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91 Cards in this Set
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encephal/o |
brain |
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myel/o |
spinal cord |
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mening/o , meningi/o |
layers to connective tissue enclosing the CNS |
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CNS |
central nervous system |
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cerebrospinal fluid |
clear, colorless, ultrafiltrate that nourishes, cools, and cushions the CNS |
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CSF |
cerebrosoinal fluid |
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cerebr/o |
combining form for cerebrum |
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cerebell/o |
combining form for cerebellum |
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lepsy |
seizure |
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neur/o |
nerves |
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ceph/o |
skull |
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oste |
bone |
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epi |
above |
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physis |
growth |
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dia |
between |
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peri |
surrounding |
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sclerosis |
abnormal hardening |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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onych/o |
claw |
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crani/o |
skull |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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urea |
waste product of protein metabolize in the kidney |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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cyst/o |
urinary bladder |
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urethra/o |
urethra |
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poiesis |
formation |
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chrome |
color |
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turbid |
cloudy |
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hem/o, hemat/o |
blood |
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urin/o |
urine |
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UTI |
urinary tract infection |
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py |
pus |
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ur/o |
urine |
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or/o, stomat/o |
mouth |
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bucc/o |
cheek |
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gloss/o, lingu/o |
tongue |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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pharyng |
pharynx |
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esophagi/o |
esophagus |
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abdomin/o, lapar/o |
abdomen |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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col/o |
colon |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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gluc/o, glyc/o |
sugar |
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enter/o |
small intestines |
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intestine/o |
intestines |
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nas/o, rhin/o |
nose |
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cost/o |
ribs |
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dia |
across |
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phragm/o |
across |
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ox/o, ox/y |
oxygen |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tube-tubes from the trachea to the lungs |
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laryng/o |
voice box |
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
skin |
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pil/o, trich/o |
hair |
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piloerection |
hair standing straight up |
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ungulates |
hooved animals |
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alopecia |
balding in spots |
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contusion |
injury that does not break skin - pain, swelling, and discoloration |
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erythema |
skin redness |
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granuloma |
small area of healing tissue |
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lesion |
pathologic change in tissue |
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polyp |
growth from mucous membranes |
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pruritus |
itching |
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pyoderma |
skin disease contain pus |
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purulent |
containing or producing pus |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thorax |
pleura cavity of the chest |
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ischemia |
deficiency in the blood supply to an area |
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necrosis |
tissue death |
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infarct or infarction |
the area of necrosis |
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valv/o |
valve (of the heart) |
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brady |
abnormally slow |
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tachy |
abnormally high |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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stenosis |
narrowing |
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angi/o, vas/o |
vessel |
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sphygm/o |
pulse |
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man/o, tensi/o |
pressure |
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-meter |
device |
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arter/i |
artery |
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arti/o |
combing form of atria |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle |
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ven/o, phleb/o |
combing forms for vein |
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ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, ic, ine, ous, tic |
pertaining to |
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scopy |
instrument to visually examine |
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therapy |
treatment |
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osis |
abnormal condition |
