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word roots chapter 1
medterms chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremities |
anatom/o | body structures |
anter/o | front |
blast/o | immature/embryonic cell |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cyan/o | blue |
cyt/o | cell |
dermat/o, derm/o | skin |
dist/o | distant from origin |
dors/o | back |
epitheli/o | epithelial |
eti/o | cause of disease |
hist/o | tissue |
later/o | side |
leuk/o | white |
medi/o | middle |
megal/o | enlarged |
muc/o | mucus |
pelv/o | pelvis |
physi/o | function |
pleur/o | lung cavity |
poster/o | back |
proxim/o | closer to the origin |
ser/o | serum or serous membrane |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | front |
A&P | anatomy & physiology |
Ap | anteroposterior |
HCI | hydrochloric acid |
LAT | lateral |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
PA | posteroanterior |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |