Medical Words Elements Flashcards by Sara Kirkwood

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Hist/o

A

Tissue

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kary/o or nucle/o

A

Nucleus

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anter/o

A

Anterior, front

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caud/o

A

Tail

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cephal/o

A

Head

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dist/o

A

Far, farthest

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dors/o

A

Back of body

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Infer/o

A

Lower, below

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Later/o

A

Side, to one side of

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medi/o

A

Middle

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poster/o

A

Back (of body) behind, posterior

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proxim/o

A

Near, nearest

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ventr/o

A

Belly, belly side

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abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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cervic/o

A

Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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crani/o

A

Cranium

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gastr/o

A

Stomach

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ili/o

A

ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

A

Groin

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lumb/o

A

Loins (lower back)

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pelv/i or pelv/o

A

Pelvis

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spin/o

A

Spine

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thorac/o

A

Chest

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umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus, naval

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albin/o

A

White

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Leuk/o

A

White

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chlor/o

A

Green

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chrom/o

A

Color

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cirrh/o

A

Yellow

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jaund/o

A

Yellow

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xanth/o

A

Yellow

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cyan/o

A

Blue

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erythr/o

A

Red

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melan/o

A

Black

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poli/o

A

Gray or gray matter of brain or spinal cord

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acr/o

A

Extremity

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eti/o

A

Cause

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idi/o

A

Unknown, peculiar

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morph/o

A

Form, shape, structure

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radi/o

A

Radiation, X-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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somat/o

A

Body

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son/o

A

Sound

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tom/o

A

To cut

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viscer/o

A

Internal organs

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xer/o

A

Dry