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Medical Terminology Week 2

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Morph/o-
form
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Cyt/o-
cell
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-cyte
cell
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Nucle/o-
nucleus
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Kary/o-
nucleus
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Hist/o-
tissue
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Histi/o-
tissue
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Fibr/o-
fiber
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Reticul/o-
network
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Aden/o-
gland
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Papill/o-
nipple
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Myx/o-
mucus
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Muc/o-
mucus
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Somat/o-
body or small body
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-some
body or small body
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My/o-
muscle
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Neur/o-
nerve
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Blast/o-
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
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-blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
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gen
origin, formationp
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phag/o
eat, ingest
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phil
attract, absorb
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plas
formation, molding, development
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trop
act on, affect
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troph/o
feeding, growth, nourishment
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-ase
enzyme
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-ose
sugar
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Hydr/o-
water, fluid
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Gluc/o-
glucose
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glyc/o
sugar, glucose
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sacchar/o
sugar
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Amyl/o-
starch
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Lip/o-
fat, lipid
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Adip/o-
fat
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Steat/o-
fatty
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Prote/o-
protein
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cephal/o
head
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cervic/o
neck
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thorac/o
thorax, chest
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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celi/o
abdomen
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lapar/o
abdominal wall
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lumb/o
lower back
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pertion
peritoneum (lining in the abdomen)
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peritone/o
peritoneum (lining in the abdomen)
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Acr/o-
extremity, end
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brachi/o-
arm
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dactyl/o
finger, toe
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ped/o-
foot
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pod/o-
foot
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What are the two main body cavities?
dorsal and ventral
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What are the five total body cavities?
cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
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List the nine regions of the abdomen from left to right, top to bottom
r hypochondriac, epigastric, l hypochondriac
r lumbar, umbilical, l lumbar
r iliac, hypogastric, l iliac
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Circum-
around
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Peri-
around
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Intra-
within
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Epi-
on, over
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Extra-
outside
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Infra-
below, degree
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Sub-
below, under, degree
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Inter-
between
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Juxta-
next to
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Para-
near, beside
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Retro-
behind, backward
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Supra-
above
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