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1
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abduction

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motion of a limb away from the midline

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adduction

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motion of a limb toward the midline

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apex (plural apices)

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the pointed extremity of a conical structure

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bilateral

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a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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combining vowel

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vowel used to combine root words or a root word and suffix

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deep

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farther inside the body and away from the skin

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distal

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further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

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dorsal

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posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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extension

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straightening of a joint

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flexion

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bending of a joint

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fowler position

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an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

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inferior

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below a body part or nearer to the feet

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lateral

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parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

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medial

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parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called the inner structures

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palmar

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the forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

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plantar

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the bottom surface of the foot

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posterior

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the back surface of the body; side away from you in a standard anatomic position

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prefix

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part of the term that appears before a word root

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prone

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lying face down

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proximal

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closer to the trunk

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quadrants

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describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, imaginary lines intersect at umbilicus, abdomen into four equal areas

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suffix

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term that comes after the root word

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superficial

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closer to or on the skin

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superior

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above a body part or nearer to the head

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supine

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lying face up

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ventral

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anterior surface of the body

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word root

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main part of a term that that contains the primary meaning

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anterior

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the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

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cardi

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heart

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hepat

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liver

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerves

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psych

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mind

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thorac

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chest

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hyper-

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over, excessive high

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hypo-

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under, below normal

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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brady-

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slow

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after, behind

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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-ic

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pertaining too

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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specialist

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-oma

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tumor (usually cancer)

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-pathy

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disease

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uni-

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one

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dipl-

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two; double

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null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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quint-

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five

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sexti-

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six

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septi-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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semi-

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half/partial

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hemi-

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half/one-sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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alb

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white

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chlor/o

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green

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79
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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above,over

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same

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Anterior(ventral)

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Front

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Posterior(dorsal)

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Back

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99
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Right/left

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In relation to patient

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100
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Top

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Superior

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101
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Bottom

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Inferior

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102
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Closest

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Proximal

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Farthest

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Dorsal

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Middle

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Medial

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Side

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Lateral

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In

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Superficial

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107
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Out

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Deep

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108
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acou/o; acoust/o

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hear

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aden/o

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gland

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111
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adip/o

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fat

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alb/o

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white

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113
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alges/o

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pain

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114
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andr/o

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man, male

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115
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angi/o

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vessel

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116
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angin/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused, stiff

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118
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anter/o

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front

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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asthen/o

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weak

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atel/o

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incomplete

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125
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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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127
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audi/o

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to hear

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128
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aur/o

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ear

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129
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aut/o

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self

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bacteria/o

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bacteria

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bi

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life; also two

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132
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bil/i

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bile

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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134
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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135
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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch/i

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airway, bronchus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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pouch or sac

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139
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calc/i

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calcium

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140
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carcin/o

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cancer

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141
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cardi/o

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heart

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142
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carp/o

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wrist

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143
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cartil/o

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cartilage, gristle

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144
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caud/o

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tail

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145
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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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146
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cel/o

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hernia, portrusion

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147
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cent/e

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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148
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cent/i

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a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

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149
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cephal/o

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head

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150
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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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151
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cervic/o

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neck

152
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chol/e

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bile

153
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

155
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chron/o

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time

156
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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

157
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cleid/o

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clavicle

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col/o

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colon

159
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colp/o

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vagina

160
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condyl/o

A

knuckle of a joint

161
Q

cor/o

A

pupil

162
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

163
Q

cost/o

A

rib

164
Q

crani/o

A

cranium, skull

165
Q

crin/o

A

to secrete

166
Q

cubitus

A

elbow

167
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

168
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

169
Q

cycl/o

A

circle or cycle

170
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

171
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

172
Q

derm(at)/o

A

skin

173
Q

digit

A

finger or toe

174
Q

dipl/o

A

two, double

175
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

176
Q

disk/o

A

flat shape, intervertebral disk

177
Q

dist/o

A

distant, away

178
Q

diverticul/o

A

diverticulum, a small blind pouch

179
Q

dors/o

A

back

180
Q

duct/o

A

lead, move

181
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

182
Q

ech/o

A

to bounce, sound

183
Q

ede

A

swelling

184
Q

elast/o

A

change shape

185
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

186
Q

embol/o

A

a plug

187
Q

embry/o

A

embryo

188
Q

emesis

A

vomit

189
Q

emmetr/o

A

according to measure

190
Q

enchephal/o

A

brain

191
Q

enter/o

A

small intestine

192
Q

episi/o

A

vulva

193
Q

erythr/o

A

red

194
Q

esthesi

A

sensation or perception

195
Q

febr

A

fever

196
Q

flex

A

bend

197
Q

foramen

A

opening

198
Q

fract

A

break

199
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

200
Q

gest

A

carry, produce, congestion

201
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar, sweet

202
Q

gno

A

know

203
Q

gyn/o

A

woman, female

204
Q

hem(at)/o

A

blood

205
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

206
Q

heter/o

A

other, different

207
Q

hom/o

A

the same

208
Q

hydr/o

A

water

209
Q

idi/o

A

person, self

210
Q

lact/o

A

milk

211
Q

leuk/o

A

white

212
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

213
Q

mal/o

A

abnormal, blood

214
Q

medi/o

A

middle

215
Q

melan/o

A

black

216
Q

men/o

A

month, menstruation

217
Q

mening/o

A

membrane, usually meninges

218
Q

myel/o

A

marrow or spinal cord

219
Q

my/o

A

muscle

220
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

221
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

222
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

223
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

224
Q

oste/o

A

bone

225
Q

ot/o

A

ear

226
Q

ov/o

A

egg

227
Q

palpate

A

to examine by touch

228
Q

path/o

A

disease

229
Q

ped/o

A

child or foot

230
Q

percuss

A

to examine by striking

231
Q

phag/o

A

eat

232
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat

233
Q

phot/o

A

light

234
Q

pleur/o

A

rib, side

235
Q

pneum(at)/o

A

lungs, air

236
Q

pneumo(n)/o

A

lungs, air

237
Q

pod(i)

