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thym/o

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thymus gland

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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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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin -blood protein

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm - ballooning or weakened area of an artery

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angi/o

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vessel

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angi/o

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blood vessel

(all, general)

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anis/o

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unequal

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anter/o

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front of body

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appendic/o

append/o

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appendix

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arachni/a

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spider

Arachnoid Mater-middle meningeal layer

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arteri/o

arter/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o

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joint/joints

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articul/o

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joints

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty buildup

fatty

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atri/o

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atrium of heart

atrio (plural)

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azot/o

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nitrogen

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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blast/o

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embryonic stage of development

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bronch/i

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bronchus of the lung

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bronch/o

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bronchus of the lung

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burs/o

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bursa

(sac of synovial fluid near tendons, ligaments, bones)

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calcane/o

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calcaneus

(heelbone - one of the tarsals(largest))

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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carpals

(wrist bones)

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caud/o

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downward and towards the feet and tail

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cephal/o

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head

upward

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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circum

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around

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cleido

clavicul/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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coron/o

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heart

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cost/o

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costal (rib)

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crani/o

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skull

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

-contraction/relaxation causes ventilation

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dist/o

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away from

awayfrom the point of attachment in the body

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dors/o

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back

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duct/o

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lead

carry

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dur/o

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“tough”

Dura Mater -outer meningeal layer

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electr/o

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electrical

electricity

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electr/o

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electrical

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encephal/o

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brain (entire)

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erythr/o

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red

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femor/o

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femur

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fibr/o

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fiber

fibers of connective tissue

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fibul/o

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fibula

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gli/o/a

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glue

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

(bundle of capillaries; “ball of yarn” in kidney’s nephron. Job is to filter blook (1st stage), h2o,Na+, Glu, waste…, everything except RBCs & proteins

Start of filtrate

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hal/o

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breath

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hem/o

hemat/o

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blood

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hidr/o

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sweat

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humer/o

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humerus

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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ili/o

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ilium

(upper flared portion of hip bone)

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immun/o

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protection

immunity

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infer/o

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downward and towards the tail and feet

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inguin/o

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groin

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integument/o

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covering

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ischi/o

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ischium

(lowest/strongest part of the hip)

Bony part resting on seat

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kerat/o

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hard, horny material

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kinesi/o

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movement

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laryng/o

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Voicebox

Larynx

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later/o

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toward the side

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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leuk/o

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white

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ligament/o

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ligament

(connects bone to bone)

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lip/o

lyp/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone; calculus

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lumb/o

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lumbar/lower back

-side & back b/w ribs and pelvis

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lymph/o

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lymph

lymphatic system

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node/gland

(regions that filter lymph)

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medi/o

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toward the middle

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megal/o

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enlarged

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melan/o

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black or dark pigmented

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meningi/o

mening/o

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meninges

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals

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metatars/o

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metatarsals

(bones of foot; make ball of foot)

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my/o

myos/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow

spinal cord

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myocardi/o

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cardiac muscle

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necr/o

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death (of tissue)

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nephr/o

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kidney

*term most often used for types of surgery or diseases

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neur/o

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nerve

nervous system

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noct/i

nyct/o

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night

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olig/o

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scanty

few

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onych/o

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nail or nails

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orth/o

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straight

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ot/o

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ear/ears

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pariet/o

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wall

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patell/o

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patella

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pelv/o

pelv/i

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pelvis

(hip)

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phalang/o

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phalanges

(fingers/toes)

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phleb/o

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vein(s)

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phren/o

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diaphragm of chest

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pil/o

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hair

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pleur/o

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pleura

(the two membranes that protect each lung; outer=parietal, inner=visceral)

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pneum/o

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lung

air inhaled

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pneumon/o

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lung

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poster/o

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back

behind

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proxim/o

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near

nearer to the point of attachment to the body

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pub/o

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pubis

pubic bone on anterior ischium

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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

*in kidney’s nephron, filtrate flows into tiny branches that join together before falling in collecting duct. This is the renal pelvis. It narrows into the ureter.

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radi/o

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radius

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ren/o

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kidney

*This form primarily used as descriptive

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rhabdomy/o

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skeletal

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rhino

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nose

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spin/o

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spine

backbone

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splen/o

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spleen

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thalam/o

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thalamus

Notes:

part below cerebrum

relay center for impulses travelling from receptors to cerebrum

Perception of pain occurs here

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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trans

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cross

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uln/o

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ulna

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus

navel

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ungu/o

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nail or nails

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ur/o

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urine

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ureter/o

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ureter

(tubes coming out of kidney to rid urine into bladder)

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urin/o

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urine

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valvul/o

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valve

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vas/o

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blood vessels

(all, general)

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vascul/o

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blood vessels

(general, all)

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ven/o

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vein(s)

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ventr/o

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belly side

front of the body

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ventricul/o

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ventricle of the heart or brain

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xyph/o

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xyphoid process

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