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Herzing Anatomy MT
Anatomy and medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |