MLL Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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anter/o
A
anterior, front
3
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caud/o
A
tail
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cervic/o
A
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
6
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
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crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
8
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cyt/o
A
cell
9
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dist/o
A
far, farthest
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
11
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eti/o
A
cause
12
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gastr/o
A
stomach
13
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hist/o
A
tissue
14
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ili/o
A
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
15
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infer/o
A
lower, below
16
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inguin/o
A
groin
17
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later/o
A
side, to one side
18
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lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
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medi-, medi/o
A
middle
20
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necle/o, kary/o
A
nucleus
21
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pelv/o, pelv/i
A
pelvis
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poli/o
A
gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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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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radi/o
radiation, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side
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somat/o
body
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spin/o
spine
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thorac/o
chest
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umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
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ventr/o
belly, belly side
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ac, al, ar, iac, ic, ior
pertaining to
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viscer/o
internal organs
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ad
toward
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gen, genesis
forming, producing, origin
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gnosis
knowing
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graphy
process of recording
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logist
specialists in study of
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logy
study of
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lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
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meter
instrument for measuring
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oma
tumor
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scope
instrument for examining
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scopy
visual examination
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toxic
poison
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epi
above, on
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hypo
under, below, deficient
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infra
below, under
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medi
middle
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super
upper, above
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trans
across, through
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chondr/o
chondr/oma: tumor composed of cartilage
oma: tumor
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cyt/o
cyt/o/meter: instrument for counting and measuring cells
meter: instrument for measuring
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hist/o
hist/o/lysis: separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue
lysis: separation, destruction, loosening
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nucle/o
nucle/ar: pertaining to the nucleus
ar: pertaining to
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anter/o
anter/ior: pertaining to the front (of body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to
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caud/o
caud/ad: toward the cell
ad: toward
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dist/o
dist/al: pertaining to the farthest (point of attachment)
al: pertaining to
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dors/o
dors/al: pertaining to the back (of the body)
al: pertaining to
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infer/o
infer/ior: pertaining to below or lower (structure or surface)
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later/o
later/al: pertaining to the side
al: pertaining to
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medi/o
medi/o: pertaining to the middle
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poster/o
poster/ior: pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to
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proxim/o
proxim/al: pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment)
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super/o
super/ior: pertaining to above or upper (part of the body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to
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ventr/o
ventr/al: pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)
al: pertaining to
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ad
medi/ad: toward the middle or center
medi/o: middle
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logist
hist/o/logist: specialists in the study of tissue
hist/o: tissue
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logy
cyt/o/logy: study of cells
cyt/o: cell
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lysis
cyt/o/lysis: destruction, dissolution, or separation of a cell
cyt/o: cell
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abdomin/o
abdomin/al: pertaining to the abdomen
al: pertaining to
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cephal/o
cephal/ad: toward the head
ad: toward
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cervic/o
cervic/al: pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck of the uterus
al: pertaining to
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crani/o
crani/al: pertaining to the cranium or skull
al: pertaining to
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gastr/o
gastr/ic: pertaining to the stomach
ic: pertaining to
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ili/o
ili/ac: pertaining to the ilium
ac: pertaining to
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inguin/o
inguin/al: pertaining to the groin
al: pertaining to
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lumb/o
lumb/ar: pertaining to the loin area or lower back
ar: pertaining to
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pelv/i
pelv/i/meter: instrument for measuring the pelvis
meter: instrument for measuring
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spin/o
spin/al: pertaining to the spine or spinal column
al: pertaining to
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thorac/o
thorac/ic: pertaining to the chest
ic: pertaining to
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umbilic/o
peri/umbilic/al: pertaining to the area around the umbilicus
peri: around
al: pertaining to