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MT 5 Body Structures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| kary/o; nucle/o | nucleus |
| anter/o | front |
| caud/o | caudal, inferior, posterior |
| dist/o | far from the origin |
| dors/o | posterior |
| infer/o | lowermost, below |
| later/o | toward the side |
| medi/o | middle, medial |
| poster/o | behind, posterior |
| proxim/o | proximal |
| ventr/o | ventral (anterior) |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| cervic/o | neck |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| ili/o | ilium |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lumb/o | lumbar, lower back |
| pelv/i; pelv/o | pelvis |
| spin/o | spine |
| thorac/o | thorax, chest |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| albin/o; leuk/o | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| chrom/o | color |
| cirrh/o; jaund/o; xanth/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| acr/o | extremities (arms & legs) |
| morph/o | to form or shape |
| path/o | disease |
| radi/o | radius, radiant energy, radiation |
| somat/o | body |
| son/o | sound |
| viscer/o | viscera (internal organs) |
| xer/o | dry |
| -genesis | producing, forming |
| -gnosis | knowing |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | recording instument |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -meter | measuring instument |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -pathy | disease |
| peri- | around |
| super- | excessive or above |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| trans- | across |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | same |
| infra- | below |
| Adhesion | abnormal fibrous bond that holds tissues together that are normally separated |
| Febrile | feverish, pertaining to a fever |
| Homeostasis | balance of the internal environment |
| Inflammation | bodys defense to injury, disease, etc. Characterized by swelling, pain, warmness, redness |
| Morbid | diseased, pertaining to disease |