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Chapter 2
Medical Terminology Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coccyg/o | coccyx; tailbone |
| crani/o | skull |
| epitheli/o | skin |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin; waist |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back; behind |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| spin/o | spine |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | cutting out |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -tomy | cutting into |