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11th Grade
02/01/2011
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior, front
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back (of body)
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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super/o
 Definition
upper, above
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, vervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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umbilic/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
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abd
 Definition
abdomen
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ant
 Definition
anterior
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Bx, bx
 Definition
biopsy
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LAT, lat
 Definition
lateral
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LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
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PA
 Definition
posteroanterior, pernicious anemia, pulmonary artery, physician assistant
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RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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U&L, U/L
 Definition
upper and lower
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CT
 Definition
computed tomography
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CXR
 Definition
chest x-ray, chest radiograph
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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PET
 Definition
positron emission tomography
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US
 Definition
ulrasound, altrasonography
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SPECT
 Definition
single photon emission computed tomography
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation, x-ray, radius bone
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-ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-ous,-iac,-ic,-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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epi-
 Definition
above, on
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