Section 5 Flashcards by Jessica Kohntopp

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cartilage/o

A

cartilage or gristle

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caruncul/o

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bit of flesh

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cat-, cata-, or cath-

A

down, lower, under, or downward

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catabol/o

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breaking down

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cathart/o

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cleansing or purging

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cathet/o

A

insert or send down

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caud/o

A

toward the tail

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caus/o, caust/o, cauter/o, caust/o

A

burning

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cav/I or cav/o

A

hollow

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cavern/o

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containing hollow space

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cec/o

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blind gut, or cecum

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-cele

A

hernia, cyst, cavity, or tumor

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celi/o

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abdomen

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cement/o

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cementum

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cent-

A

hundred

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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cephal-

A

head

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cephal/o

A

head

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-ceps

A

head

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cera-

A

wax

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, or largest part of brain

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cerumin/o

A

cerumen or earwax

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cervic/o

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neck or necklike

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chalas/o

A

relaxation or loosening

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-chalasis

A

relaxation or loosening

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chalaz/o

A

hailstone, small lump

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cheil/o

A

lip

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chem/I, chem/o, chemic/o

A

drug or chemical

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chol/e

A

bile or gall

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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

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chondr/o or chondri/o

A

cartilage

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chord/o

A

cord or spinal cord

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chori/o

A

choroid, or membrane

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choroid/o

A

choroid layer of the eye

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chrom/o or chromat/o

A

color

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chym/o

A

juice

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cib/o

A

meal

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-cidal

A

death

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-cide

A

killing or destroying

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cili/o

A

microscopic hairlike projections or eyelashes

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cine/o

A

movement

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circi/o

A

ring or circle

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circulat/o

A

to go around in a circle

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circum-

A

around

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circumscribe/o

A

confined or limited in space

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cirrh/o

A

tawny, orange-yellow

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cis/o

A

cut

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-clasis or -clast

A

break

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clav/i

A

key