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Chapter 4
The Human Body In Health And Disease
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/i | gristle, cartilage |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | distant |
| dors/o | back |
| femor/o | thigh, femur |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hom/o, home/o | same |
| 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 |
| physi/o | nature |
| pleur/o | pleura, rib |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| tom/o | to cut |
| umbilic/o | navel, umbilicus |
| ventr/o | belly |
| Superior | Toward the head end or upper part of the body |
| Inferior infer/ ior | Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body |
| Anterior (ventral) anter/ ior | Toward the front or belly side |
| Posterior (dorsal) poster/ ior | Toward the back |
| Medial medi/ al | Toward the midline, which is an imaginary vertical line down the middle of the bod |
| Lateral later/ al | Toward the side |
| Superficial super/ ficial | External, toward the body surface |
| Deep | Internal, inward from the surface of the body |
| Proximal proxim/ a | Toward the origin of attachment to the trunk |
| Distal dist/ al | Away from the origin of attachment to the trunk |
| regions | regions of the body are areas that have been named to give healthcare workers the ability to communicate possible problems that may be revealed during a physical examination |
| thoracic region | is the area of the chest |
| abdominal region | is the area of the abdomen |
| Head | Face, cranium |
| Neck | Anterior neck, posterior neck |
| Upper appendages | Shoulder, axilla (armpit), brachium (upper arm), elbow, antebrachium (forearm), carpus (wrist), manus (hand), digits (fingers) |
| Trunk | Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, back |
| Lower appendages | Gluteus (buttock), femorus (thigh), knee, crus (leg), tarsus (ankle), pes (foot), digits (toes) |
| hypogastric | below the stomach |
| hypochondriac | below the cartilage of the ribs |
| umbilical | pertaining to the navel |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| cardi | heart |
| chondr | gristle, cartilage |
| pelv | bowl, basin |
| physi | nature |
| chron/o | time |
| path/o | disease |
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