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MA week 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | abdomen |
| Anter/o | front |
| Brachi/o | arm |
| Caud/o | tail |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Chondr/o | gristle; neck |
| Chondr/i | gristle; neck |
| Crani/o | skull |
| Dist/o | distant |
| Dors/o | back |
| Femor/o | thigh; femor |
| Glute/o | buttocks |
| Ili/o | flank, hip, groin |
| Infer/o | below |
| Inguin/o | groin |
| Later/o | side |
| Lumb/o | loin; lower back |
| Medi/o | middle |
| Organ/o | tool |
| Pelv/o | bowl; basin |
| Pelv/i | bowl; basin |
| Physi/o | nature |
| Pleur/o | pleura; ribs |
| Poster/o | back |
| Proxim/o | near |
| Super/o | above |
| Thorac/o | chest; thorax |
| Umbilic/o | navel; umbilicus |
| Ventr/o | belly |
| Viscer/o | internal organs |
| Chron/o | time |
| Aden/o | gland |
| Aut/o | self |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Follicul/o | little follicule |
| Kerat/o | hard |
| Onych/o | nail |
| Seb/o | sebum; oil |
| Actin/o | radiation |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Cellul/o | little cell |
| Chym/o | juice |
| Crypt/o | hidden |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| Pedicul/o | body louse |
| Scler/o | hard |
| Trich/o | hair |
| Xer/o | dry |
| Abras/o | to rub away |
| Rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| Melan/o | black |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | purse/sac, bursa |
| carp/o | wrist |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| condyl/o | knuckle of a joint |
| cost/o | rib |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| ili/o | ilium of the pelvis |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| pariet/o | wall |
| patell/o | patella |
| ped/o | child |
| petr/o | stone |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| phys/o | growth |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| femor/o | femur |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| stern/o | sternum |
| synov/o, synovi/o | synovial |
| tars/o | tarsal bones |
| ten/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| tax/o | reaction to a stimulus |
| ankyl/o | crooked |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lith/o | stone |
| lord/o | bent forward |
| por/o | hole |
| sarc/o | flesh, meat |
| scoli/o | curved |
| -genesis | origin |
| -ptosis | drooping |