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Unit 2
pre suff word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CHONDr/o | cartlidge |
| SUPINE | face up laying on back |
| TRACHE/O | trachea, windpipe |
| INGUIN/O | groin, inguinal |
| PRONE | face down laying on stomach |
| CRANI/O | head cranium |
| -CENTESIS | surgical puncture |
| DISTAL | furthest from point of attachment |
| CERIC/O | neck |
| PROXIMAL | closest to the point of attachment |
| -ECTOMY | surgical removal, cut out |
| ADIP/O | fat |
| THORAC/O | chest, thorax |
| INTER | among, between |
| HIST/O | tissue |
| DYS- | bad, difficult |
| -TROPY | development |
| ANA | up, build up |
| CATA | down, break down |
| -OTOMY | Cut into |
| DORSAL | back |
| VENTRAL | belly |
| -OSE | pertaining to full of sugar |
| HYPO- | below, under, deficient, decrease |
| -CElE | hernia, protrusion |