Med P/S Column 24 Flashcards by Taylor Nguyen

Q

specul/o

A

mirror

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sperm/o, spermat/o

A

sperm, spermatozoa, seed

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Q

sphen/o

A

sphenoid bone, wedge

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spher/o

A

round, sphere, ball

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sphincter/o

A

tight band

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sphygm/o

A

pulse

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spin/o

A

spine, backbone

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Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

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Q

spirill/o

A

little coil

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spirochet/o

A

coiled microorganism

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splen/o

A

spleen

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spondyl/o

A

vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone

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Q

spontane/o

A

unexplained, of one’s own accord

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spor/o

A

seed, spore

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sput/o

A

sputum, spit

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Q

squam/o

A

scale

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Q

-stalsis

A

contraction, constriction

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Q

staped/o, stapedi/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

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staphyl/o

A

clusters, bunch of grapes

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-stasis, -static

A

control, maintenance of a constant level

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steat/o

A

fat, lipid, sebum

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sten/o

A

narrowing, contracted

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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

Q

ster/o

A

solid structure

Q

stere/o

A

solid, three-dimensional

Q

steril/i

A

sterile

Q

stern/o

A

sternum, the breastbone

Q

stert/o

A

snore, snoring

Q

steth/o

A

chest

Q

-sthenia

A

strength

Q

stigmat/o

A

point, spot

Q

stimul/o

A

goad, prick, incite

Q

stol/o

A

send or place

Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

Q

-stomosis, -stomy

A

furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening

Q

strab/i

A

squint, squint-eyed

Q

strat/i

A

layer

Q

strept/o

A

twisted chain

Q

striat/o

A

stripe, furrow, groove

Q

stric-

A

narrowing

Q

strict/o

A

draw tightly together, bind or tie

Q

strid/o

A

harsh sound

Q

stup/e

A

benumbed, stunned

Q

styl/o

A

pen, pointed insrument

Q

sub-

A

under, less, below

Q

subluxat/o

A

partial disclocation

Q

sucr/o

A

sugar

Q

sudor/i

A

sweat

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suffoc/o suffocat/o

A

choke, strangle

Q

sulc/o

A

furrow, groove

Q

super-, super/o

A

above, excessive, higher than

Q

superflu/o

A

overflowing, excessive

Q

supin/o

A

lying on the back

Q

supinat/o

A

bend backward, place on he back

Q

suppress/o

A

press down