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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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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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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bi/o

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Life

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12
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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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15
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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16
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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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17
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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18
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Chron/o

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Time

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19
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Col/o

Colon/o

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Colon

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20
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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder (fluid filled sac)

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Lamar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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29
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Laryng/o

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Larnyx

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30
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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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32
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Mamm/o

Mast/o

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Breast

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33
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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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34
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Muc/o

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Mucus

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35
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My/o

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Muscle

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36
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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37
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Necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body)

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38
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Nephr/o

Ren/o

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Kidney

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39
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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40
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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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41
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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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42
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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43
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Oste/o

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Bone

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44
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Ot/o

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Ear

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45
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Path/o

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Disease

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46
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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47
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Phag/o

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To eat/ swallow

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48
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Phleb/o

Ven/o

49
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Plas/o

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Formation/ development

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Pleur/o

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Pneumon/o

Pneum/o

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Pulmon/o

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Radi/o

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Rect/o

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Rhin/o

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Sarc/o

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Splen/o

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Staphyl/o

59
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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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Thorac/o

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Thromb/o

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Tonsill/o

63
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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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-algia

65
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-cele

66
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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

67
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  • coccus

- cocci

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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-dynia

70
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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-emia

A

A blood condition of…

72
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-genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

73
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-gram

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-graphy

A

Process of recording with an instrument

75
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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The study of

77
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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

79
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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

81
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-opsy

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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Disease condition

84
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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

86
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Agora

A

Marketplace

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth in context of cell #’s

88
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling, sagging

90
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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

91
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-sclerosis

92
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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination with an instrument

94
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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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Meta-

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Change, beyond

96
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-stomy

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Creating a new mouth

97
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-therapy

98
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-tomy

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Cutting into but not removing tissue

99
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-trophy

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Development, nourishment in context of cell size

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-er

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-ia

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-ist

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Specialist

103
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  • ole

- ule

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Little, small

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  • um

- ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

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Structure, substance

106
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-y

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Condition, process

107
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  • ac
  • iac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • eal
  • ic
  • ical
  • ous
  • tic
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Pertaining to

108
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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-oid

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Resembling, derived from

110
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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

111
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Omphal/o

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Umbilicus, navel

112
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Streptococcus

A

Berry-shaped bacterium, grows in twisted chains

113
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Staphylococci

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Grow in small clusters like grapes (berry-shaped bacterium)

114
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Erythrocytes

A

Red blood cells

115
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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

116
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Phagocytes

A

Engulf and digest bacteria

117
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

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Neutrophils

118
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Thrombocytes

Platelets

A

clotting cells

Medical Terminology (24 decks)

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