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Ch1 Basics and Body
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dors/o | back of the body |
| enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestine) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| medi/o | middle |
| my/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| poster/o | back (of body); behind |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin; near; close |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
| viscer/o | internal organs |