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Med Term Ch1 WParts
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 |
col/o, colon/o | large intestine; colon |
cost/o | rib |
cyt/o | cell |
dist/o | away from the point of origin |
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 |
proxim/o | near; close; reaching point of origin |
sarc/o | sacrum |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
viscer/o | internal organs |
a-, an- | not; without |
ante | before |
anti | against |
bi | two; both |
brady | slow |
endo | in, within |
epi | on; over; upon |
hyper | above; above normal; excessive |
hypo | below; below normal |
inter | between |
peri | arround, surrounding |
peri | around; surrounding |
sub | below; under |
supra | above |
tachy | fast |
trans | across |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ial | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal of |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | substance that produces |
-ia | condition |
-ine | chemical |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |
-um | structure; tissue; thing |