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Body Organization
Section 1 test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| dors/o | back |
| anter/o | front |
| cyt/o | cell |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| derm/o | skin |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| cutane/o | skin |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| crani/o | skull |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| cervic/o | neck |
| glute/o | buttock |
| crur/o | leg |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| adip/o | fat |
| dist/o | away from |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| aer/o | air |
| gynec/o | female |
| dermat/o | skin |
| caud/o | tail |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pariet/o | cavity wall |
| later/o | side |
| or/o | mouth |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| medi/o | middle |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lumb/o | loin (low back) |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ped/o | foot |
| infer/o | below |
| ot/o | ear |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| orth/o | straight |
| hal/o | to breathe |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| inguin/o | groin |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| neur/o | nerve |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| hemat/o | blood |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| immun/o | protection |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| ven/o | vein |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ur/o | urine |
| proct/o | rectum and anus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| topic/o | a specific area |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| poster/o | back |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| rhin/o | nose |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| pub/o | genital area |
| ventr/o | belly |
| urin/o | urine |
| spin/o | spine |
| proxim/o | near to |