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Chapter 2 Cf & terms
Combining forms and terminology
Question | Answer |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
adip/o | fat |
adipose | pertaining to fat |
anter/o | front |
anterior | pertaining to the front |
bol/o | to cast (throw) |
anabolism | process of casting up |
cervic/o | neck |
cervical | pertaining to the neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chondroma | tumor of cartilage |
chrom/o | color |
chromosomes | bodies of color |
coccyg/o | coccyx (tailbone) |
coccygeal | pertaining to the tailbone |
crani/o | skull |
craniotomy | incision of the skull |
cyt/o | cell |
cytoplasm | formation of a cell |
dist/o | far, distant |
distal | pertaining to far away |
dors/o | back portion of the body |
dorsal | pertaining to the back of the body |
hist/o | tissue |
histology | study of tissues |
ili/o | ilium |
inguin/o | groin |
inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
kary/o | nucleus |
karyotype | picture of a nucleus |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | lower back |
lumbosacral | pertaining to the lower back |
medi/o | middle |
nucle/o | nucleus |
pelv/i | pelvis, hip region |
poster/o | back, behind |
proxim/o | nearest |
sacr/o | sacrum |
sarc/o | flesh |
sarcoma | tumor of flesh |
spin/o | spine, backbone |
thel/o | nipple |
epithelial cell | cell upon the skin |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
umbilic/o | navel, umbilicus |
ventr/o | belly side of the body |
vertebr/o | vertebra(e), backbone(s) |
viscer/o | internal organs |
ana- | up |
cata- | down |
epi- | above |
hypo- | below |
inter- | between |
meta- | change |
-ism | process, condition |
-plasm | formation |
-somes | bodies |
-type | picture, classification |