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Medterms
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomino | Abdomen |
| Acro | Extremities |
| Anatom | Body Structures |
| Anter | Front |
| Blast | Immature/Embryonic Cell |
| Caud | Tail |
| Cephal | Head |
| Cyan | Blue |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Dermat | Skin |
| Dist | Distant from Origin |
| Dors | Back |
| Epitheli | Epithelial |
| Eti | Cause of Disease |
| Hist | Tissue |
| Later | Side |
| Leuk | White |
| Medi | Middle |
| Megal | Enlarged |
| Muc | Mucus |
| Pelv | Pelvis |
| Physi | Function |
| Pleur | Lung Cavity |
| Poster | Back |
| Proxim | Closer to Origin |
| Ser | Serum or serous membrane |
| Thorac | Chest |
| Ventro | Front |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | a person who |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | the study of |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -meter | instrument of measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -osis | condition or increased number |
| -paralysis | loss of movement and feeling |
| -pathy | disease |
| -tic, ous, ic, al | adjective endings |
| -um, y, a, us | noun endings |
| A&P | Anatomy and Physiology |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| HCl | Hydrochloric Acid |
| LAT | Lateral |
| LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| PA | Posteroanterior |
| RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |