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2.1 CFs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| ambulat/o- | walking |
| ancill/o- | servant; accessory |
| anter/o- | before; front part |
| auscult/o- | listening |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| caud/o- | tail (tail bone) |
| cav/o- | hollow space |
| cephal/o- | head |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| chron/o- | time |
| communic/o- | impart; transmit |
| congenit/o- | present at birth |
| coron/o- | structure that encircles like a crown |
| crani/o- | cranium (skull) |
| crin/o- | secrete |
| dent/o- | tooth |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| dietet/o- | foods; diet |
| dist/o- | away from the center or point of origin |
| dors/o- | back; dorsum |
| enter/o- | intestine |
| eti/o- | cause of disease |
| exacerb/o- | increase; provoke |
| extern/o- | outside |
| fract/o- | break up |
| front/o- | front |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gener/o- | production; creation |
| genit/o- | genitalia |
| gen/o- | arising from; produced by |
| ger/o- | old age |
| gnos/o- | knowledge |
| gynec/o- | female; woman |
| habilitat/o- | give ability |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| heredit/o- | genetic inheritance |
| iatr/o- | physician; medical treatment |
| idi/o- | unknown; individual |
| ili/o- | ilium (hip bone) |
| immun/o- | immune response |
| infect/o- | disease within |
| infer/o- | below |
| inguin/o- | groin |
| inspect/o- | looking at |
| integument/o- | skin |
| intern/o- | inside |
| intestine/o- | intestine |
| laryng/o- | larynx (voice box) |
| later/o- | side |
| log/o- | word; the study of |
| micr/o- | one millionth; small |
| muscul/o- | muscle |
| nat/o- | birth |
| ne/o- | new |
| nerv/o- | nerve |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| nosocomi/o- | hospital |
| nucle/o- | nucleus (of an atom) |
| nutri/o- | nourishment |
| obstetr/o- | pregnancy and childbirth |
| onc/o- | tumor; mass |
| ophthalm/o- | eye |
| orth/o- | straight |
| ot/o- | ear |
| palliat/o- | reduce the severity of |
| palpat/o- | touching; feeling |
| path/o- | disease; suffering |
| ped/o- | child |
| pelv/o- | pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis) |
| percuss/o- | tapping |
| pharmac/o- | medicine; drug |
| physi/o- | physical function |
| physic/o- | body |
| plast/o- | growth; formation |
| poster/o- | back part |
| prevent/o- | prevent |
| product/o- | produce |
| proxim/o- | near the center or point of origin |
| psych/o- | mind |
| physic/o- | body |
| pulmon/o- | lung |
| radi/o- | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
| recuper/o- | recover |
| remiss/o- | send back |
| sagitt/o- | going from front to back |
| scop/o- | examine with an instrument |
| skelet/o- | skeleton |
| spin/o- | spine; backbone |
| spir/o- | breathe |
| super/o- | above |
| surg/o- | operative procedure |
| symptomat/o- | collection of symptoms |
| techn/o- | technical skill |
| termin/o- | end; boundary |
| therapeut/o- | therapy; treatment |
| therap/o- | treatment |
| thorac/o- | thorax (chest) |
| tom/o- | cut; slice; layer |
| trans- | across; through |
| umbilic/o- | umbilicus; navel |
| urin/o- | urine; urinary system |