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Unit 1.1 Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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integumentary system

A

skin, hair, and the sebaceous glands; work together to preform protective coverings

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musculoskeletal system

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muscle and skeletal system for movement, body framework, and organ support

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blood and lymphatic systems

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blood to carry oxygen (and other stuff) throughout the body, lymphatic to fight infection

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cardiovascular system

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the heart and blood

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respiratory system

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carries oxygen through the body

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gastrointestinal system

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transports food, absorbs nutrients, and excretes waste

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urinary system

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kidneys and the urinary tract

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reproductive system

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reproduction

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endocrine system

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glands and hormones

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nervous system

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brain and nervous system

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dia-

A

through, complete

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dys-

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difficult, labored, painful, abnormal

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, incomplete, deficient

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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neo-

A

new

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pro-

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before

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-al

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-elle

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small

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-gen

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producing, formation, causing

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-genesis

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origin, cause

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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the study of

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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abnormal swelling, tumor

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-osis

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condition of

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasia

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shape, formation

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-plasm

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something shaped

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-sis

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state of

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-some

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body

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-stasis

A

standing still

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-um

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pertaining to

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abdomen/o

A

abdomen

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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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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broch/o

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bronchus

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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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head

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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derm/o

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skin

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

A

small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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mast/o

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breast

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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nas/o

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nose

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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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ophtalm/o

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eye

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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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phleb/o

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vein

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pneum/o

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lung

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psych/o

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mind

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pulmon/o

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lung

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renal/o

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kidney

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thorac/o

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chest

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vas/o

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vessel

72
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dorsal cavity

A

houses the skull, brain, and spinal cavity

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ventral cavity

A

the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis

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cranial cavity

A

houses the brain and is surrounded and protected by the cranium, or skull

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spinal cavity

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houses the spine and is surrounded and protected by the vertebrae. The spinal cavity is located in the dorsal cavity, or toward the back.

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thoracic cavity

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houses the heart and lungs. It’s surrounded and protected by the ribs, sternum, and vertebrae. The thoracic cavity is located in the ventral cavity, or close to the abdomen.

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mediastinum

A

space between the lungs and located in the thoracic cavity

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pleural cavity

A

space within the pleura that surrounds the lungs

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abdominal cavity

A

houses the stomach, liver, and intestines. The abdominal cavity is located in the ventral cavity.

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