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Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Flashcards

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Respiratory system structures

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lungs, nose, bronchi

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Musculoskeletal system structures

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muscles, bones, joints, cartilage

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Cardiovascular system structures

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heart, veins, arteries

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Endocrine system structures

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thyroid gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, adrenals

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blood and lymph system structures

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red blood cells, platelets, plasma, lymph, lymph nodes

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Digestive system structures

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stomach, mouth, lips, intestines

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Urinary system structures

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kidneys, ureters, bladder

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Male genital system structures

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testes, penis, vas deferens

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Female genital system structures

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uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries

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nervous system structures

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brain, spinal cord, nerves

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Special senses structures

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eye, ocular adnexa, ear, mastoid process

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Where is the hypochondriac region?

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right/left upper abdominopelvic region beneath the rib cartilage

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Where is the epigastric region?

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middle upper abdominopelvic region above the stomach

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Where is the lumbar region?

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right/left middle abdominopelvic regions near the waist

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Where is the umbilical region?

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central abdominopelvic region near the navel

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Where is the inguinal region?

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right/left lower abdominopelvic region near the groin

also called iliac regions

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Where is the hypogastric region?

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middle lower abdominopelvic region below the umbilical region

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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C1-C7

cervical

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Vertebrae in the neck region

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T1 - T12

thoracic

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Vertebrae in the chest region

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L1 - L5

lumbar

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Vertebrae in the loin/waist region

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S1 - S5

sacral

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Vertebrae in the region of the sacrum

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coccygeal

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region of the coccyx, tailbone

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vertebra

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single backbone

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vertebrae

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several backbones (plural)

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spinal column

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bones surrounding the spinal cavity

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spinal cord

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nervous tissue within the spinal cavity

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disk (disc)

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pad of cartilage between vertebrae

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back, behind

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ventral

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front

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dorsal

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back

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deep

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away from the surface

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superficial

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on the surface

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proximal

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near the point of attachment

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distal

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far from the point of attachment

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inferior

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below another structure

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superior

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above another structure

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medial

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pertaining to the middle

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lateral

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pertaining to the side

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supine

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lying on the back

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prone

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lying on the belly

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to throw

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cervic/o

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neck

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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

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crani/o

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skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion 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

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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Integumentary system structures

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skin, hair, nails

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbones

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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ana-

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up

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cata-

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down

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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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below

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inter-

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between

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meta-

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change

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing

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-oid

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resembling

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-plasm

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formation

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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture, classification

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion (fetal sac)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, sac

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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x-rays

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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necr/o

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death

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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ven/o

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vein

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (-cocci, pl)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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record, picture

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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inision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-er

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one who, person

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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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small, little

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-ule

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small, little

207
Q

-um, -ium

A

structure, tissue

208
Q

-us

A

structure, substance

209
Q

-y

A

condition, process

210
Q

carp/o

A

wrist bones

211
Q

cib/o

A

meals

212
Q

cis/o

A

to cut

213
Q

cost/o

A

rib

214
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

215
Q

dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

216
Q

duct/o

A

to lead, carry

217
Q

flex/o

A

to bend

218
Q

furc/o

A

forking, branching

219
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

220
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

221
Q

immun/o

A

protection

222
Q

morph/o

A

shape, form

223
Q

mort/o

A

death

224
Q

nat/i

A

birth

225
Q

nect/o

A

to bind, tie, connect

226
Q

norm/o

A

rule, order

227
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature

228
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

229
Q

-drome

A

to run

230
Q

-gen

A

substance that produces

231
Q

-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

232
Q

-meter

A

to measure

233
Q

-or

A

one who

234
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen

235
Q

-partum

A

birth, labor

236
Q

-phoria

A

to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

237
Q

-fusion

A

coming together, to pour

238
Q

-physis

A

to grow

239
Q

-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

240
Q

-plasm

A

structure, formation

241
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

242
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

243
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

244
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

245
Q

seps/o

A

infection

246
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

247
Q

son/o

A

sound

248
Q

the/o

A

to put, place

249
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland, shield

250
Q

top/o

A

place, position

251
Q

tox/o

A

poison

252
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

253
Q

ad-

A

toward

254
Q

ana-

A

up, apart

255
Q

ante-

A

before, forward

256
Q

anti-

A

against

257
Q

auto-

A

self

258
Q

bi-

A

two

259
Q

brady-

A

slow

260
Q

con-

A

with, together

261
Q

contra-

A

against, opposite

262
Q

de-

A

down, lack of

263
Q

dia-

A

through, complete

264
Q

dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

265
Q

ec-, ect-

A

out, outside

266
Q

endo-

A

in, within

267
Q

eu-

A

good, normal

268
Q

ex-

A

out, outside, away from

269
Q

hemi-

A

half

270
Q

demi-

A

half

271
Q

semi-

A

half

272
Q

hyper-

A

excessive, above

273
Q

hypo-

A

deficient, under

274
Q

in-

A

not

275
Q

in-

A

into, within

276
Q

infra-

A

beneath, under

277
Q

inter-

A

between

278
Q

intra-

A

in, within, into

279
Q

macro-

A

large

280
Q

mal-

A

bad

281
Q

meta-

A

beyond, change

282
Q

micro-

A

small

283
Q

neo-

A

new

284
Q

pan-

A

all

285
Q

para-

A

abnormal, beside, near

286
Q

per-

A

through

287
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

288
Q

poly-

A

many, much

289
Q

post-

A

after, behind

290
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

291
Q

pro-

A

before, forward

292
Q

pros-

A

before, forward

293
Q

retro-

A

behind, backward

294
Q

sub-

A

under

295
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

296
Q

syn-, sym-

A

together, with

297
Q

tachy-

A

fast

298
Q

trans-

A

across, through

299
Q

ultra-

A

beyond, excess

300
Q

uni-

A

one

Language of Medicine (18 decks)

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