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med term pop quiz 1

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