Word Elements related to body structure Flashcards

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1
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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2
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Hist/o

A

Tissue

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3
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Kary/o

Nucle/o

A

Nucleus

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4
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Anter/o

A

Anterior, front

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5
Q

Caud/o

A

Tail

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6
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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7
Q

Dist/o

A

Far

Farthest

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8
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Dors/o

A

Back (of body)

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9
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Infer/o

A

Lower, below

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10
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Later/o

A

Side, to one side

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11
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Medi/o

A

Middle

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12
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Poster/o

A

Back (of body)
Behind
Posterior

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13
Q

Proxim/o

A

Near

Nearest

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14
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Ventr/o

A

Belly

Belly side

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15
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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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16
Q

Cervic/o

A

Neck

Cervix (uteri; neck of uterus)

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17
Q

Crani/o

A

Cranium (skull)

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18
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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19
Q

Ili/o

A

Ilium (flaring portion of the hip)

20
Q

Inguin/o

A

groin

21
Q

Lumb/o

A

Loins (lower back)

22
Q

Pelv/i

Pelv/o

A

Pelvis

23
Q

Spin/o

A

Spine

24
Q

Thorac/o

A

Chest

25
Q

Umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus, navel

26
Q

Albin/o

Leuk/o

A

White

27
Q

Chlor/o

A

Green

28
Q

Chrom/o

A

Color

29
Q

Cirrh/o
Jaund/o
Xanth/o

A

Yellow

30
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

31
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

32
Q

Melan/o

A

Black

33
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray; gray matter

34
Q

Myel

A

Bone marrow

Spinal cord

35
Q

Acr/o

A

Extremity

36
Q

Eti/o

A

Cause

37
Q

Idi/o

A

Unknown, peculiar

38
Q

Morph/o

A

Form
Shape
Structure

39
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

40
Q

Radi/o

A

Radiation; x ray

41
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

42
Q

Son/o

A

Sound

43
Q

Tom/o

A

To Cut

44
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal Organs

45
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry