Medical Word Parts (U, V, W, X, Y, Z) Flashcards

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1
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-ule

A

small

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2
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uln/o

A

ulna (lower medial arm bone)

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3
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ultra-

A

beyond

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4
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-um

A

structure, thing, membrane

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5
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

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6
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ungu/o

A

nail

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7
Q

uni-

A

one

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8
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ur/o

A

urine, urinary system

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9
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ureter/o

A

ureter

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10
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urethr/o

A

urethra

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11
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-uria

A

urinary condition

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12
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urin/o

A

urine, urinary system

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13
Q

-us

A

structure, thing, noun ending

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14
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uter/o

A

uterus

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15
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uve/o

A

uvea

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16
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uvul/o

A

uvula

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17
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vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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18
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vagin/o

A

vagina

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19
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valv/o

A

valve

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20
Q

valvul/o

A

valve

21
Q

varic/o

A

varices

22
Q

vas/o

A

vessel, ductus deferens, vas deferens

23
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vascul/o

A

vessel

24
Q

ven/o

A

vein

25
Q

ventr/o

A

belly side

26
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

27
Q

venul/o

A

venule, small vein

28
Q

vers/o

A

to turn

29
Q

-verse

A

to turn

30
Q

-version

A

process of turning

31
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spine

32
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder

33
Q

vesicul/o

A

small sac, seminal vesicle, blister

34
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule (small space at entrance to canal)

35
Q

vill/o

A

villus

36
Q

vir/o

A

virus

37
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viscer/o

A

viscera, organ

38
Q

vitre/o

A

vitreous humor, glassy

39
Q

vol/o

A

volume

40
Q

vomer/o

A

vomer

41
Q

vulgar/o

A

common

42
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva (external female genitalia)

43
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xen/o

A

foreign

44
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xer/o

A

dry

45
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xiph/i

A

xiphoid process, sword

46
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-y

A

process of, condition

47
Q

zo/o

A

animal

48
Q

zygom/o

A

zygoma (cheekbone)

49
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zygomat/o

A

zygoma (cheekbone)