Unit 3: Nervous System & Tumors Flashcards

1
Q

aden/o

A

gland

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2
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ather/o

A

fatty, porridge-like

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3
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

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4
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cephal/o

A

head

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5
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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6
Q

emes/o, emet/o, emetic/o

A

vomiting

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7
Q

encephal/o

A

brain, inside head

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8
Q

fibr/o

A

fibrous

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9
Q

hist/o

A

tissue

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10
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lei/o

A

smooth

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11
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lip/o

A

fat

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12
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lymph/o

A

lymphatic

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13
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melan/o

A

dark pigmented, black

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14
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mening/o

A

meninges

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15
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epitheli/o

A

epithelial

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16
Q

my/o

A

muscle

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17
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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18
Q

nat/o

A

birth

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19
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ne/o

A

new

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20
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neur/o

A

nerve

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21
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

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22
Q

oste/o

A

bone

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23
Q

papill/o

A

small elevation of tissue

24
Q

pariet/o

A

wall

25
Q

periton/o

A

peritoneum

26
Q

pleur/o

A

lung lining or membrane

27
Q

poli/o

A

gray

28
Q

psych/o

A

mind

29
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod shaped

30
Q

spin/o

A

spinal

31
Q

viscer/o

A

organ

32
Q

anti-

A

against

33
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dys-

A

difficult, painful

34
Q

hydro-

A

water

35
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hyper-

A

above, increased

36
Q

hypo-

A

below, decreased

37
Q

neo-

A

new

38
Q

-algia

A

(noun) pain

39
Q

-algic

A

(adjective) pain

40
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-blast

A

embryonic or immature

41
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-cele

A

hernia

42
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-ectomy

A

excision

43
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-genesis

A

generate, develop

44
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-iatrist

A

specialist, physician

45
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-malacia

A

softening

46
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-oid

A

like, resembling

47
Q

-oma

A

tumor, abnormal growth

48
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-ous (adjective)

A

material, condition

49
Q

-pathy

A

disease

50
Q

-philia

A

love

51
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-phobia

A

fear

52
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-plasia

A

development

53
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-plasm

A

growth of tissue

54
Q
  • tomy
A

incision

55
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-trophy

A

development

56
Q

-tropic

A

affecting