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ch. 1 basics & body
combining forms
Term | Definition |
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anter/o | front |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
bi/o | life |
caud/o | tail |
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 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 organ |