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Medical terminology
Colours, numbers and body parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alb- | white |
| cyan- | blue |
| erythr- | red |
| flava- | yellow |
| lute- | yellow |
| leuc- | white |
| melan- | black |
| nigra- | black |
| pallidus- | pale |
| rubra- | red |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| di- | two |
| tri- | three |
| terta- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| penta- | five |
| quin- | five |
| hexa- | six |
| septa(e) | seven |
| hepta- | seven |
| octa(o) | eight |
| non- | nine |
| dec- | ten |
| aur- | ear |
| brachi- | arm |
| calc- | head |
| cephal- | head |
| cardi(o)- | heart |
| cervic- | neck |
| cut- | skin |
| dactyl- | finger |
| derm- | skin |
| digit- | finger/toe |
| faci(o)- | face |
| gasrt(o)- | stomach |
| gloss- | tongue |
| hem(o) | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| hyster- | womb |
| enter(o)- | intestine |
| labi- | lip |
| lingu- | tongue |
| mast(o)- | breast |
| nephr(o)- | kidney |
| ocul- | eye |
| odont(o)- | tooth |
| ophthalm(o)- | eye |
| or- | mouth |
| ot(o)- | ear |
| pharyng- | throat |
| pod- | foot |
| ren(o)- | kidney |
| sura- | calve |
| thorac(o)- | chest |