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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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adip/o; lip/o; steat/o | fat |
axill/o | armpit |
bi/o | life |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
cyt/o | cell |
hist/o; histi/o | tissue |
path/o | disease |
viscer/o | internal organs |
cili/o; pil/o | hair |
derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o | skin |
onych/o; ungu/o | nail |
arthr/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
cost/o | rib |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
oste/o | bone |
pelvi/i | pelvis |
spin/o | spine; spinal column; backbone |
vertebr/o; spondyl/o | vertebra |
my/o; muscul/o | muscle |
tend/o; tendin/o | tendon |
blephar/o | eyelid |
cerebr/o; encephal/o | brain |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o; ocul/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
cardi/o | heart |
hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
ven/o; phleb/o | vein |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | lymph glands; lymph nodes |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
splen/o | spleen |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
alveol/o | air sac; alveolus |
bronch/o; bronchi/o | small bronchial tubes |
laryng/o | voice box; larynx |
nas/o; rhin/o | nose |
pharyng/o | throat; pharynx |
phren/o | diaphragm |
pnuem/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o | lungs |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | windpipe; trachea |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
cheil/o | lips |
col/o | large intestine; colon |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gloss/o; lingu/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
or/o; stomat/o | mouth |
rect/o | rectum |
cyst/o | bladder |
ren/o; nephr/o | kidneys |
ureter/o | ureters |
urethr/o | urethra |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orchid/o; test/o; testicul/o | testicle; testis |
phall/o | penis |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
vas/o | ducuts (vas) deferens |
colp/o; vagin/o | vagina |
gynec/o | female |
mast/o; mamm/o | breast |
salping/o | fallopian tubes; uterine tubes |
uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o | uterus |
vulv/o | vulva; external genitalia |