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Body Parts Word Part
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fat | adip/o, lip/o, steat/o |
| Vermiform appendix | appendic/o |
| Joint | arthr/o |
| Armpit | axill/o |
| Eyelid | blephar/o |
| Heart | cardi/o |
| Head | cephal//o |
| Brain | cerebr/o, encephala/o |
| Neck | cervic/o |
| Gallbladder | cholecyst/o |
| Cartilage | chondr/o |
| Large intestine | col/o |
| Rib cross section | cost/o |
| Skull | crani/o |
| Urinary bladder | cyst/o |
| Skin | derm/o, dermat/o |
| Small intestine | enter/o |
| Esophagus | esophag/o |
| Stomach | gastr/o |
| Liver | hepat/o |
| Side | later/o |
| Breast | mast/o, mamm/o |
| Muscle | my/o, muscul/o |
| Spinal cord | myel/o |
| Nose | nas/o, rhin/o |
| Kidney | nephr/o, ren/o |
| Nerve | neur/o |
| Eye | Ophthalm/o, ocul/o |
| Mouth | Or/o, stomat/o |
| Bone | oste/o |
| Ear | ot/o |
| Pancreas | pancreat/o |
| Throat | phrynag/o |
| Diaphragm | phren/o |
| Lung | pneum/o, pneumon/o |
| Rectum | rect/o, proct/o |
| Spleen | splen/o |
| Chest | thorac/o |
| Thyroid gland | thyroid/o |
| Windpipe; trachea | trache/o |
| Eponyms | Terms used in medicine that are named after people, places or things. They are usually used to identify or discovered a substance, disease, or structure. An eponymous individual is someone who uses his or her name to describe something for. |
| Anatomical parts | Achilles tendon, Adam's apple, Eustachian tube, circle of Willis. |
| Diagnostic Tests | Papanicolaou (Pap smear), Gram's stain. |
| Diseases | Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, Parkinson's disease. |
| Instruments or medical devices | Holter monitor, Luer lock. |
| Medical signs | Braxton-Hicks contractions, Babinski sign. |
| Medical Treatments | Heimlich Maneuver |
| Microorganisms | Listeria, Epstein-Barr virus, Escherichia |
| Surgeries | Syme's amputation, Whipple procedure. |