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Prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes for medical terms 2nd quarter Flashcards

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epi -

A

above

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physis

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growth

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dia -

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between

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peri-

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surrounding

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oste/o, oss/e, oss/i

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bone

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-um

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structure

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endo-

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within or inner

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meta-

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beyond

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-blasts

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immature

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-clasts

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break

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-poietic

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pertaining to formation

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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Ligament/o

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ligament

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ten/o, tend/o and tendin/o

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tendon

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burs/o

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bursa

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synovi/o

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synovial membrane and synovial fluid

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crani/o

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skull

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spondyl/o and vertebr/o

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vertebra

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cost/o

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rib

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meta -

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beyond

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onych/o

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claw

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my/o

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muscle

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fibr/o and fibros/o

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fibrous tissue

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fasci/o and fasc/i

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fascia

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tend/o, tendin/o and ten/o

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tendon

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kinesi/o and -kinesis

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movement

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anti-

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against

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agon

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struggle

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syn-

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together

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erg

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work

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ton/o

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tone, tension, stretching

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axis

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line about which rotation occurs

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pector

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chest

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inter-

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between

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infra -

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beneath or below

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supra-

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above

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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means

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42
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quadri-

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four

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a-

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without

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44
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zygoto

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joined

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gastr/o

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stomach

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kneme

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leg

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urin/o and ur/o

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urine or pertaining to the urinary organs

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ren/o and nephr/o

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kidney

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cortic/o

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outer region (used to describe outer regions of many organs

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medull/o

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middle or inner portion - used to describe the middle or inner region of inner organs

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus - means wind into a ball

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pyel/o

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pelvis

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ureter/o

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ureter

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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urethr/o

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urethra

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meat/o

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opening

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-poiesis

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formation

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-chrome

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color

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Lith/, and -lith

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stone or calculus

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-ectasis

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distention or stretching

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-lithiasis

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the presence of stones or calculi (as in nephrolithiasis - disorder characterized by the presence of kidney stones

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-ptosis

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drooping or dropping down

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-tripsy

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crush

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cardi/o

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heart

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endo-

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within

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coron/o

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crown

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atri/o

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atria

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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valv/o or valvul/o

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valve

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stetho-

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chest

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine or monitor

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holo- and pan-

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all

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angi/o and vas/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/i

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means vessel that carries blood away from the heart

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-ole

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small

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celi/o

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belly

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ven/o and phleb/o

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vein

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man/o

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pressure

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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-meter

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device

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tensi/o

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pressure or tension - used when describing blood pressure

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hyper-

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excessive or above normal

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hypo-

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deficient or less than normal

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86
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Ech/o

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sound

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87
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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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Cor

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heart

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pulmon/o

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lung

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cyan/o

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blue

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isch/o

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hold back

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patent

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remaining open

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nas/o and rhin/o

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nose

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cer/o

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horn

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meat/o

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opening or passageway

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sept/o

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partition

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olfact/o

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smell

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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sinus/o

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sinus

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pharyng/o

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throat

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palat/o

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palate

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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voice box

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glott/o

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glottis

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trache/o

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windpipe

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bronch/o

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bronchi

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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alveol/o

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small sac

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cost/o

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ribs

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thorac/o and -thorax

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chest cavity or chest

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lob/o

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well-defined portion

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pneum/o, pneumon/o, and pneu

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lung or air

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pulm/o and pulmon/o

A

lung

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pleuro/o

A

membrane

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dia-

A

across

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phragm/o

A

wall

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diaphragmat/o and phren/o

A

diaphragm

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phren/o

A

used to refer to the mind (2nd meaning)

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spir/o

A

breath or breathing

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-pnea

A

breathing

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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

A

oxygen

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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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-lysis

A

break down or separate

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anti-

A

against

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-tussi

A

cough

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endo-

A

within

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-crine

A

secrete or separate

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pituit/o

A

pituitary gland

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aden/o

A

gland

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-tropic

A

having an affinity for

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Lute/o

A

yellow

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lact/o

A

milk

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somat/o

A

body

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diuretic

A

pertaining to increased urine secretion

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vas/o

A

vessel

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press/i

A

tension

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thyr/o

A

thyroid

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para-

A

near or before (in reference to the nervous system means hind or lower portion)

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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

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ad-

A

toward

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ren/o

A

kidney

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supra-

A

above

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adren/o and adrenal/o

A

adrenal glands

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cortic/o

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outer

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medull/o

A

inner or middle portion

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andr/o

A

male

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-gen

A

producing

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ana-

A

up or excessive

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bol/o

A

throwing

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cata-

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down

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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ad-

