Common Terms Flashcards by Jamie Fee

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afferent

A

toward a central receiving area

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anatomy

A

to cut up

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ansa

A

loop or jug handle

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cecum

A

a blind pouch or sac

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comitans

A

accompanying ) pl. comitantes

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Corona

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crown

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corpus

A

body

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cortex

A

bark

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cubitus

A

forearm

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cutaneous

A

skin

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efferent

A

away from a central receiving area

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genu

A

knee

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infundibulum

A

funnel

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labium

A

lip

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medulla

A

marrow

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mentum

A

chin

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omos

A

shoulder

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plexus

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braid, network of inter-joining structures

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plica

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fold

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porta

A

fate

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radix

A

root

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ramus

A

branch

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rectus

A

straight

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rhin, rhis

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nose

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sinus

A

hallow, channel, cavity

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soma

A

body

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squama

A

scale

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stroma

A

bed

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adeno-

A

gland

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alg-

A

pain

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-cele

A

swelling

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cysto-

A

sac, specifically gall bladder

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-ectomy

A

to cut out

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-emia

A

in the blood

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hem- or -em

A

blood

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ia

A

as a suffix, a state or condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-lith

A

stone

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

condition

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-ostomy

A

to cut a mouth

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-otomy

A

to cut into

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-plasty

A

to shape or mold

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sclero-

A

hard