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Body Area Terms
Word Parts Related to Body Areas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomen/o | abdomen (belly) |
| tars/o | ankle (tarsus) |
| brach/I; brachi/o | arm |
| poster/o | back |
| oste/o | bones |
| mast/o; mamm/o | breast |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| thorac/o | chest |
| aur/I; ot/o | ear |
| cubit/o; olecran/o | elbow |
| ophthalm/o; ocul/o; opt/o | eye |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| pod/o | foot |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| manus; chir/o | hand |
| cephal/o | head |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coxa | hip or hip joint |
| crur/o | leg |
| hapat/o | liver |
| pulm/o; pulmon/o; pneum/o; pneumon/o | lungs |
| or/o | mouth |
| muscul/o; my/o | muscles |
| umbilic/o; omphal/o | navel |
| cervic/o | neck |
| neur/o | nerves |
| rhin/o; nas/o | nose |
| cost/o | ribs |
| later/o | side |
| derm/a; dermat/o; derm/o; cutane/o | skin |
| crani/o | skull |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| dent/i | teeth |
| tempor/o | temples |
| femor/o | thigh bone |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| lingu/o; gloss/o | tongue |
| carp/o | wrist |