Chapter 4 - Medical Word Elements Flashcards by Ashley Perley | Brainscape

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cyt/o

A

cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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kary/o

nucle/o

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nucleus

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back (of body)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side, to one side

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medi/o

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middle

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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albin/o

leuk/o

A

white

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chrom/o

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color

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cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o

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yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

A

red

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melan/o

A

black

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poli/o

A

gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

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radi/o

A

radiation, xray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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tom/o

A

to cut

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viscer/o

A

internal organs

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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infra-

A

below, under

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peri-

A

around

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super-

A

upper, above

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ultra-

A

excess, beyond