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Anatomy General Vocab
Globe University VT154 AP
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/01/2015

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Term
Anatomy
Definition

"Cutting Apart" The study of the form and structure of the body and its parts.

(Gross anatomy- Structures with the naked eye)

(Microscopic anatomy- structures and cells using a microscope)

Term
Physiology
Definition
The study of how the body functions
Term
Prefix
Definition
Found at the beginning of a word
Term
Root
Definition
Givesessential meaning of the word
Term
Suffix
Definition
Found at the end of a word
Term
Combining Vowel
Definition
a single vowel added to the end of a root if needed
Term
A- , An-
Definition
Without, no
Term
Anti-
Definition
against
Term
Ab-
Definition

away from

(B is too close to A and wants to get away)

Term
Ad-
Definition

Towards

(D wants to go twards A as it's too far away)

Term
Dys-
Definition

Difficult, painful, bad

(dys-ing someone is bad and painful)

Term
Eu-
Definition

Good, Normal

(Eu are normal and good)

Term
Hyper-
Definition
Elevated, higher, more than normal
Term
Hypo-
Definition
Depressed, lower, less than normal
Term
Tachy-
Definition
fast, swift
Term
Brady-
Definition
Slow
Term
Inter-
Definition

Between

(interpersonal, interaction, between two people)

Term
Intra-
Definition

Within

(intravert- person that keeps things within)

Term
Pre-
Definition
Before
Term
Post-
Definition
after
Term
Poly-
Definition
Many
Term
Bi-
Definition
Two
Term
Endo-
Definition
Within or inside
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Epi-
Definition

Upper

(epi pen)

Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
Term
-pexy
Definition
suture to stabilize
Term
-tomy
Definition
cutting into
Term
-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
Term
-lysis
Definition
seperation or breakdown
Term
-rrhagia
Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rrhage
Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
-megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease
Term
-emia
Definition
pertaining to or condition of blood
Term
-penia
Definition
deficiency
Term
Transverse Plane
Definition
Divides body into cranial and caudal parts
Term
Dorsal Plane
Definition
Divides body into dorsal and ventral parts
Term
Cranial
Definition
Toward the head (anterior)
Term
Caudal
Definition
Towards the tail (posterior)
Term
Rostral
Definition
Toward the muzzle (within the head)
Term
Medial
Definition
closer to or toward the midline
Term
Lateral
Definition
Farther from the midline or toward the side (flank) of the body
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Toward the back
Term
Ventral
Definition
Toward the belly
Term
Proximal
Definition
nearer to the point of origin or closer to the body
Term
Distal
Definition
farther from the point of origin or away from the body
Term
Palmar
Definition
Caudal surface of the forelimb below the carpus (knee)
Term
Plantar
Definition
caudal surface of the hind limb below teh tarsus (hock)
Term
Deep
Definition
Internal (inside)
Term
Superficial
Definition
External (outside)
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