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Chapter 2
Basics of the Body: Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-- | Not, Without |
| Ana-- | Apart |
| Endo-- | In, Within |
| Epi-- | On, Upon, Over |
| Eu-- | Good, Normal |
| Exo-- | Outward |
| Hyper-- | Above, Excessive |
| Hypo-- | Below, Deficient |
| Pro-- | Before, Forward |
| Trans-- | Across |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Anter/o | Front, Anterior |
| Astr/o | Star, Star-Shaped |
| Bol/o | Cast, Throw |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dist/o | Far (Away), Distant from Point of Origin |
| Dors/o | Prosterior, Back of Body |
| Fibr/o | Fiber |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Infer/o | Below, Under |
| Is/o | Same, Equal |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Later/o | Side, lateral |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar Region, Loin |
| Medi/o | Middle, Central |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Physi/o | Function |
| Poster/o | Back of Body, Behind |
| Proxim/o | Close, Near, Near Point of Origin |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Super/o | Above, Superior |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Ton/o | Tone, Tension |
| Umbilic/o | Umbilicus (Belly Button) |
| Ventr/o | Belly Side of Body; Ventral Cavity |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |
| --Al | Pertaining To |
| --Ar | Pertaining To |
| --Iac | Pertaining To |
| --Ior | Pertaining To |
| --Tic | Pertaining To |
| --Blast | Developing Cell |
| --Cyte | Cell |
| --Gen | Substance that Produces |
| --Genesis | Formation |
| --Ism | Process, Condition |
| --Logy | Study of |
| --Osis | Process, Abnormal Condition |
| --Plasia | Development, Foundation |
| --Tomy | Process of Cutting, Incision |
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