Chapter 3 (Terminology) Flashcards

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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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3
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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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5
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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

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armpit

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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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chem/o

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drug/chemical

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chron/o

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time

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11
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col/o

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colon

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12
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hydr/o

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water

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13
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isch/o

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to hold back

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14
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lapar/o

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abdomen/ abdominal wall

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15
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lymph/o

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lymph

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16
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mamm/o

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breast

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17
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mast/o

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breast

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18
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morph/o

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shape, form

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19
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muc/o

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mucus

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20
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my/o

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muscle

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21
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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22
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necr/o

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death

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23
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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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24
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opi/o

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opium

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ot/o
ear
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phag/o
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
formation/development
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pneumon/o
lungs
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pulmon/o
lungs
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rect/o
rectum
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splen/o
spleen
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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-cele
hernia
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-centesis
punture to remove fluid
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-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium (singular)
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-cocci
plural (bacteria)
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-dynia
pain
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-genesis
condition of producing, forming
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-graphy
process of recording
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-penia
deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-scerlosis
hardening
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth
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-therapy
treatment
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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-er
one who
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-ia
condition
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-oid
resembling, derived from
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-ole
little, small
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-ule
little, small
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-um, -ium
structure, tissue
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-us
structure, substance
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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