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LEC 4: Word Elements Related to Body Structures Flashcards

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1
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis

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Abdominopelvic

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Acr/o

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Extremity (arm / leg)

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Enlargement of an arm or leg

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Acromegaly

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Pertaining to the skull

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Cranial

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Dactyl/o

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Finger or toe

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Swelling of the fingers or toes

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Dactyledema

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Pertaining to the neck

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Cervical

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Periton, peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Inflammation of the peritoneum

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Peritonitis

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Pertaining to the forearm

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Antebrachium

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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16
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Surgical puncture of the abdomen

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Celiocentesis

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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

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Pertaining to the instrument for viewing the peritoneal cavity through the abdominal wall

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Laparoscope

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Ped/o, pod/o

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Foot

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Instrument that measures footsteps

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Pedometer

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Anter/o

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Front

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Pertaining to a location in front

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Anterior

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Poster/o

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Back

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Pertaining at the back

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Posterior

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Pertaining to the middle

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Medial

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Later/o

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Side

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Pertaining to side

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Lateral

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Dist/o

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Distant ; far

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Proxim/o

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Near

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Pertaining to a near location

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Proximal

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Pertaining to a distant or far location

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Distal

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Super/o

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Above

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Pertaining to a location above

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Superior

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Infer/o

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Below

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Pertaining to a location below

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Inferior

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Pertaining towards the head

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Cephalad

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Pertaining to the tail

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Caudal

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ab-

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away from

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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body

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Abductor

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ad-

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toward; near

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pertaining to a structure located near the kidney

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Adrenal

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ante-

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before (in time); forward

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forward tilting or turning of an organ from its usual position

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Anteversion

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contra-

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against; opposite side

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pertaining to something on the opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

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circum-

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around

48
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around the mouth

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Circumoral

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dia-

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through

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discharge of abundant, watery feces through the anus

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diarrhea

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dis-

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apart; away from

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to move a structure away from its usual position, as in dislocating a bone from its joint

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Dislocate

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ec-

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out; away from

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pertaining to a structure out of place

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Ectopic

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em-

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in; inside

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a condition characterized by the presence of pus inside a body cavity, usually the chest cavity

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Empyema

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endo-

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inside; within

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the structure or tissue lining the inside of the uterus

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Endometrium

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epi-

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on; over; above; outer

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pertaining to a region above the stomach

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Epigastric

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extra-

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outside

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pertaining to something outside the thorax

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extrathoracic

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inter-

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between; among

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pertaining to something lying between the lobes of a structure

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interlobar

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intra-

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within; inside

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pertaining to a process occurring inside a vein

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intravenous

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ipsi-

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same; same side

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pertaining to something on the same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

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para-

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beside; beyond

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the glands located beside the thyroid gland

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Parathyroid

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per-

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through

72
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through the skin

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Percutaneous

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peri-

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around; surrounding

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the structure or tissue that surrounds the heart

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Pericardium

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post-

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after (in time or place)

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after labor or cchildbirth

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Postpartum

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pre-

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before (in time or place)

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pertaining to the time before birth

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Prenatal

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primi-

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first

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a woman who is pregnant for the first time

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Primigravida

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retro-

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backward; behind

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backward tilting or turning of an organ from its usual position

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retroversion

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supra-

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above

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pertaining above the patella

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Suprapatellar

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sub-

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under; beneath

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pertaining to a process occurring below the skin

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Subcutaneous

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trans-

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through; across

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pertaining to across/through the vagina

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Transvaginal

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