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medical word parts
word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | before,front |
| caud/o | lower part of the body,tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
| end-, endo- | in within,inside |
| exo- | out of, outside, away from |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| path/o, -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| plas/i, plas/o, -plasia | development, growth, formation |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| -stasis, -static | control maintenance of a constant level |