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Anatomy
12th Grade
02/26/2012
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Term
ana
 Definition
Apart
Term
tomy
 Definition
To cut
Term
physio
 Definition
Nature
Term
ology
 Definition
The study of
Term
stasis
 Definition
stop, control
Term
hist
 Definition
tissue
Term
intra
 Definition
within
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inter
 Definition
between ie)intercourse
Term
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
epi
 Definition
over, upon, on top of
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endo
 Definition
within
Term
ven
 Definition
vein
Term
nephr
 Definition
kidney
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
onc
 Definition
tumor
Term
hyper
 Definition
above, excess
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hypo
 Definition
below, less than
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erythr
 Definition
red
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cyt
 Definition
cell
Term
dem
 Definition
skin
Term
phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
mast
 Definition
breast
Term
chondr
 Definition
cartilage
Term
my
 Definition
muscle
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term
carcin
 Definition
cancer
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oste
 Definition
bone
Term
tromb
 Definition
blood clot
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation, break down
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
Term
carc
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue
Term
-oma
 Definition
cancer
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
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dys
 Definition
difficult, painful
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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necr
 Definition
death
Term
hyster
 Definition
uterus
Term
leuk
 Definition
white
Term
alb
 Definition
white
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
ia
 Definition
diseased state
Term
stern
 Definition
sternum
Term
carp
 Definition
carpus (wrist)
Term
ili
 Definition
ilium
Term
ostomy
 Definition
opening
Term
scopic
 Definition
visual examination
Term
cerebr
 Definition
cerebrum, brain
Term
femor
 Definition
femur
Term
lapar
 Definition
abdominal wall or cavity
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping or death
Term
centesis
 Definition
puncture to remove fluid
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
aden
 Definition
gland
Term
pne
 Definition
breathing
Term
lingu
 Definition
tongue
Term
melan
 Definition
black
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
genic
 Definition
producing/causing
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, profusion
Term
pan-
 Definition
all, total
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
phag
 Definition
swallowing, eating
Term
rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, absense
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
medi
 Definition
middle
Term
ventr
 Definition
belly
Term
metry
 Definition
measurement
Term
myel
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
-otomy
 Definition
incision into
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penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction in number
Term
ot
 Definition
ear
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
cost
 Definition
rib
Term
dors
 Definition
back
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
Term
cyst
 Definition
bladder, sac
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
ten
 Definition
tendon
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
Term
caud
 Definition
tail, down
Term
arteri
 Definition
artery (away from heart, oxygen rich)
Term
pub
 Definition
pubis
Term
cyan
 Definition
blue
Term
tendin
 Definition
tendon
Term
thorac
 Definition
thorax
Term
viscer
 Definition
internal organs
Term
motor
 Definition
skeletal muscle
Term
quad
 Definition
four
Term
kinesi
 Definition
movement, motion
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
xanth
 Definition
yellow
Term
ophthalm
 Definition
eye
Term
neur
 Definition
nerve
Term
mere
 Definition
part, segment
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sub
 Definition
below, under
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proxim
 Definition
near
Term
dist
 Definition
away
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-orrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
or
 Definition
oral, mouth
Term
electr
 Definition
electrical activity
Term
troph
 Definition
developement
Term
cutane
 Definition
skin
Term
later
 Definition
side
Term
infer
 Definition
below
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lith
 Definition
stone
Term
bronch
 Definition
bronchus
Term
pneum
 Definition
lung air
Term
-orrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
stenosis
 Definition
abnormal narrowing
Term
gingir
 Definition
gum
Term
pharyng
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
pneum
 Definition
lung/air
Term
orrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
edem
 Definition
excess fluid (swelling)
Term
gangli
 Definition
groups of nerves
Term
isch
 Definition
deficiency or blockage
Term
somat
 Definition
body
Term
cortic
 Definition
cortext or outside organ layer
Term
eu
 Definition
normal
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
poresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
Term
drome
 Definition
moving together
Term
ole
 Definition
small
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
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sulc
 Definition
furrow, ditch
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dendr
 Definition
tree
Term
lacr
 Definition
tears
Term
luc
 Definition
light, clear
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squam
 Definition
flattened
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phil
 Definition
lover
Term
mening
 Definition
covering of central nervous system (meningies)
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