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Health & Disease
Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | before, front |
| caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o cyte | cell |
| end- endo- | in within inside |
| exo- | out of outside away from |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ologist | specailist |
| -ology | the science OR study of |
| plas/i plas/o plasia | development growth formation |
| poster/o | behind toward the back |
| -stasis -static | control maintenance of a constant level |
| physi | nature, physical |
| ventr | belly side |
| dors | back of body |
| anter | front or before |
| home/o | constant |
| pelv | pelvis |
| hypo | below |
| chondr/i | cartilage |
| epi- | above |
| lumb | lower back |
| ili | hip bone |
| periton | peritoneum |
| -plasm | formative |
| embry/o | fertilized ovum |
| gene | producing |
| somatic | pertaining to the body in general |
| -plasia | formation |
| ana- | backward |
| dys- | bad |
| -trophy | development |
| -crine | secrete |
| carcin | canerous |
| dem/i | population |
| pan- | entire |
| idi/o | peculiar to the individual |
| path | disease |
| ger | old age |
| -iatrics | field of medicine |
| tele | distant |
| -metry | measure |
| A & P | anatomy and physiology |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| GP | general practioner |
| HD | Huntington's disease |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| PA | physician assistant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quardant |