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76 Cards in this Set
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Anter/o |
Front, anterior |
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Cerv/o |
Neck |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Dors/o |
Back, posterior |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord, bone marrow |
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Poster/o |
Posterior |
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Super/o |
Superior, above |
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Trans/o |
Across |
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Albin/o |
White |
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Cirrh/o, jaund/o |
Yellow |
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Cutane/o |
Skin |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Epi - |
Upon |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Ichthy/o |
Dry, scaly, fishlike |
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Kerat/o |
Horn like |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Myc/o |
Fungus |
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Onych/o |
Nail |
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Pil/o |
Hair |
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Seb/o |
Sebum, wax |
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Sub- |
Beneath, below |
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Sudor/i |
Sweat |
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Xer/o |
Dry |
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Abdominopelvic |
Pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis |
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Anatomical position |
Standing erect with palms facing forward |
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Anterior |
Toward front |
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Coccyx |
Tailbone |
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Diaphragm |
Muscle separating thorax and abdomen |
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Distal |
Away from starting/origin point |
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Dorsal |
Pertaining to the back |
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Epigastric |
Upon/above stomach |
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Hypochondriac |
Pertaining to below cartilage/ribs |
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Hypogastric |
Pertaining to below the stomach |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Inguinal |
Pertaining to the groin |
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Lateral |
Away from midline |
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Medial |
Toward midline |
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Myalgia |
Muscle pain |
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Posterior |
Toward back |
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Proximal |
Toward starting/origin point |
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Sacrum |
5 fused bones in lower back |
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Thoracic |
Pertaining to chest |
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Thorax |
Chest |
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Umbilicus |
Pertaining to the navel |
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Ventral |
Toward front |
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Viscera |
Internal organs |
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Adipose |
Fatty tissue |
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Corium |
Dermis |
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Cutaneous |
Pertaining to skin |
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Cuticle |
Thin band of tissue sealing nail plate to skin |
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Dermatology |
Study of skin |
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Dermatologist |
Medical Specialist in skin |
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Dermis |
Inner layer of skin |
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Epidermis |
Upon the dermis |
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Follicle |
Sac in skin which hair grows |
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Keratin |
Protien forming hair and nails and outer skin |
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Melanin |
Dark pigment in skin |
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Melanocyte |
Black cell, cell producing melanin |
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Sebaceous |
Oil producing gland |
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Sudoriferous |
Sweat producing gland |
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Abcess |
Collection of pus |
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Acne |
Inflammatory papular and pustular eruption |
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Albinism |
Condition of white/partial or total absence in skin, hair, eyes |
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Alopecia |
Baldness |
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Comedo |
Blackhead |
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Cyanosis |
Condition of looking blue |
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Cyst |
Closed sac/pouch under/in the skin containing fluid or solid material |
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Dermatitis |
Inflammation of skin |
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Dermatomycosis |
Condition of fungus on skin |
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Diaphoresis |
Sweating |
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Ecchymosis |
Purple patch >3mm from blood under skin |