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Med Terminology CH 2
Body Organization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dyst/o | away from |
| dors/o | back of body |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| organ/o | organ |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| system/o | system |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ventr/o | belly |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| vicer/o | internal organ |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GYN | gynecology |
| lat | lateral |
| LE | lower extremity |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MS | musculoskeletal |
| OB | obstetrics |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| UE | upper extremity |