Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, top, extreme point
3
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
aden/o
A
gland
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
Q
amin/o
A
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
11
Q
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
13
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
14
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
15
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
16
Q
chem/o
A
drug, chemical
17
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
18
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chron/o
A
time
19
Q
col/o
A
colon
(large intestine)
20
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
21
Q
erythr/o
A
red
22
Q
hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
hydr/o
A
water, fluid
25
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
26
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
27
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomin, abdominal wall
28
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
29
Q
leuk/o
A
white
30
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
31
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
32
Q
mast/o
A
breast
33
Q
morph/o
A
shape, form
34
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
35
Q
my/o
A
muscle
36
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord; bone marrow
37
Q
necr/o
A
death (of the cells or whole body)
38
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
39
Q
neur/o
A
nerve