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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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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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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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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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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hist/o

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tissue

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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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inguin/o

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groin

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later/o

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side, to one side

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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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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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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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

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radiation, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side

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somat/o

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body

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27
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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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29
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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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30
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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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ac, al, ar, iac, ic, ior

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pertaining to

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31
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viscer/o

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internal organs

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32
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ad

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toward

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gen, genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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gnosis

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knowing

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graphy

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process of recording

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logist

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specialists in study of

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logy

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study of

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lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

39
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meter

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instrument for measuring

40
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oma

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tumor

41
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scope

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instrument for examining

42
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scopy

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visual examination

43
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toxic

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poison

44
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epi

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above, on

45
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hypo

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under, below, deficient

46
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infra

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below, under

47
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medi

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middle

48
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super

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upper, above

49
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trans

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across, through

50
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chondr/o

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chondr/oma: tumor composed of cartilage
oma: tumor

51
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cyt/o

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cyt/o/meter: instrument for counting and measuring cells
meter: instrument for measuring

52
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hist/o

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hist/o/lysis: separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue
lysis: separation, destruction, loosening

53
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nucle/o

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nucle/ar: pertaining to the nucleus
ar: pertaining to

54
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anter/o

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anter/ior: pertaining to the front (of body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to

55
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caud/o

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caud/ad: toward the cell
ad: toward

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dist/o

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dist/al: pertaining to the farthest (point of attachment)
al: pertaining to

57
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dors/o

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dors/al: pertaining to the back (of the body)
al: pertaining to

58
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infer/o

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infer/ior: pertaining to below or lower (structure or surface)

59
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later/o

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later/al: pertaining to the side
al: pertaining to

60
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medi/o

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medi/o: pertaining to the middle

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poster/o

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poster/ior: pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to

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proxim/o

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proxim/al: pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment)

63
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super/o

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super/ior: pertaining to above or upper (part of the body, organ, or structure)
ior: pertaining to

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ventr/o

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ventr/al: pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)
al: pertaining to

65
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ad

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medi/ad: toward the middle or center
medi/o: middle

66
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logist

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hist/o/logist: specialists in the study of tissue
hist/o: tissue

67
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logy

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cyt/o/logy: study of cells
cyt/o: cell

68
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lysis

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cyt/o/lysis: destruction, dissolution, or separation of a cell
cyt/o: cell

69
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abdomin/o

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abdomin/al: pertaining to the abdomen
al: pertaining to

70
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cephal/o

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cephal/ad: toward the head
ad: toward

71
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cervic/o

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cervic/al: pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck of the uterus
al: pertaining to

72
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crani/o

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crani/al: pertaining to the cranium or skull
al: pertaining to

73
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gastr/o

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gastr/ic: pertaining to the stomach
ic: pertaining to

74
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ili/o

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ili/ac: pertaining to the ilium
ac: pertaining to

74
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inguin/o

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inguin/al: pertaining to the groin
al: pertaining to

75
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lumb/o

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lumb/ar: pertaining to the loin area or lower back
ar: pertaining to

76
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pelv/i

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pelv/i/meter: instrument for measuring the pelvis
meter: instrument for measuring

77
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spin/o

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spin/al: pertaining to the spine or spinal column
al: pertaining to

78
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thorac/o

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thorac/ic: pertaining to the chest
ic: pertaining to

79
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umbilic/o

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peri/umbilic/al: pertaining to the area around the umbilicus
peri: around
al: pertaining to