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MT Unit 2
Medical Terminology Unit 2 Word Elements
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | front |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervical/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
crin/o | to secrete |
crur/o | leg |
cyt/o | cell |
dermat/o | skin |
dist/o | away from |
dors/o | back |
enter/o | small intestine |
epitheli/o | epithelium |
gastr/o | stomach |
glute/o | buttock |
gynec/o | woman |
hemat/o | blood |
hist/o | tissue |
immun/o | protection |
infer/o | below |
inguin/o | groin |
laryng/o | larynx |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | loin |
lymph/o | lymph |
medi/o | middle |
muscular/o | muscle |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
orth/o | straight, upright |
ot/o | ear |
pariet/o | cavity wall |
ped/o | foot |
pelv/o | pelvis |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
pleur/o | pleura |
poster/o | back |
proct/o | rectum and anus |
proxim/o | near to |
pub/o | genital region |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
spin/o | spine |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
ur/o | urine |
urin/o | urine |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ventral/o | belly |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
viscer/o | internal organ |