill/o

50
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

51
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sider/o

52
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splen/o

53
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tel/o

54
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

55
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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane; middle ear

56
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con-

A

together with

57
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per-

58
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primi-

59
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-centesis

A

surgical procedure to remove fluid

60
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-gen

A

substance that produces

61
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-genesis

A

producing; forming

62
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-gravida

A

pregnant woman

63
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

64
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-ous

A

pertaining to

65
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-para

A

near; beside; abnormal; apart from

66
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-penia

A

deficiency

67
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-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place

68
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

69
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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth

70
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-rrhaphy

71
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-salyinx

A

fallopian tube; oviduct

72
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-spermia

A

condition of the sperm cells

73
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-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

74
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amni/o

75
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andr/o

76
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balan/o

A

glans penis

77
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calc/o

78
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calic/o

A

caylx (cup shaped)

79
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chol/e

A

bile; gall

80
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

81
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

82
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epididym/o

A

epididymus

83
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estr/o

84
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galact/o

85
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gingiv/o

86
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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

87
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ile/o

88
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kal/i

89
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lact/o

90
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lith/o

A

stone; calculus

91
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mast/o

92
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men/o

A

menses; menstruation

93
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metr/o

A

uterus; measure

94
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myom/o

A

muscle tumor

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myx/o

96
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natr/o

97
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odont/o

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olig/o

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orch/o; orchi/o

100
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pancreat/o

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perine/o

102
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plas/o

A

development; formation; growth

103
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

104
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py/o

105
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

106
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spermat/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cell

107
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trigon/o

108
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ureter/o

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urethr/o

110
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vas/o

A

vessel; duct; vas deferens

111
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ven/o

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vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

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