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Term | Definition |
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anter/o | front |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck;cervix(neck of uterus) |
col/o,colon/o | large intestine;colon |
cost/o | rib |
cyt/o | cell |
dist/o | away from the point of origin;far;distant |
dors/o | back of the body |
enter/o | intestines(usually the small intestines) |
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);behind |
proxim/o | near the point of origin;near;close |
sarc/o | flesh;connective tissue |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly side of the body ; ventral aspect |
viscer/o | internal organs |
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;deficient |
inter- | between |
intra- | within;into |
peri- | around;surrounding |
sub- | below;under |
supra- | above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across |
-ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-iac,-ial,-ic,ical,-ior | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectonomy | surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | substance that produces |
-ia | condition |
-ine | a substance(noun)pertaining to(adjective) |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist(one who studies) |
-ology | 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 |