Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Without

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Abdomen/o

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Abdomen

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip

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Fat

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Ana-

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Excessive

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Anter

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Front of the body

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Carcin

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Cancerous

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Caud

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Tail or lower part of the body

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Cephal

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Head

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Chondr/i

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Cartilage

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-crine

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To secrete

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Cyt

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Cells

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Dem

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Population

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Dors-

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Back of the body

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Dys

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Bad

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Epi

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Above

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Eti

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Cause

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Exo-

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Out of

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Gastr

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Stomach

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Gene

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Producing

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Hist

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Tissue

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Home/o

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Constant

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo

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Below

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Idi/o

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Peculiar to the individual

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ili

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Hip Bone

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Lumb

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Lower back

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-ologist

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Specialist in the study of

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-ology

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Study of

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ose

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Pertaining to

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Pan

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Entire

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Path/o

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Disease

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-pathy

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Disease

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Pelv

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Pelvis

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Periton

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Peritoneum

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Physi-

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Nature or physical

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-plasia

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Formation

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-plasm

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Formative material of cells

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Poster

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Back or toward the back

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Retro

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Behind

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-stasis

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Control

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-tics

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Pertaining to

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Trophy

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Development

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Ventr

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Belly side of the body