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Med Term Ch1 WParts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix |
| col/o, colon/o | large intestine; colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin |
| dors/o | back of the body |
| enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestine) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| medi/o | middle |
| my/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| poster/o | back of body |
| proxim/o | near; close; reaching point of origin |
| sarc/o | sacrum |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| a-, an- | not; without |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| bi | two; both |
| brady | slow |
| endo | in, within |
| epi | on; over; upon |
| hyper | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo | below; below normal |
| inter | between |
| peri | arround, surrounding |
| peri | around; surrounding |
| sub | below; under |
| supra | above |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia | condition |
| -ine | chemical |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |