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infection control st wk 1 vocab

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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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abdominal cavity   space betweek the chest containing organs such as liver, stomach, gallbladder, and intestines  
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adip/o   fat  
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ana   up  
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anabolism   process of building up complex materials from simple materials  
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anter/o   front  
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anterior   front surface of the body  
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catabolism   process of breaking down complex materials to form simpler substances and release energy  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondro/o   cartilage  
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chondroplasty   surgery of the cartilage  
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coccyg/o   coccyx  
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crani/o   skull  
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cranial cavity   space in the head containing brain and surounded by the skull  
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cyt/o   cell  
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cytoplasm   all the material that is outside the nucleau and yet contained with in the cell membrane  
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diaphragm   muscle seperating the abdominal and thoracic cavities  
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dors/o   back  
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ectomy   removal  
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epi   above  
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genic   produced by  
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hist/o   tissue  
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iac   pertaining to  
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inguin/o   groin  
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inter   between  
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ism   process  
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later/o   side  
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lumb/o   lower back  
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lumbosacral   pertaining to lower back and sacral  
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medi/o   middle  
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meta   change  
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neucl/o   nucleus  
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oma   tumor  
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peritoneum   double-layered membrane surrounding the abdominal organs  
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pleural cavity   space between the pleural membrane and surrounding each lung  
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poster/o   back of body  
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proxim/o   near  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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sagittal   lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body into right and left halves  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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spin/o   spine  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thoracic cavity   space containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus  
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tomy   process of cutting  
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transverse   horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portion  
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umbilical   central region near the navel  
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urethra   tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body  
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ventr/o   belly/ side of body  
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vertebra   each back bone  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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