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A+P Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ana- | up, towards |
| bi- | two |
| epi- | above, on top, surface |
| hypo- | excessively low |
| uni- | one |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o, anteri/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| card/o, cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| chondr/o, chondri/o | cartilage |
| chron/o | time |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull |
| dist/o | away |
| dors/o | back |
| eti/o | cause |
| femor/o | thigh |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | formation |
| glut/o | butt |
| hom/o, home/o | same |
| iatr/o, iatri/o | heal |
| ili/o | groin, hip |
| infect/o | invade, enter |
| infer/o, inferi/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| medi/o | middle |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| physi/o | nature |
| proxim/o | near |
| spin/o | spine, thorn |
| super/o, superi/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tom/o | to cut |
| umbilic/o | naval |
| ventr/o | front, belly |
| -ad | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ion | actor progress |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -y | process of |
| ant | anterior |
| A-P | anterior to posterior |
| CAT scan | computed axial tomography |
| inf | inferior |
| lat | lateral |
| med | medial |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| P-A | posterior to anterior |
| PET scan | positron emission tomagraphy |
| pos | posterior |
| sup | superior |