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Herzing Anatomy MT
Anatomy and medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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ana | apart |
-tom | cutting |
ana/tom/y | Process of cutting apart; study of body parts by dissection |
-ology | study of |
bio | life |
bio/logy | study of life |
physio | nature |
physi/ology | study of nature or natural function of body |
ante | in front of |
anter/ior | in the front |
poster | behind |
poster/ior | in back of |
super | above |
super/ior | above a part |
infer | below |
infer/ior | below a part |
-al | pertaining to |
caud | tail |
caud/al | pertaining to the tail |
crani | skull |
crani/al | pertaining to the skull |
dist | distant |
dist/al | pertaining to a distant part |
dors | back |
dors/al | pertaining to the back |
later | side |
later/al | pertaining to the side |
medi | middle |
medi/al | pertaining to the middle |
proxim | near |
proxim/al | pertaining to nearness or closeness |
ventr | belly, front side |
ventr/al | pertaining to the belly of front side |
chem | chemical |
chemistry | study of chemical composition of matter |
di | two |
-saccharide | sugar containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
di/saccharide | contains two sugars |
extra | outside |
-cellular | pertaining to cell(s) |
extra/cellular | outside the cell |
intra | inside |
intra/cellular | inside the cell |
mono | one |
mono/saccharide | contains one sugar |
multi | many |
multi/cellular | many cells |
poly | many |
poly/saccharide | contains many sugars |
uni | one |
uni/cellular | one-celled |