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chap. 2 terminology

The Language of Medicine 7th editon

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abdomin/o abdomen
adip/o fat
anter/o front
bol/o to cast (throw)
cervic/o neck (of the body or of the uterus
chrondr/o cartilage
chromo/o color
coccyg/o coccyx (tailbone)
crani/o skull
cyt/o cell
dist/o far, distant
dors/o back portion of the body
hist/o tissue
ili/o ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
inguin/o groin
kary/o nucleus
later/o side
lumb/o lower back ( side and between the ribs and the pelvis
medi/o middle
nucle/o necleus
pelv/o hip, pelvic cavity
poster/o back, behind
proxim/o nearest
sacr/o sacrum
sarc/o flesh
spin/o spine, backbone
thel/o nipple
thorac/o chest
trache/o trachea, windpipe
umbilic/o bavel, umbilicus
ventr/o belly side of the body
vertebr/o vertebrae, backbone
visceri/o internal organs
ana- up
cata- down
epi- above
hypo- below
inter- between
meta- change
-eal pertaining to
-iac pertaining to
-ior pertaining to
-ism process
-ose pertaining to
-plasm formation
-somes bodies
-type picture, classification
craniotomy removal of a diseased or injured portion of the brain
thoracotomy open- heart surgery, or removal of lung tissue
diskectomy relieving of systoms of a bulging intervertebral pad of cartilage
mediastinoscopy inspection of lymph nodes* in the region between the lungs
tracheotomy emergency effort to remove foreign material from the windpipe
laryngectomy removal of a squamous cell, carcinoma in the voicebox
arthroscopy inspection and repair of torn cartilage in the knee
peritoneoscopy inspection of abdominal organs and removal of diseased tissue
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