Whole Body Terminology - word elements Flashcards

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abdomin/o (abdominal)

A

abdomen

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ana (anaplasia)

A

not, without

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anter/o (anterior)

A

front

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cervic/o (cervical)

A

neck, cervix

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coccyg/o (coccygeal vertebrae)

A

coccyx

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crani/o (cranial)

A

skull, cranium

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cyt/o (cytology)

A

cell

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dors/o (dorsum)

A

back

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dys- (dysplasia)

A

bad, difficult, painful, disordered

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epi- (epigastric)

A

upon, over

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hist/o (histologist)

A

tissue

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hypo- (hypochondriac region)

A

under, below, beneath, less than normal

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-iac (cardiac muscle)

A

pertaining to

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ili/o (iliac)

A

ilium

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inguin/o (inguinal region)

A

groin

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inter- (intervertebral)

A

between

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-ion (supination)

A

action, process

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later/o (lateral)

A

side

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lumb/o (lumbar)

A

loins, lower back

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medi/o (mediolateral)

A

middle

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nucle/o (nucleic acid)

A

nucleus

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pelv/i (pelvic cavity)

A

pelvis

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-plasm (neoplasm)

A

living substance

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poster/o (posterior)

A

back

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proxim/o (proximal)

A

near

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sacr/o (sacrum)

A

sacrum

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-some (chromosome)

A

“a body” of a specified type

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spin/o (spinal canal)

A

spine

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thorac/o (thoracic vertebrae)

A

chest

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umbilic/o (umbilical region)

A

navel

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ventr/o (ventral)

A

belly, front side

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vertebr/o (vertebral column

A

vertebrae

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viscer/o (visceral cavity)

A

internal organs