Chapter 2 Defs Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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anter/o
A
anterior, front
3
Q
caud/o
A
tail
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
8
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
9
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
10
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dist/o
A
far, farthest
11
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dors/o
A
back (of the body)
12
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fluor/o
A
luminous, fluorescence
13
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gastr/o
A
stomach
14
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
15
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
16
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infer/o
A
lower, below
17
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inguin/o
A
groin
18
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later/o
A
side, to one side
19
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lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
20
Q
medi/o
A
middle
21
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
22
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pelv/o, pelv/i
A
pelvis
23
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poster/o
A
back (of the body), behind, posterior
24
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proxim/o
A
near, nearest
25
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
26
spin/o
spine
27
super/o
upper, above
28
thorac/o
chest
29
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
30
ventr/o
belly, belly side
31
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior
pertaining to
32
-ad
toward
33
-graphy
process of recording
34
-logist
specialist in the study of
35
-logy
study of
36
-meter
instrument for measuring
37
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
38
-scopy
visual examination
39
-toxic
poison
40
-verse
turning
41
endo-
in, within
42
epi-
above, upon
43
hypo-
under, below; deficient
44
medi-
middle
45
super-
upper, above
46
trans-
through, across
