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CWI Chapter 2 combining words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| anter/o- | before; front part |
| caud/o- | tail (tail bone) |
| cav/o- | hollow space |
| cephal/o- | head |
| congenit/o- | present at birth |
| coron/o- | structure that en-circles like a crown |
| crani/o- | cranium (skull) |
| dist/o- | away from the center or point of origin |
| dors/o- | back; dorsum |
| eti/o- | cause of disease |
| extern/o- | outside |
| front/o- | front |
| gnos/o- | knowledge |
| heredit/o- | genetic inheritance |
| iatr/o- | physician; medical treatment |
| idi/o- | unknown; individual |
| ili/o- | ilium (hip bone) |
| infect/o- | disease within |
| infer/o- | below |
| intern/o- | inside |
| later/o- | side |
| lumb/o- | lower back |
| medic/o- | physician; mediicine |
| medi/o- | middle |
| palliat/o- | reduce the severity of |
| path/o- | disease suffering |
| pelv/o- | pelvis (hip bone) |
| physi/o- | physical function |
| poster/o | back part |
| proxim/o- | near the center or point of orgin |
| pulmon/o- | lung |
| sagitt/o- | going from front to back |
| scop/o- | examine with an instrument |
| spin/o- | spine; backbone |
| spir/o- | breath |
| super/o- | above |
| surg/o- | operative procedure |
| symptomat/o- | collection of symptoms |
| therap/o- | treatment |
| thorac/o- | chest |
| tom/o- | cut; slice; layer |
| umbilic/o- | umbilicus; navel |
| ventr/o- | front; abdomen |