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root Flashcards

1
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abdomin

A

belly

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2
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acerb (o)/a

A

harsh; bitter
absurd! it tastes so bitter

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3
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acute

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sharp
acute triangle

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4
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aise
ease

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state of rest or well-being
ease your way into rest

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5
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alert

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aware of surroundings; vigilant

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anter/i

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front
anterior

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7
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antrum

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cave
throw antrum you go in a cave

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assur

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secure
assur your self your secure

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9
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ausculta

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listen attentively to
asculta=cult=listen attentively to cult

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benign

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well-mannered
be nice

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cardio

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heart

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12
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caud

A

tail
caud fishes have tails

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13
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charge

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obligation
to obligate you must take charge

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14
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chondr

A

cartilage (as in the ribs)
cc: chondr = cartilage

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chronic

A

pertaining to time
it chronic you pertain to time

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coron

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crown
coron sounds like crown

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carn/i

A

head; skull
cranium=head

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18
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crino

A

secretion

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19
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different

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set apart

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20
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dila

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increase in size
dilate=increase

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21
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dist

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farther away
distant/distal

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22
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dora
dorsum

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back
dorsal

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drome

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route; road
the drome flies over road

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24
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endo

A

inside
into

25
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etio

A

cause
etiology = study of cause

26
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febr

A

fever

27
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front

A

front

28
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gastr

A

stomach
gas truck

29
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genera

A

ancestry
generations

30
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genet

A

birth
genetic=given at birth

31
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gn(us)

A

birth

32
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gnos

A

knowing
gnos us knowing it

33
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graph

A

device used for a test or procedure
graphs used for test results

34
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hereditar

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transmitted in a family line
heritage

35
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homeo

A

same
homeostasis

36
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horizon(t)

A

parallel to the ground

37
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il(eum)

A

flank
between hip & illiac

38
Q

infer

A

underneath
we infer whats underneath the ground

39
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inguin

A

groin
in between groin

40
Q

later

A

to the side
lateral

41
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lesion

A

damage; injury
lesliy makes a lot of damage

42
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lathargic

A

drowsy

43
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lipid

A

fat
lips are fat

44
Q

local

A

place

45
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lumb(us)

A

lower back
lumbar

46
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marked

A

making an impression

47
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med/i

A

towards the middle
medial

48
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morbid

A

sick
more bed because I’m sick

49
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mortal

A

dead
immortal don’t die

50
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observa

A

what is seen
oberseervation

51
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occult

A

what is unseen
you dont know whats going on in the occult

52
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orient

A

towards the east (from using a compass)

53
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ox

A

shortening of oxygen
ox=oxygen

54
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palliat

A

covering
make up pallet covers face

55
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palm

A

front surface of the hand

56
Q

palpa

A

feeling with the fingers
my blind palpa feels with his fingers

57
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path/o

A

disease
path of daisies

58
Q

pend

A

hanging
pendant hanging from neck

59
Q

percuss

A

percussion

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