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aden/o

gland

carncin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

chemical drug

cis/o

to cut

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/osingle

stomach

hemat/o

blood

immune/o

immune/protection

laryng/o

larynx/voicebox

morph/o

shape

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

ur/o

urine/tract

anti-

against

bi-

two

brady-

slow

dys-

painful/difficult

endo-

within/inner

hemi-

half

hyper-

over/above

hypo-

under/below

intra-

within/inside

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Mono-

One

Peri-

Around/About

Poly-

Many

Post-

behind/after

Pre-

before/infront of

Quad-

Four

Semi-

partial/half

Sub-

below/under

Supra-

above

tachy-

rapid/fast

tri-

three

-algia

Pain

-dynia

Pain

-ectomy

Surgical removal/excision

-gram

Record/picture

-graphy

Process of recording

-itis

Inflammation

-ology

study of

-ologist

one who studies

-malacia

abnormal suffering

-megaly

enlargement/large

-oma

tumor/mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-otomy

Cutting into/incision

-pathy

Disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

excessive/abnormal flow

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge/flow

body organization (smallest to largest)

cells, tissues, organs, systems, body

study of cells

cytology

histology

tissues

four types of tissues

muscle, epithelial, connective, nervous

body systems

circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune/lymphatic, nervous, respiratory

sagittal plane

splits body into left and right

nodding + running

frontal/coronal plane

splits body into front and back

jumping backs + side2side movement

transverse plane

splits body into top half and bottom half (at the hip) rotations

two movements that occur in all 3 planes of motion

circumduction + opposition

arms

brachial

back

dorsum

buttocks

gluteal

pubic

genital

head

cephalic

legs

crural

neck

cervical

pelvic

pelvis

superior

towards heads/sky

Inferior

towards the feet/floor

Anterior

towards the front

Posterior

towards back

Medial

towards midline of the body

Lateral

towards side of the body

Proximal

towards main mass of the body

Distal

away from the main mass of the body

Superficial

towards surface of the body

Deep

inside the body

Flexion

decreasing the angle between two bones

Extension

increasing the angle between two bones; straightening out a limb

Abduction

movement away from middle of the body (limbs)

Adduction

movement towards middle of the body (limbs)

Rotation

movement of bone of the axis/towards or away from the body

Circumduction

circular movement of limbs around an axis

Supination

to turn upward

Pronation

to turn downward

Plantar flexion

movement that extends the foot (like a ballerina..!)

Dorsiflexion

movement that flexes the foot

Inversion

turns the foot sole inwards

Eversion

turns sole of the foot outward

Opposition

touching other fingers with thumbs