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aburris 3
Medical Terminology for IBC Vet Tech Program (external anatomy roots)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid, eyelash |
| brachi/o | arm |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| canth/o | corner of eye |
| capit/o | head |
| carp/o | equivalent to wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cheil/o, chil/o | lip |
| cor/e, cor/o | pupil of eye |
| dactyl/o | digit, toe |
| dent/l, dent/o | tooth, teeth |
| derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| dors/l, dors/o | back |
| faci/o | face |
| gingiv/i | gums |
| gloss/o | toungue |
| gnath/o | jaw |
| irid/o | iris of eye |
| labi/o | lips |
| lapar/o | flank, abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| lingu/o | toungue |
| mamm/a, mamm/o | mammary gland |
| mast/o | mammary gland |
| nas/o | nose |
| occipit/o | back of head |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth, teeth |
| omphal/o | navel, umbilicus |
| onych/o | nail, claw |
| ophthalm/o | eye, eyes |
| or/o | mouth |
| ot/o | ear |
| papill/o | nipple, nipple-shaped projection |
| phall/o | penis |
| pil/o | hair |
| podo/o | foot, foot-shaped |
| rhin/o | nose |
| somat/o, somatic/o | body |
| steth/o | chest |
| stom, stomat/o | mouth, opening |
| tars/o | equivalent to ankle |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| trich/o | hair |
| ventr/l, ventr/o | belly, ventral surface |