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2.1 CFs
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o- | abdomen |
ambulat/o- | walking |
ancill/o- | servant; accessory |
anter/o- | before; front part |
auscult/o- | listening |
cardi/o- | heart |
caud/o- | tail (tail bone) |
cav/o- | hollow space |
cephal/o- | head |
chondr/o- | cartilage |
chron/o- | time |
communic/o- | impart; transmit |
congenit/o- | present at birth |
coron/o- | structure that encircles like a crown |
crani/o- | cranium (skull) |
crin/o- | secrete |
dent/o- | tooth |
dermat/o- | skin |
dietet/o- | foods; diet |
dist/o- | away from the center or point of origin |
dors/o- | back; dorsum |
enter/o- | intestine |
eti/o- | cause of disease |
exacerb/o- | increase; provoke |
extern/o- | outside |
fract/o- | break up |
front/o- | front |
gastr/o- | stomach |
gener/o- | production; creation |
genit/o- | genitalia |
gen/o- | arising from; produced by |
ger/o- | old age |
gnos/o- | knowledge |
gynec/o- | female; woman |
habilitat/o- | give ability |
hemat/o- | blood |
heredit/o- | genetic inheritance |
iatr/o- | physician; medical treatment |
idi/o- | unknown; individual |
ili/o- | ilium (hip bone) |
immun/o- | immune response |
infect/o- | disease within |
infer/o- | below |
inguin/o- | groin |
inspect/o- | looking at |
integument/o- | skin |
intern/o- | inside |
intestine/o- | intestine |
laryng/o- | larynx (voice box) |
later/o- | side |
log/o- | word; the study of |
micr/o- | one millionth; small |
muscul/o- | muscle |
nat/o- | birth |
ne/o- | new |
nerv/o- | nerve |
neur/o- | nerve |
nosocomi/o- | hospital |
nucle/o- | nucleus (of an atom) |
nutri/o- | nourishment |
obstetr/o- | pregnancy and childbirth |
onc/o- | tumor; mass |
ophthalm/o- | eye |
orth/o- | straight |
ot/o- | ear |
palliat/o- | reduce the severity of |
palpat/o- | touching; feeling |
path/o- | disease; suffering |
ped/o- | child |
pelv/o- | pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis) |
percuss/o- | tapping |
pharmac/o- | medicine; drug |
physi/o- | physical function |
physic/o- | body |
plast/o- | growth; formation |
poster/o- | back part |
prevent/o- | prevent |
product/o- | produce |
proxim/o- | near the center or point of origin |
psych/o- | mind |
physic/o- | body |
pulmon/o- | lung |
radi/o- | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
recuper/o- | recover |
remiss/o- | send back |
sagitt/o- | going from front to back |
scop/o- | examine with an instrument |
skelet/o- | skeleton |
spin/o- | spine; backbone |
spir/o- | breathe |
super/o- | above |
surg/o- | operative procedure |
symptomat/o- | collection of symptoms |
techn/o- | technical skill |
termin/o- | end; boundary |
therapeut/o- | therapy; treatment |
therap/o- | treatment |
thorac/o- | thorax (chest) |
tom/o- | cut; slice; layer |
trans- | across; through |
umbilic/o- | umbilicus; navel |
urin/o- | urine; urinary system |