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MT Unit 2
Medical Terminology Unit 2 Word Elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervical/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glute/o | buttock |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| immun/o | protection |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscular/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ot/o | ear |
| pariet/o | cavity wall |
| ped/o | foot |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proct/o | rectum and anus |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventral/o | belly |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| viscer/o | internal organ |