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med term pop quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| RUQ | right upper quandrant |
| LUQ | left upper quandrant |
| RLQ | right lower quandrant |
| LLQ | left lower quandrant |
| dorsal | back |
| ventral | front |
| anterior | front |
| poterior | back |
| cephalic | upward, toward the head |
| caudal | down, toward the tail |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | toward the side, away from the midline |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| proximal | near the point of origin, or near the midline |
| distal | away from the point of origin, or away from the midline |
| dextra | right |
| sinistra | left |
| -ist | specialist |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -logy | study of |
| -osis | condition or increase in number |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| erythr/o | red |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -penia | low number |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | picture |
| -graphy | process of using a recording instrument |
| -grapher | person who makes the recording or picture |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| sclerosis | a condition of hardening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -lysis | destruction |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | thick, fatty |
| aort/o | aorta |
| phleb/o | vein |
| hemi- | half |
| epi- | above, upon, on |
| -algia | pain |
| -plasty | repair |
| -stasis | control or stopping |
| neur/o | nerve |
| psych/o | mind |
| encephal/o | brain, inside head |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| aden/o | gland |
| melan/o | black |
| papill/o | small elevation of tissue |
| fibr/o | fibrous |
| oste/o | bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| emes/o | vomitting |
| -blast | embryonic or immature |
| hyper- | above, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -trophy | development |
| -malacia | softening |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| -cele | hernia |
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