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Basic terminology
Basic terms
Question | Answer |
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acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | front |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
chiro | hand |
chondr/o | cartilage (type of connective tissue) |
coccyg/o | coccyx (tailbone) |
crani/o | skull |
cutane/o | skin |
dist/o | far, distant |
dors/o | back portion of the body |
duct/o | to lead, carry |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
flex/o | to bend |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hemat/o | hem/o blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hydr/o | water, fluid |
iatr/o | treatment |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | lower back |
medi/o | middle |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
neur/o | nerve |
norm/o | rule, order |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child |
pelv/o | hip, pelvic cavity |
poster/o | back, behind |
proximo | nearest |
psych/o | mind |
radi/o | x-rays |
sarc/o | flesh |
sacr/o | sacrum |
son/o | sound |
spin/o | spine, backbone |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly side of the body |
vertebr/o | vertebrae, backbones |
viscer/o | internal organs |