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Chapter 2 Divide and define Flashcards

practice grouping prefixes, roots, and suffixes

1
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

abdominal

A

abdomin/al
abdominal region is below the chest

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divide the term and give its meaning

adipose

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adip/ose
full of fat
the suffix -ose means pertaining to or full of.

lip/o = fat (lipids are fats)

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3
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divide the term and give its meaning

chromosomes

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chrom/o/somes
nuclear structures that absorb the color of dyes used to stain the cell.
The suffix -somes means bodies.

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4
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divide the term and give its meaning

coccygeal

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coccyg/eal
pertaining to the tailbone or coccyx

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5
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divide the term and give its meaning

craniotomy

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crani/o/tomy
process of cutting the skull

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6
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divide the term and give its meaning

cytoplasm

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cyt/o/plasm
The suffix -plasm means formation
give the cell shape

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7
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divide the term and give its meaning

anterior

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anter/ior
pertaining to the front
the suffix -oir means pertaining to.

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8
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divide the term and give its meaning

cervical

A

cervic/al
1. pertainig to the neck of the body and
2. pertaining to the lower portion or neck of the uterus (cervix)

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9
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divide the term and give its meaning

chondroma

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chondr/oma
cartilage (type of connective tissue) a benign tumor

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divide the term and give its meaning

chondrosarcoma

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chondr/o/sarc/oma
a malignant tumor.
The root sarc indicates the mailignant tumor arises from a type of flesh or connective tissue.

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divide the term and give its meaning

distal

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dist/al
pertaining to distance and being far away

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divide the term and give its meaning

dorsal

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dors/al
pertaining to the back portion of the body

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13
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divide the term and give its meaning

histology

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hist/o/logy
process of study of tissue

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14
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divide the term and give its meaning

Iliac

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ili/ac
pertaining to the upper part of the hip bone.

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15
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divide the term and give its meaning

inguinal

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inguin/al
pertaining to the groin

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16
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divide the term and give its meaning

karyotype

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kary/o/type
picture of the chromosomes in the nucleus
The suffix -type means classification or picture

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17
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divide the term and give its meaning

lateral

A

later/al
pertaining to the side

18
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

lumbosacral

A

lumb/o/sacr/al
pertaining to the lower back and the sacrum.

19
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

medial

A

med/ial
pertainig to the middle

20
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

nucleic

A

nucle/ic
pertaining to the nucleus

21
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

pelvic

A

pelv/ic
pertaining to the pelvis

22
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

pharyngeal

A

pharyng/eal
pertainig to the pharynx (throat)
(common passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose)

23
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

posterior

A

poster/ior
pertaining to the back or behind

24
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

proximal

A

proxim/al
pertaining to the nearest

25
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

sacral

A

sacr/al
pertaining to the sacrum

26
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

sarcoma

A

sarc/oma
malignent tumor of flesh or connective tissue

27
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

spinal

A

spin/al
pertaining to the spine or backbone

28
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

epithelial cell

A

epi/theli/al cell
skin cells outside the body and lining cavities and organs

originally identified in the skin of the nipples

29
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

thoracic

A

thorac/ic
pertaining to the chest

30
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

thoracotomy

A

thorac/o/tomy
process of cutting the chest

31
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

tracheal

A

trache/al
pertaining to the trachea or windpipe

32
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

umbilical

A

umbilic/al
pertaining to the navel, or umbilicus

33
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

ventral

A

ventr/al
pertaining to the belly side of the body

34
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

vertebral

A

vertebr/al
pertaining to the vertebra(e) or backbone(s)

35
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

visceral

A

viscer/al
pertaining to the internal organs

36
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

anabolism

A

ana/bol/ism?
cellular process proteins are built up from simpler substances call amino acids.

37
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

catabolism

A

cata/bol/ism
comples nutrients are broken down into simpler substanes and energy is released

38
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

epinephrine

A

epi/nephr/ine
the suffix -ine means a substance. Epinephrine is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, located above (epi-) the kidneys. It is the same thing as adrenaline in an EpiPen

39
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

hypochondriac region

A

hypo/chondr/iac
pertaining to below the cartalige region

40
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

intervertebral

A

inter/vertebr/al
pertaining to between the vertebra(e)

41
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

intravenous

A

intra/veno/us?
pertaining to within the veins.

abbreviation for intravenous is IV.

42
Q

divide the term and give its meaning

metabolism

A

meta/bol/ism
process of …to cast (bol/o) a change (meta-) meaning the chemical changes (processes) that occur in a cell

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