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Ch.1 Basic and body
Combining Forns
Term | Definition |
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anter/o | front |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck;cervix (neck of the uterus) |
col/o, colon/o | large intestine; colon |
cost/o | rib |
cyt/o | cell |
dist/o | away from the point of origin; far; distant |
dors/o | back of the body |
enter/o | intestines ( usually the small intestine) |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
infer/o | below |
later/o | side |
lip/o | fat |
log/o | study |
medi/o | middle |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve |
path/o | disease |
poster/o | back (of body); behind |
proxim/o | near the point of the body |
sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
viscer/o | internal organs |