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Chapter 1
Intro to Medical Terminology: Word Roots
| 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 Intestine |
| 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 | Heart, Close to Body |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Super/o | Above, Superior |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Ventr/o | Belly, Interior, Abdomen |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |