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Ch. 1 Basics & Body
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix (neck of uterus) |
| col/o, colon/o | large intestine; colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin; far; distant |
| dors/o | back of the back |
| 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 |