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Med term chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| anter/o | anterior, front |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| dist/o | far, farthest |
| dors/o | back (of body) |
| infer/o | lower, below |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| poster/o | back, behind, posterior |
| proxim/o | near, nearest |
| ventr/o | belly side |
| albin/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| chrom/o | color |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| eryth/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | grey |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray |
| tom/o | to cut |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| infra | below, under |
| peri | around |
| super | upper, above |
| ultra | excess, beyond |