new c terms Flashcards
cephalo
head
ceco
cecum (first part of large intestine)
Cautero
burn (cauterize: burning tissue to stop bleed)
caudo
tail
celio
abdomen
cerebello
cerebellum (posterior part of brain - tiny brain)
cerebro
cerebrum: largest portion of brain
cervico
neck
cheilo
lip
chezia or chesia
defecation
chole
bile
chiro
hand
choledocho
common bile duct
chondro
cartilage
chryso
gold
chylo
chyle: milky, white fluid in small intestine during digestion
-cide
killing
circum
around
cleido
collarbones
clino
to slope
clysis
irrigation: to flush with water
coagulo
to clot
coimesis
to sleep
colpo
vagina
coma
deep sleep
biblio
books
bronchiolo
bronchioles (after the bronchus) : leads to aveoli
burso
bursa: lubricating sacs of fluid near joints
brachy
short
blepharo
eyelid
basia
walking
bary
heavy
blasto
early stage of embryo
brachio
arm
balano
glans penis: tip of penis