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AAPC Anatomy
CPC Anatomy Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Hidr/o | Sweat, perspiration |
| Keart/o | Keratin, horny layer of skin |
| Melan/o | Dark, black, melanin |
| Onycho/o | Nail |
| Seb/o | Sebum, sebaceous gland |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Bursa, sac of fluid near joint |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Erg/o | Work |
| Fasci/o | Fascia |
| Kin/o, Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Synov/i | Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane |
| Ten/o, tendin/o | Tendon |
| Ton/o | Tone; pressure |
| Bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Phrenic/o | Phrenic nerve |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Pneum/o, pneumat/o | Air, gas; respiration, lung |
| Pulm/o, pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Spir/o | Breathing |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Erythr/o, erythrocyt/o | Red blood cell |
| Hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| Immun/o | Immunity, immune system |
| Leuk/o leukocyt/o | White blood cell |
| Lymph/o | Lymph, lymphatic system |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node |
| Lymphangi/o | Lymphatic vessel |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thromb/o | Blood clot |
| Thrombocyt/o | Platelet, thrombocyte |
| Thym/o | Thymus gland |
| Tonsil/o | Tonsil |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Valv/o, valvul/o | Valve |
| Vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel, duct |
| Ven/o, ven/i | Vein |
| Bucc | Cheek |
| Chol/e, chol/o | Bile, gall |
| Cholangi/o | Bile duct |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Enter/o | Intestine |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Labi/o | Lip |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Sial/o | Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct |
| Stoma, stomat/o | Mouth |
| Proct/o | Rectum and Anus |
| Uvul/o | Uvula |
| Cali/o, calic/o | Calyx |
| Cyst/o | Urinary Bladder |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Ur/o | Urine, urinary tract |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Urin/o | Urine |
| Vesic/o | Urinary Bladder |
| Mast/o | Breast, mammary gland |
| Men/o, mens | Menstruation |
| Metr/o, metr/i | Uterus |
| Oo | Ovum, egg cell |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Ov/o, Ovul/o | Ovum, egg cell |
| Salping/o | Oviduct, tube |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Orchi/o, orchid/o | Testis |
| Osche/o | Scrotum |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Semin/o | Semen |
| Spoerm/o, Spermat/o | Semen, spermatozoa |
| Test/o | Testis, testicle |
| Vas/o | Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel; duct |
| Vesicul/o | Seminal vesicle |
| Adren/o, adrenal/o | Adrenal gland, epinephrine |
| Adrenocortic/o | Adrenal cortex |
| Endocrin/o | Endocrine glands or system |
| Hypophys/o | Pituitary gland, hypophysis |
| Insul/o | Pancreatic islets |
| Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o | Parathyroid gland |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland, hypophysis |
| Thyr/o, thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Gyn/o, gynec/o | Woman |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Cortic/o | Cerebral cortex, outer portion |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gangli/o, ganglion/o | Ganglion |
| Gli/o | Neuroglia cells |
| Medull/o | Medulla oblongata |
| Mening/o, menine/o | Meninges |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord and Bone marrow |
| Narc/o | Stupor, numbness, sleep |
| Neur/o, neur/i | Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Radicul/o | Spinal nerve root |
| Somn/o, som/. | Sleep |
| Dextr/o | Right |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Toward; near |
| Dia- | Through; complete |
| Per- | Through |
| Trans | Through, across |
| Ante- | Before; forward |
| Pre- | Before, in front of |
| Pro- | Before, in front of |
| Post- | After, behind |
| Mon/o | One; single |
| Bi- | Two, twice |
| Tri- | Three |
| Quadri | 4 |
| Poly- | Many, much |
| Ec-, ecto- | Out; outside |
| End/o- | In; within |
| Mes/o | Middle |
| -gram | a record of data |
| -graph | instrument for recording data |
| -graphy | act of recording data |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing or examining |
| -scopy | examination of |
| -centesis | puncture tap |
| -desis | binding, fusion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction |
| -rraphy | surgical repair, suture |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -tome | instrument for incising (cutting) |
| -tomy | incision, cutting |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| Anterior (ventral) | toward the front of the body |
| Posterior (dorsal) | toward the back of the body |
| Medial | toward the midline of the body |
| Lateral | toward the side of the body |
| Proximal | nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point |
| Distal | farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point |
| Superior (cranial) | above; toward the head |
| Inferior (caudal) | below; toward the lower end of the spine |
| Superficial (external) | closer to the surface of the body. |
| Deep (internal) | closer to the center of the body. |
| Sagittal | Cuts through the body from the front to the back and divides the body into right and left sections |
| Midsagittal | Cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into equal right and left sections. |
| Frontal (coronal) | Cuts at the right angle to the midline, from side to side, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections. |
| Transverse (horizontal) (axial) | Cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections. |
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