Anatomy Prefixes and Combining Forms
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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absence or lack
acardia, lack of a heart
anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen - ab-
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departing from; away from
abnormal, departing from normal - acou-
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hearing
acoustics, the science of sound - ac- , acro-
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extreme or extremity; peak
acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities - ad-
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to or toward
adorbital, toward teh orbit - aden- , adeno-
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gland
adeniform, resembling a gland in shape - adren-
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toward the kidney
adrenal gland, adjacent to the kidney - aero-
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air
aerobic respiration, oxygen-requiring metabolism - af-
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toward
afferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system - agon-
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contest
agonistic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose each other - alb-
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white
corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue - ailment-
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nourish
alimentary canal, or digestive tract - allel-
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of one another
alleles, alternative expressions of a gene - amphi-
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on both sides; of both kinds
amphibian, an organism capable of living in water and on land - ana-
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apart, up, again
anaphase of mitosis, when the chromosomes separate - anastomos-
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come together
arteriovenous anastomosis, a connection between an artery and a vein - aneurysm
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a widening
aoritic aneurism, a weka spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel - angi-
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vessel
angiitis, inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel - angin-
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choked
angina pectoris, a choked feeling in a chest due to dysfunction of the heart - ant-, anti-
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opposed to; preventing or inhibiting
anticoagulant, a substance that prevents blood coagulation - ante-
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preceding; before
antecubital, in front of the elbow - aort
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great artery
aorta - ap-, api-
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tip, extremity
apex of the heart - append-
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hang to
appendicular skeleton - aqua-, aque-
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water
aqueous solutions - arbor
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tree
arbor vitae of the cerebellum, the treelike pattern of white matter - areola-
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open space
areolar connective tissue, a loose connective tissue - arrect-
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upright
arrector pili muscles of the skin, which make the hairs stand erect - arthr- , arthro-
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joint
arthropathy, any joint disease - artic-
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joint
articular surfaces of bones, the points of connection - atri-
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vestibule
atria, upper chambers of the heart - auscult-
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listen
auscultatory method for measuring blood pressure - aut-, auto-
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self
autogenous, self-generated - ax-, axi-, axo-
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axis, axle
axial skeleton, axis of vertebral column - azyg-
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unpaired
azygous vein, an unpaired vessel - baro-
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pressure
baroreceptors for monitoring blood pressure - basal
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base
basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane - bi-
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two
bicuspid, having two cusps - bili-
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bile
bilirubin, a bile pigment - bio-
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life
biology, the study of life and living organisms - blast-
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bud or germ
blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell - brachi-
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arm
brachial plexus of peripheral nervous system supplies the arm - brady-
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slow
bradycardia, abnormally slow heart rate - brev-
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short
peroneus brevis, a short leg muscle - broncho-
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bronchus
bronchospasm, spasmodiccontraction of bronchial muscle - bucco-
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cheek
buccolabial, pertaining to the cheek and lip - calor-
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heat
calories, a measure of energy - capill-
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hair
blood and lymph capillaries - caput-
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head
decapitate, remove the head - carcin-
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cancer
carcinogen, a cancer-causing agent - cardi-, cardio-
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heart
cardiotoxic, harmful to the heart - carneo-
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flesh
trabeculae carneae, ridges of muscle in the ventricles of the heart - carot-
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1. carrot, 2. stupor
1. carotene, an orange pigment;
2. carotid arteries in the neck, blockage causes fainting - cata-
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down
catabolism, chemical breakdown - caud-
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tail
caudal (directional term) - cec-
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blind
cecum of large intestine, a blind-ending pouch - cele-
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abdominal
celiac artery, in the abdomen - cephal-
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head
cephalometer, an instrument for measuring the head - cerebro-
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brain, especially the cerebrum
cerebrospinal, pertaining to the brain and spinal cord - cervic- , cervix
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neck
cervix of the uterus