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Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARTH/O | JOINT |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN |
| ADIP/O | FAT |
| ANTER/O | FRONT |
| CHONDR/O | CARTILAGE |
| CARNI/O | SKULL |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| DORS/O | BACK |
| HIST/O | TISSUE |
| INGUIN/0 | GROIN |
| LATER/0 | SIDE |
| LUMB/O | LOIN |
| MEDI/O | MIDDLE |
| NUCLE/O | NUCLEUS |
| PELV/I | PELVIS |
| POSTER/O | BACK |
| PROXIM/O | NEAR |
| SPIN/O | SPINE |
| THORAC/O | CHEST |
| UNBILIC/O | NAVEL |
| ARTICUL/O | JOINT |
| BURS/O | BURSA |
| CARP/O | WRIST BONES |
| CLAVIVUL/O | CLAVICLE COLLAR BONE |
| COCCYG/O | COCCYX, TAILBONE |
| COST/O | RIB |
| FEMOR/O | FEMUR, THIGH BONE |
| FIBUL/O | FIBULA OR OUTER LOWER LEG BONE |
| HUMER/O | HUMEROUS,UPPER ARM BONE |
| ILI/O | ILIUM,PELVIC BONE,UPPER SECTION |
| ISCHI/O | ISCHIUM,PELVIC BONE LOWER SECTION |
| LAMIN/O | LAMINA, THIN FLAT PLATE OR LAYER |
| LUMB/O | LOWER BACK |
| MANDIBUL/O | MANDIBULE, LOWER JAWBONE |
| MAXILL/O | MAXILLA, UPPER JAWBONE |
| METACARP/O | HAND BONES |
| METATARS/O | FOOT BONES |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| PATELL/O | PATELLA, KNEECAP |
| PHALANG/O | FINGERS AND TOE BONES |
| PUBI/O, PUB/O | PUBIS, PELVIC BONE, ANTERIOR SECTION |
| RADI/O | RADIUS OUTER LOWER ARM BONE |
| SCAPULA/O | SCAPULA, SHOULDER BLADE |
| SPONDYL/O | VERTEBRA |
| STERN/O | STERNUM, BREASTBONE |
| TARS/O | ANKLE BONES |
| VERTEBR/O | VERTEBRA |
| BUCC/O | CHEEK |
| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY |
| FASCI/O | BAND OF FIBROUS TISSUE |
| FIBR/O | FIBER |
| LEIOMY/O | SMOOTH MUSCLE |
| LIGAMENT/O | LIGAMENT |
| MY/O | MUSCLE |
| PECTR/O | CHEST |
| RHABDOMY/O | SKELETAL MUSCLE,STRIATED MUSCLE |
| TEND/O,TEN/O,TENDIN/O | TENDION |
| TENSYNOV/O | TENDON SHEATH |
| ANEURYSM/O | ANEURYSM |
| ARTER/O,ARTERI/O | ARTERY |
| ARTERIOL/O | ARTERIOLE |
| CORON/O | HEAT, HEART VESSEL, CORONARY ARTERY |
| ECH/O | SOUND |
| PHLEB/O | VEIN |
| VEN/O | VEIN |
| VENTRICUL/O | VENTRICLE OF THE HEART |
| ALVEOL/O | ALVELOUS |
| BRONCH/O,BRONCH/I | BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHIOL/O | BRONCHUS |
| EPIGLOTT/O | EPIGLOTTIS |
| LARYNG/O | LARYNX |
| NAS/O | NOSE |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| PECTOR/O | CHEST |
| PHREN/O | DIAPHRAGM |
| PLEUR/O | PLEURA |
| PNEUM/O | LUNG, AIR |
| PULMON/O | LUNGS |
| RHIN/O | NOSE |
| SINUS/O | SINUS |
| SPIR/O | BREATHE, BREATH |
| TRACHE/O | TRACHEA |