Terminology Flashcards by Rosalie Walker

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aden/o (adrenal)

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gland

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athr/o (arthritis)

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joint

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bi/o (biology)

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life

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carcin/o (carcinoma)

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cis/o (incision)

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to cut

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crin/o (endocrine)

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o (dermatology)

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skin

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dermat/o (dermatology)

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skin

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electr/o (electrode)

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o (diagnose)

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman/female

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hemat/o (hematicrit)

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blood

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hem/o (hematoma)

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blood

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hepat/o (hepatitis)

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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nephr/o (nephrologist)

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kidney

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neur/o (neurologist)

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o (pathologist)

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disease

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ped/o (pediatric)

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child

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psych/o (psychology)

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o (renal)

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kidney

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rhin/o (rhinoplasty)

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nose

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sarc/o (sarcoma)

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flesh

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sect/o (section)

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o (urologist)

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urinary tract, urine

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hist/o

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tissue

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abdomin/o (abdominal)

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abdomin

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adip/o (adipose)

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fat

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anter/o (anterior)

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front

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cervic/o (cervical)

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neck (body of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tail bone)

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crani/o (cranium)

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skull

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cyt/o (leukocyte)

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cell

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dist/o (distance)

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far, distant

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dors/o (dorsal fin)

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back of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium (upper part of the hip bone)

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inguin/o (hernia)

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groin

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kary/o (center)

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nucleus

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later/o (lateral)

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side

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lumb/o (lumbar)

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lower back

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medi/o (meduim)

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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poster/o (posterior)

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back, behind

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proxim/o (proximity)

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o (sarcoma)

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o

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nipple

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theli/o

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nipple

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thorac/o (thoracic)

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o (umbilical)

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navel

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ventr/o (ventral)

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belly side

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, backbones

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viscer/o (visceral)

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internal organs

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