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Chapter 1
Intro to Medical Terminology: Combination Set (Word Parts)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anter/o | Front, Anterior |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Col/o, Colon/o | Large Intenstine |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dist/o | Far Away, Distant |
| Dors/o | Back, Prosterior |
| Enter/o | Intestines |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glyc/o | Sugar, Glucose |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Infer/o | Below, Under |
| Later/o | Side, Lateral |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Log/o | Study |
| Medi/o | Middle, Central |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Poster/o | Back, Behind |
| Proxim/o | Near, Close to Center of Body |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Super/o | Above, Superior |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Ventr/o | Belly, Anterior, Abdomen |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |
| A--, An-- | Not, Without |
| Ante-- | Before |
| Anti-- | Against |
| Bi-- | Two, Both |
| Brady-- | Slow |
| Endo-- | In, Within |
| Epi-- | On, Upon, Over |
| Hyper-- | Above, Excessive |
| Hypo-- | Below, Deficient |
| Inter-- | Between |
| Intra-- | Within, Into |
| Peri-- | Around, Surrounding |
| Sub-- | Below, Under |
| Supra-- | Above |
| Tachy-- | Fast |
| Trans-- | Across |
| --Ac | Pertaining To |
| --Al | Pertaining To |
| --Ary | Pertaining To |
| --Iac | Pertaining To |
| --Ial | Pertaining To |
| --Ic | Pertaining To |
| --Ical | Pertaining To |
| --Ior | Pertaining To |
| --Algia | Pain |
| --Cyte | Cell |
| --Ectomy | Surgical Removal, Excision |
| --Emia | Blood Condition |
| --Gen | Substance that Produces |
| --Ia | Condition |
| --Ine | Substance |
| --Itis | Inflamation |
| --Logist | Specialist |
| --Logy | Study of |
| --Megaly | Endangerment |
| --Oma | Tumor, Mass |
| --Osis | Process, Abnormal Condition |
| --Pathy | Disease |
| --Plasty | Surgical Repair |
| --Stomy | Surgical Opening |
| --Tomy | Cutting, Incision |
| --Um | Structure, Tissue, Thing |
| Alveoli/o | Alveolus, Air Sac |
| Cutane | Skin |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Pulmonary/o | Lung |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| Aur/o | Ear |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Ultra | Beyond, Excess |