Chapter 2 Glossary Terms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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root word meaning abdomen

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adip/o

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root word meaning fat

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anter/o

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root word meaning front

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4
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cervic/o

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root word meaning neck

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5
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chondr/o

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root word meaning cartilage

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6
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chrom/o

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root word meaning color

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7
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coccyg/o

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root word meaning coccyx or tailbone

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crani/o

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root word meaning skull

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cty/o

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root word meaning cell

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10
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dist/o

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root word meaning far

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11
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dors/o

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root word meaning back

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12
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hist/o

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root word meaning tissue

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13
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ili/o

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root word meaning illium

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14
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inguin/o

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root word meaning groin

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15
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kary/o

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root word meaning nucleus

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16
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later/o

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root word meaning side

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17
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lumb/o

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root word meaning low back

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18
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medi/o

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root word meaning middle

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19
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nucle/o

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root word meaning nucleus

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20
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pelv/i

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root word meaning pelvis

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pharyng/o

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root word meaning pharynx

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poster/o

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root word meaning back or behind

23
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proxim/o

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root word meaning nearest

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sacr/o

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root word meaning sacrum

25
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sarc/o

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root word meaning flesh

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spin/o

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root word meaning spine or back bone

27
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thel/o, theli/o

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root word meaning nipple

28
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thorac/o

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root word meaning chest

29
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trache/o

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root word meaning trachea or windpipe

30
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umbilic/o

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root word meaning umbilicus

31
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ventr/o

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root word meaning belly side of body

32
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vertebr/o

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root word meaning vertebra or back bone

33
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viscer/o

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root word meaning internal organs

34
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ana-

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prefix meaning up

35
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cata-

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prefix meaning down

36
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epi-

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prefix meaning above

37
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inter-

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prefix meaning between

38
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hypo-

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prefix meaning below

39
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intra-

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prefix meaning between

40
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meta

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prefix meaning change

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-eal

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suffix meaning pertaining to

42
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-iac

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suffix meaning pertaining to

43
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-ior

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suffix meaning pertaining to

44
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-ism

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suffix meaning process or condition

45
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-ose

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suffix pertaining to, meaning full

46
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-plasm

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suffix meaning formation

47
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-somes

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suffix meaning bodies

48
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-type

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suffix meaning classification or picture