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body structure terms

roots, prefixes, suffixes, and abbrev. associated with body structure

QuestionAnswer
abdomin/o abdomen
adip/o fat
anter/o front
brachi/o arm
cardi/o heart
caud/o tail
cephal/o head
cervic/o neck
chondr/o cartilage
crani/o skull (cranium)
crin/o to secrete
crur/o leg (thigh)
cyt/o cell
dermat/o skin
dist/o away from
dors/o back of body, backside
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
laryng/o larynx
later/o side
lumb/o loin
lymph/o lymph
medi/o middle
muscul/o muscles
nephr/o kidney
neur/o nerve
ophthalm/o eye
ot/o ear
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 (pubic)
pulmon/o lung
rhin/o nose
spin/o spine
super/o above
thorac/o chest
ur/o urine
vascul/o blood vessel
ventr/o belly
vertebr/o vertebra
viscer/o internal organ
-ology the study of
-ose resembling
-crine to secrete
endo- inside, within
epi- upon
hypo- under, decreased
peri- around, surrounding
retro- behind
AP anteroposterior
CV cardiovascular
ENT ear, nose, and throat
GI gastrointestinal
GYN gynecology
lat lateral
LE lower extremity
LLQ left lower quadrant
LUQ left upper quadrant
MS musculoskeletal
OB obstetrics
PA posteroanterior
RLQ right lower quadrant
RUQ right upper quadrant
UE upper extremity
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