chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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carp/o

A

wrist bones

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2
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cis/o

A

to cut

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3
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cost/o

A

rib

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4
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cutane/o

A

skin

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5
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dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

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6
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duct/o

A

to lead, carry

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7
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flex/o

A

to bend

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8
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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9
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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10
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mort/o

A

death

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11
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nat/i

A

birth

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12
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norm/o

A

rule, order

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13
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ox/o

A

oxygen

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14
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pub/o

A

pubis (pubic bone);
anterior portion of
the pelvic or hipbone

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15
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seps/o

A

infection

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16
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somn/o

A

sleep

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17
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son/o

A

sound

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18
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the/o

A

to put, place

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19
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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

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20
Q

thyr/o

A
thyroid gland; shield
(the shape of the
thyroid gland
resembled [-oid] a shield
to those who named it)
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21
Q

top/o

A

place, position, location

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22
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tox/o

A

poison

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23
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urethr/o

A

urethra

24
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-blast

A

embryonic, immature

25
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-crine

A

to secrete

26
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-drome

A

to run

27
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-gen

A

substance that produces

28
Q

-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

29
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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction,

separation

30
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-meter

A

to measure

31
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-mission

A

to send

32
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-oxia

A

oxygen

33
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-partum

A

birth, labor

34
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-phoria

A

to bear, carry; feeling

mental state

35
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-physis

A

to grow

36
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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

37
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-plasm

A

structure or formation

38
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-pnea

A

breathing

39
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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

40
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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

41
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ana-

A

up, apart

42
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brady-

A

slow

43
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con-

A

with, together

44
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dia-

A

through,

complete

45
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dys-

A

bad, painful,
difficult,
abnormal

46
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ec-

A

out, outside

47
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endo-

A

in, within

48
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eu-

A

good, normal

49
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meta-

A

beyond, change

50
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para-

A

abnormal, beside,

near

51
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per-

A

through

52
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pro-

A

before, forward

53
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pros-

A

before, forward

54
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syn-, sym-

A

together, with

55
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tachy-

A

fast