Ch. 2 - Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Flashcards

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1
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adip/o

A

fat

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2
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anter/o

A

front

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3
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bol/o

A

to cast (throw)

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4
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cervic/o

A

neck (of the body or the uterus)

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5
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chondr/o

A

cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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6
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chrom/o

A

color

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7
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

A

skull

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cyt/o

A

cell

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10
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dist/o

A

far,distant

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11
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dors/o

A

back portion of the body

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12
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hist/o

A

tissue

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13
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ili/o

A

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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14
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inguin/o

A

groin

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15
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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16
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later/o

A

side

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17
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lumb/o

A

lower back

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18
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medi/o

A

middle

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19
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

20
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

21
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poster/o

A

back, behind

22
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proxim/o

A

nearest

23
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

24
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sarc/o

A

flesh

25
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spin/o

A

spine

26
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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

27
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thorac/o

A

chest

28
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trache/o

A

trachea,windpipe

29
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umbilic/o

A

navel, umbilicus

30
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ventr/o

A

belly side of the body

31
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vertebr/o

A

vertebrae

32
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

33
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ana-

A

up

34
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cata-

A

down

35
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epi-

A

above

36
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hypo-

A

below

37
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inter-

A

between

38
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meta-

A

change

39
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-eal

A

pertaining to

40
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-iac

A

pertaining to

41
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-ior

A

pertaining to

42
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-ism

A

process, condition

43
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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

44
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-plasm

A

formation

45
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-somes

A

bodies

46
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-type

A

picture, classification

47
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen