Section 25 Flashcards

1
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Polio-

A

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

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2
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Poly-

A

many

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3
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Polyp/o

A

small growth

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4
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Pont/o

A

part of the brain (pons)

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5
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Poplit/o

A

caudal surface of the patella

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6
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Por/o

A

Small opening (pore)

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7
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-porosis

A

Passage or porous condition

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8
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Port/i

A

Gate or door

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9
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Post/i

A

after or behind

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10
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Poster/o

A

toward the tail

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11
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Potent/o

A

Powerful

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12
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practice/o or practi/i

A

practice

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13
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Prandi/o

A

meal

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14
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-prandial

A

meal

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15
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-praxia

A

action

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16
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Pre-

A

before or in front of

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17
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Pregn/o

A

pregnant or with offspring

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18
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prematur/o

A

to early

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19
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Preputi/o

A

foreskin or prepuce

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20
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Press/o

A

to press or draw

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21
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Proap/o

A

penis

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22
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primi-

A

first

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23
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Pro-

A

before or on behalf of

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24
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Process/o

A

going forth

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25
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Procreat/o

A

to reproduce

26
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

27
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prodrom/o

A

precursor

28
Q

product/o

A

to lead forward or yield

29
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prolapse/o

A

to fall downward or slide forward

30
Q

prolifer/o

A

to reproduce

31
Q

pron/o or pront/o

A

bent forward

32
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prostat/o

A

prostate cland

33
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prosth/o or prosthet/o

A

addition or appendage

34
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prot- or prote-

A

first

35
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proxim/o

A

near

36
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prurit/o

A

itch

37
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prot/o or prote/o

A

first, original, or protein

38
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pseudo/o

A

false

39
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psor/o or psor/i

A

itch

40
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psych/o

A

mind

41
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ptomat/o

A

a fall

42
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping or sagging

43
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

44
Q

Pub/o

A

part of the hip bone (pubis)

45
Q

puberty/o

A

adult

46
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pudend/o

A

pudendum

47
Q

puerper/i

A

labor

48
Q

Pulm/o or pulmon/o

A

lung

49
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pulpos/o

A

fleshy or pulpy

50
Q

Puls/o

A

beating

51
Q

punct/o

A

sting, puncture, or little hole

52
Q

pupil/o

A

pupil of the eye

53
Q

pur/o

A

Pus

54
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Purpur/o

A

purple

55
Q

pustule/o

A

blister

56
Q

Py/o

A

pus

57
Q

Pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

58
Q

pylor/o

A

gatekeeper

59
Q

pyr/o or pyret/o

A

fever or fire

60
Q

pyramid/o

A

pyramid-shaped