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toward

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nor-

A

normal and denotes the parent compound in a pair of related substances

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thym/o

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thymus

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pineal/o

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pineal gland

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Circadian refers to

A

the events occurring within a 24 hour period

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circa

A

around

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diem

A

day

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gonad/o

A

gonad or gamete-producing gland

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acr/o

A

extremities

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calc/i

A

calcium

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-emia

A

blood condition

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eu-

A

good, well, or easily

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phe/o

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dusky

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chrom/o

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color

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cyt/o

A

cell

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-oma

A

tumor

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toxic/o

A

poison

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ax/o

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axis or main stem

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dendr/o

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dendrite and branching

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synaps/o and synapt/o

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space or point of contact

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gli/o

A

glue

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astr/o

A

star

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micro-

A

small

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oligo-

A

few

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-cyte

A

cell

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neur/i and neur/o

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nerve or nerve tissue

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gangli/o and ganglion/o

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knotlike masses of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS

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plex/o

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plexus or network

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meningi/o

A

the layers of connective tissue enclosing the CNS

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dura

A

tough

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dur/o

A

dura mater

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pachy-

A

thick

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arachn/o

A

spider

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pia

A

soft or tender

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sub-

A

below

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crani/o

A

skull

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encephal/o

A

brain

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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convolut/o

A

coiled

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gry/o

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folding

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sulc/o

A

groove

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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myel/o

A

spinal cord

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conus

A

cone

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idio

A

individual

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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narc/o

A

stupor

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-esthesia

A

sensation or feeling

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caus/o and caust/o

A

burning

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poli/o

A

gray

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radicul/o

A

root

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lpsi-

A

same

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contra-

A

opposite

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bifid/o

A

split or cleft

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opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, ophthalm/o

A

eye or sight

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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cantho

A

corner of eye

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tars/o

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edge of eyelid or angle joint

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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lacrim/o and dacry/o

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teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct

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scler/o

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sclera or hard

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corne/o and kerat/o

A

cornea

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choroid/o

A

choroid

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ir/i, ir/o, irid/o and irit/o

A

refer to iris of the eye

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pupillo and core/o

A

pupil

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phac/o

A

lens of the eye

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retin/o

A

retina

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macul/o

A

spot

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lute/o

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yellow

223
Q

fove/o

A

pit

224
Q

aque/o

A

water

225
Q

vitre/o

A

glassy

226
Q

gon/i

A

angle or seed

227
Q

ambly/o

A

dim

228
Q

anis/o

A

unequal

229
Q

an-

A

is not

230
Q

iso-

A

equal

231
Q

dipl/o

A

double

232
Q

-opia

A

vision

233
Q

mono-

A

one

234
Q

chrom/o

A

color

235
Q

-tropia

A

turning

236
Q

eso-

A

inward

237
Q

exo-

A

outward

238
Q

audit/o, aud/i and ot/o

A

ear

239
Q

acoust/o, acous/o

A

sound or hearing

240
Q

pinn/i

A

ear

241
Q

aur/i and aur/o

A

external ear or just ear

242
Q

tympan/o and myring/o

A

eardrum

243
Q

labyrinth/o

A

maze, labyrinth, and inner ear

244
Q

Bulla

A

large vesicle

245
Q

cochle/o

A

snail or spiral

246
Q

aural

A

pertaining to the ear (external ear)

247
Q

hem/o and hemat/o

A

blood

248
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

249
Q

fibrin/o

A

fibrin

250
Q

pro-

A

before

251
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

252
Q

erythr/o

A

red

253
Q

-cyte

A

cell

254
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow and spinal cord

255
Q

-phage

A

eating

256
Q

macr/o

A

large

257
Q

leuk/o

A

white

258
Q

-penia

A

indcates a decrease in a particular type of cell

259
Q

-philia

A

indicates an increase in a particular type of cell

260
Q

-cytosis

A

condition of cell but implies elevated cell numbers

261
Q

Lip/o

A

fat

262
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

263
Q

-penia

A

less than normal or deficiency

264
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph fluid

265
Q

otos

A

greek for ear

266
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsil

267
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

268
Q

thym/o

A

thymus

269
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

270
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

271
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

272
Q

-gen

A

producing

273
Q

pyr/o

A

fire

274
Q

-logy

A

the science of or the study of

275
Q

fluor/o

A

luminous

med term II - Vic (10 decks)

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