A

foot

238
Q

pseud/o

A

false

239
Q

psych/o

A

mind

240
Q

pto

A

fall

241
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

242
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

243
Q

pur,py

A

pus

244
Q

pyr/o

A

fire, heat

245
Q

quadr/o; quar

A

four

246
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

247
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

248
Q

sangui(n)o

A

blood

249
Q

scler/o

A

hard

250
Q

sebum

A

a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

251
Q

sect/o

A

cut

252
Q

sept/o

A

wall, divider; seven

253
Q

serum

A

the clear portion of body fluids, including blood

254
Q

sinus

A

cavity, channel, or hollow space

255
Q

som(a)

A

body

256
Q

spir/o

A

coil, to breathe

257
Q

stern(o)-

A

sternum (breastbone)

258
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

259
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

260
Q

tom/o

A

cut

261
Q

toxic/o

A

poisonous

262
Q

trich/o

A

hair

263
Q

ur/o

A

urine

264
Q

uter/o

A

uterus, womb

265
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

266
Q

vas/o

A

blood vessel

267
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

268
Q

xen/o

A

foreign (material)

269
Q

xer/o

A

dry

270
Q

a-

A

without, lack of

271
Q

ab-

A

away from

272
Q

ad-

A

to, toward

273
Q

an-

A

without

274
Q

ana-

A

up, back, again

275
Q

ante-

A

before, forward

276
Q

anti-

A

against, opposite

277
Q

auto-

A

self

278
Q

bi-

A

two

279
Q

brady-

A

slow

280
Q

circum-

A

around, about

281
Q

contra-

A

against, opposite

282
Q

de-

A

down from, away

283
Q

di-

A

twice, double

284
Q

dia-

A

through, completely

285
Q

dys-

A

difficult, painful, abnormal

286
Q

ect(o)-

A

out, outside

287
Q

end(o)-

A

within

288
Q

epi-

A

upon, over, above

289
Q

eu-

A

easy, good, normal

290
Q

ex(o)-

A

outside, away from

291
Q

extra-

A

outside, in addition

292
Q

hemi-

A

half

293
Q

hyper-

A

over, excessive, high

294
Q

hypo-

A

under, below normal

295
Q

in-

A

in, into, not, without

296
Q

infra-

A

below, under

297
Q

inter-

A

between

298
Q

intra-

A

inside, within

299
Q

ipsi-

A

same

300
Q

iso-

A

equal

301
Q

macro-

A

large

302
Q

mal-

A

bad or normal

303
Q

mega-

A

large

304
Q

meta-

A

after, change

305
Q

micro-

A

small

306
Q

mono-

A

one, single

307
Q

multi-

A

many

308
Q

neo-

A

new

309
Q

noct-

A

night

310
Q

nulli-

A

none

311
Q

olig(o)-

A

little, deficient

312
Q

ortho-

A

straight or normal

313
Q

pan-

A

all, entire

314
Q

para-

A

near, beside, beyond, apart from

315
Q

per-

A

through

316
Q

peri-

A

around

317
Q

poly-

A

many

318
Q

post-

A

after

319
Q

pre-

A

before

320
Q

primi-

A

first

321
Q

pro-

A

before, in front of

322
Q

quadr(i)-

A

four

323
Q

re-

A

back

324
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

325
Q

semi-

A

half, partial

326
Q

sub-

A

under, below

327
Q

super-

A

above, excessive, more than normal

328
Q

supra-

A

above, excessive, more than normal

329
Q

sym-

A

together, joined

330
Q

syn-

A

together, joined

331
Q

tachy-

A

rapid, fast

332
Q

tetra-

A

four

333
Q

trans-

A

across, through, beyond

334
Q

tri-

A

three

335
Q

uni-

A

one

336
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

337
Q

-algia

A

pertaining to weakness

338
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

339
Q

-blast

A

immature cell

340
Q

-cele

A

pertaining to a tumor or swelling

341
Q

-centesis

A

puncturing of an organ or cavity

342
Q

-cyte

A

cell

343
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal of

344
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

345
Q

-emia

A

pertaining to substance in blood

346
Q

-esthenia

A

pertaining to sensation or perception

347
Q

-genic

A

causing

348
Q

-gram

A

record

349
Q

-graph

A

record or instrument used to create record

350
Q

-ia

A

condition of

351
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

352
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

353
Q

-lysis

A

define, disintegration, destruction of

354
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement of

355
Q

-meter

A

measuring instrument

356
Q

-ology

A

science or study of

357
Q

-oma

A

tumor

358
Q

-osis

A

pertaining to a disease process

359
Q

-ostomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

360
Q

-pathy

A

disease or system for treating disease

361
Q

-phagia

A

pertaining to eating or swelling

362
Q

-phasia

A

pertaining to speech

363
Q

-phobia

A

pertaining to an irrational fear

364
Q

-plasty

A

plastic surgery

365
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

366
Q

-pnea

A

pertaining to breathing

367
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

368
Q

-rrhage

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

369
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

370
Q

-rrhaphy

A

satire of; repair of

371
Q

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

372
Q

-scope

A

instrument for examination

373
Q

-scopy

A

examination with an instrument

374
Q

-sis

A

a process, action, or condition

375
Q

-stasis

A

slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood

376
Q

-taxis

A

order, arrangement of

377
Q

-trophic

A

pertaining to nutrition

EMT Terminology (2 decks)

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