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A+P Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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ana- | up, towards |
bi- | two |
epi- | above, on top, surface |
hypo- | excessively low |
uni- | one |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
anter/o, anteri/o | front |
brachi/o | arm |
card/o, cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | cervix, neck |
chondr/o, chondri/o | cartilage |
chron/o | time |
cran/o, crani/o | skull |
dist/o | away |
dors/o | back |
eti/o | cause |
femor/o | thigh |
gastr/o | stomach |
gen/o | formation |
glut/o | butt |
hom/o, home/o | same |
iatr/o, iatri/o | heal |
ili/o | groin, hip |
infect/o | invade, enter |
infer/o, inferi/o | below |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | lower back |
medi/o | middle |
path/o | disease |
pelv/o | pelvis |
physi/o | nature |
proxim/o | near |
spin/o | spine, thorn |
super/o, superi/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
tom/o | to cut |
umbilic/o | naval |
ventr/o | front, belly |
-ad | toward |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ion | actor progress |
-ior | pertaining to |
-logist | one who studies |
-stasis | standing still |
-y | process of |
ant | anterior |
A-P | anterior to posterior |
CAT scan | computed axial tomography |
inf | inferior |
lat | lateral |
med | medial |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
P-A | posterior to anterior |
PET scan | positron emission tomagraphy |
pos | posterior |
sup | superior |