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DC Med Term
Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Combining Forms | Meaning |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chrom/0 | color |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| crur/o | leg |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| eti/o | cause |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hist/o | tissue |
| immun/o | protection |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin (low back) |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pariet/o | cavity wall |
| ped/o | child/ foot |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region, pubis |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventr/o | belly |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| viscer/o | internal organ |