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Terminology 1
The Body's Organization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front, anterior |
| cerv/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dors/o | back |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| inguin/o | groin |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve, neuron |
| poster/o | posterior, back |
| proxim/o | near |
| sarc | flesh |
| super/o | superior |
| epi- | upon |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| infra- | below |
| leio- | smooth |
| trans- | across |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -edema | watery fluid in tissues |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -oid | resemblance to |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |