word list 2 (prefix-suffix) Flashcards by Nola Parnes | Brainscape

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What does ‘abdomen/o’ refer to?

A

abdomen

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What does ‘caud/o’ refer to?

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tail

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What does ‘cephal/o’ refer to?

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head

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What does ‘cervic/o’ refer to?

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neck; neck of uterus

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What does ‘crani/o’ refer to?

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cranium (skull)

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What does ‘gastr/o’ refer to?

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stomach

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What does ‘ili/o’ refer to?

A

ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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What does ‘inguin/o’ refer to?

A

groin

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What does ‘lumb/o’ refer to?

A

loins (lower back)

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What does ‘pelv/i’ refer to?

A

pelvis

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What does ‘pelv/o’ refer to?

A

pelvis

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What does ‘spin/o’ refer to?

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spine

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What does ‘thorac/o’ refer to?

A

chest

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What does ‘umbilic/o’ refer to?

A

umbilicus, navel

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What does ‘anter/o’ refer to?

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anterior, front

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What does ‘dist/o’ refer to?

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far, farthest

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What does ‘dors/o’ refer to?

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back (of body)

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What does ‘infer/o’ refer to?

A

lower, below

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What does ‘later/o’ refer to?

A

side, to one side

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What does ‘medi/o’ refer to?

A

middle

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What does ‘poster/o’ refer to?

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

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What does ‘proxim/o’ refer to?

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near, nearest

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What does ‘super/o’ refer to?

A

upper, above

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What does ‘ventr/o’ refer to?

A

belly, belly side

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al

A

pertaining to

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cyt/o

A

cell

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hist/o

A

tissue

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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radi/o

A

radiation, xray, radius (arm bone)

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gen, genesis

A

forming, producing, origin

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logist

A

specialist in the study of

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logy

A

study of

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plasia

A

formation, growth

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bi

A

two

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epi

A

above, upon

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infra

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below, under

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trans

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across, through