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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dis- | opposite, not, apart |
| endo- | within/inside |
| epi- | outer |
| hypo- | below/under/deficient |
| hyper-* | above, too much |
| peri- | around, (constant) |
| pre- | before |
| quadri- | four (4) |
| semi- | half, partial |
| trans- | across/through |
| abdomin/o | addomen/belly |
| anter/o | (in) front |
| axill/a | armpit (axilla) |
| bi/o | life |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | relating to the rear/tail |
| cervic/o | neck (of the womb; cervix) |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | far/away |
| dors/o | relating to the back |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | (to(be)) born/produce |
| hist/o | tissue |
| home/o | similar/same |
| infer/o | below/beneath |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side/flank |
| lumb/o | loin/lower back |
| lys/o | (to) breakdown/dissolve |
| medi/o | middle |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| physi/o | "how it works"/ physical |
| plasm/o | living substance or molded/formed |
| pleur/o | pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)/ rib |
| poster/o | behind/back |
| proxim/o | near/next |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| reticul/o | net/network |
| sect/o | cut/split/divide |
| spin/a | spine |
| super/o | above/over |
| thorac/o | thorax/chest |
| ventr/o | front of body (or belly for humans) |
| -ac | of/relating to |
| -al | relating to |
| -ar | relating to |
| -ary | relating to |
| -ic | relating to |
| -ion | the act/process of |
| -ior | more/greater (infer'ior - more beneath) |
| -logist | specialist/expert |
| -logy | (the) study of |
| -plasm | living substance |
| -some | structure |
| -stasis | still/slowing down/static |
| -tic | relating to |
| -um | structure (names the body part, crani'um) |