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Unit 1
health careers internship
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | adbomen |
acr/o | extremities |
anatom/o | body structures |
anter/o | front |
blast/o | immature/embryonic cell |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cyan/o | blue |
cyt/o | cell |
dermat/o derm/o | skin |
dist/o | distant from origin |
dors/o | back |
epitheli/o | epithelial |
eti/o | cause of disease |
hist/o | tissue |
later/o | side |
leuk/o | white |
medi/o | middle |
megal/o | enlarged |
muc/o | mucus |
pelv/o | pelvis |
physi/o | function |
pleur/o | lung cavity |
poster/o | back |
proxim/o | closer to the origin |
ser/o | serum |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | front |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cyte | cell |
-ia | condition |
-ist | a person who |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlarged |
-osis | increased numders |
-pathy | disease |
A&P | anatomy & physiology |
HCI | hydrochloric acid |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
AP | anteroposterior |
LAT | lateral |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
PA | posteroanterior |