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organization of the body medical terminology

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up,backward,against   ana-  
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middle   medi/o  
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tissue   hist/o  
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nearest   proxim/o  
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sacrum   sacr/o  
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pertaining to   -iac  
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back,behind   poster/o  
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excision,removal,resection   -ectomy  
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spine,backbone   spin/o  
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cartilage   chondr/o  
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above   epi-  
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cell   cyt/o  
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nucleus   nucle/o  
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belly or front side of the body   ventr/o  
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between   inter-  
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flesh   sarc/o  
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change,after,beyond   meta-  
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internal organs   viscer/o  
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incision,to cut into   -tomy  
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chest   thorac/o  
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back   dors/o  
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process   -ism  
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tumor,mass   -oma  
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produced by   -genic  
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front   anter/o  
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divides the body/structure into unequal right/left parts   sagittal  
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membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen   peritoneum  
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neck (of the body/uterus)   cervic/o  
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space in the chest containing the heart,lungs & other organs   thoracic cavity  
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referring to the tailbone   coccyg/o  
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process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials   anabolism  
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central region near the navel   umbilical  
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pertaining to the region below the chest containing the internal organs   cavity  
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lower back   lumb/o  
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fat   adip/o  
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process of breaking down complex materials (food) to form simpler substances & release energy   catabolism  
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all the material outside the nucleus & enclosed by the cell membrane   cytoplasm  
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surgical repair of cartilage   chondroplasty  
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pertaining to the backbones   vertebra  
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pertaining to the side   later/o  
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front side of the body   anterior  
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plane running across the body parallel to the ground   transverse  
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space surrounding each lung   pleural cavity  
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space containing the brain & surrounding by the skull   cranial cavity  
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region from L5-S1   lumbosacral  
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central region of the body   abdomin/o  
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pertaining to the groin   inguin/o  
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tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body   urethra  
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muscle separating the abdominal & thoracic cavities   diaphragm  
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pertaining to the skull   crani/o  
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