Chapter 2 The Human Body in Health and Disease Elements Flashcards
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ana-
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up, apart, backward, excessive
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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in, within, into
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epi-
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above, upon, on
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eti-
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cause
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exo-
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out of, outside, away from
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pan-
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all, entire, every
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patho-
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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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retro-
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behind, backward, back of
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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caud/o
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lower part of body, tail
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cephal/o
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head
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cyt/o
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cell
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dem/i
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people, population
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dors/o
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back of body
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gastr/o
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stomach, belly
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hist/o
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tissue
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home/o
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sameness, unchanging, constant
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hyp/o
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deficient, decreased
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idi/o
peculiar to the individual or organ, one, distinct
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lumb/o
lower back, loins
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path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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pelv/o
pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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physi/o
nature, physical
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
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ventr/o
in front, belly side of body
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-crine
to secrete
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ectomy
excision, removal
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-malacia
softening
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-ology
study of
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-plasia
development, growth, formation
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-plasm
formative material of cells
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant
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-tic
pertaining to
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-trophy
development, nourishment
