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Unit 3
Word Parts for the Human Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| head | cephal/o |
| skull | crani/o |
| brain | cerebr/o; encepahl/o |
| neck | cervic/o |
| eye | ophthalm/o; ocul/o |
| eyelid | blephar/o |
| nose | nas/o; rhin/o |
| mouth | or/o; stomat/o |
| throat | pharyng/o |
| esophagus | esophag/o |
| windpipe; trachea | trache/o |
| lung | pneum/o; peumon/o |
| chest | thorac/o |
| heart | cardi/o |
| liver | hepat/o |
| large intestine | col/o |
| small intestine | enter/o |
| skin | derm/o; dermat/o |
| joint | arthr/o |
| bone | oste/o |
| rib cross section | cost/o |
| armpit | axill/o |
| stomach | gastr/o |
| fat | adip/o; lip/o |
| urinary bladder | cyst/o |
| to make a cut | -otomy |
| enlarged | -megaly |
| tumor or swelling | -oma |
| condition or disease | -osis |
| muscle | my- |
| person who studies | -ologist |
| the study of | -ology |
| difficulty, not working properly | dys- |
| pain | -algia |
| inflammation | -itis |