MLL Chapter 2 Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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3
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caud/o

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tail

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4
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cephal/o

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head

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5
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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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6
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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7
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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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cyt/o

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cell

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9
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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back (of body)

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11
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eti/o

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cause

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12
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gastr/o

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stomach

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13
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hist/o

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tissue

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14
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ili/o

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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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16
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inguin/o

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groin

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17
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later/o

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side, to one side

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18
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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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19
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medi-, medi/o

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middle

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20
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necle/o, kary/o

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nucleus

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21
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pelv/o, pelv/i

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pelvis

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22
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poli/o

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gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

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23
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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o

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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