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Chapter 1 Abbreviations
Aca,
Ama,
Cc
36  cards
Word Parts: combining forms for selected body structures
Aden o,
Angi o,
Append o appendic o
21  cards
Word Parts: pathologies
Cancer o carcin o,
Lith o,
Cele
14  cards
Word parts: common suffixes and combining forms
Hem o hemat o,
Lact o,
Pyr o
14  cards
Word Parts: selected combining forms
Cyt o,
Kinesi o,
Leps o
17  cards
Word part: suffixes in surgical procedures
Centesis,
Ectomy,
Lysis
12  cards
Word Parts: prefixes and suffixes in diagnosis
Endo,
Algia dynia,
Ectasia ectasis
20  cards
Word Parts
Aut o,
Bi o,
Dipl o
15  cards
Word Parts:
Algesi o,
Chem o,
Cry o
11  cards
Common abbreviations used in writing prescriptions
Ac,
Ad lib,
Aq
11  cards
Chapter 2 abbreviations
Acs,
Bp,
C
29  cards
Word Parts: radiology
Ech o son o,
Electr o,
Fluor o
6  cards
Word Parts: infectious disease
Seps o,
Sept i sept o,
Bacter i bacteri o
7  cards
Examples of word roots and combining form
Blephar,
Cephal,
Fung
5  cards
Word Parts: prefixes for numbers or quanity
Mono uni,
Bi di,
Tri
17  cards
Word Parts: prefixes for position or direction
Ab,
Ad,
Pre ante pro
20  cards
Word Parts: miscellaneous prefixes
Macro mega megalo,
Micro,
Anti contra
9  cards
Word Parts: combining forms for directional terms
Anter o,
Poster o,
Ventr o
12  cards
Word Parts: selected body fluids
Hem a hem o hemat o emia,
Hidr o,
Hydr o
7  cards
Word Parts: bodily fluids
Angi o vascul o,
Cellul o,
Home o
7  cards
Word Parts: selected combining forms for the body
Abdomin o,
Acr o,
Axill o
16  cards
Chapter 3 Abbreviations
A o,
Ahf,
Aids
47  cards
Word Parts: immunity
Aut o,
Immun o,
Phylaxis
4  cards
Word Parts: descriptive aspects of erythrocytes
Chrom o,
Is o,
Morph o
4  cards
Word Parts: aspects of the blood and related functions
Cyt o cyte,
Hemoglobin o,
Kary o nucleo o
13  cards
Word Parts: cardiovascular anatomy + physiology
Angi o vas o vascul o,
Aort o,
Arter o arteri o
21  cards
Additional word parts: heart pathologies
Rhythm o rrhythm o,
De,
Scler o sclerosis
4  cards
Additional word parts: blood vessel pathologies
Aneurysm o,
Anther o,
Embol o
3  cards
Word Parts: lymphatic system
Aden o,
Adenoid o,
Lymph o
9  cards
Chapter 3 abbreviations
Acs,
Afib,
Ai
37  cards
Word Parts: respiratory anatomy + physiology
Epiglott o,
Laryng o,
Nas o rhin o
29  cards
Word Parts: respiratory pathologies
Anthrac o,
Atel o,
Coni o
9  cards
Chapter 5 abbreviations
Abg,
Ards,
Cal
24  cards
Word Parts: digestion and nutrition
Amyl o,
Bil i chol e,
Glyc o
10  cards
Word Parts: major structure of the digestive system
Mouth,
Esophagus,
Pharynx
17  cards
Word Parts: additional structures of the upper digestive tract
Bucc o,
Cheil o,
Dent i dent o odont o
13  cards
Word Parts: large intestine
Append o appendic o,
Cec o,
Col o colon o
6  cards
Chapter 6 abbreviations
Alt,
Ast,
Bmi
28  cards

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