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Chapter 4 Body struc
abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | anterior |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
chrondr/o | cartilage |
coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o | skin |
dist/o | far |
dors/o | back of the body |
duct/o | to lead, carry |
fibr/o | fiber |
gastr/o | stomach |
hist/o | tissue |
ili/o | ilium(flaring portion of the hip bone) |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side, to one side |
lip/o | fat |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
medi/o | middle |
my/o | muscle |
pelv/i | pelvis |
poster/o | back of the body (posterior) |
sacr/o | sacrum |
sarc/o | flesh |
spin/o | spine |
thorac/o | chest |
umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
ventr/o | belly side |
vertebr/o | vertabrae, backbone |
viscer/o | internal organs |
-al, -ar, ic, | pertaining to, relating to |
-blast | embryonic cell |
-logist | specialized in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-ion | act of |
-oid | resembiling |
-oma | tumor |
-pathy | disease |
-tomy | incision |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under, below |
infra- | under, below |
inter- | betweeen |