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Body Part Prefixes
Body part prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acous/o- | Hearing |
| Aden/o- | Gland |
| Adip/o- | Fat |
| Adren/o- | Gland |
| Angi/o- | Blood Vessel |
| Arteri/o- | Artery |
| Arthr/o- | Joint |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Bronch/i- | Bronchus |
| Burs/o- | Bursa |
| Carcin/o- | Cancer |
| Cardi/o- | Heart |
| Cephal/o- | Head |
| Chol/o- | Bile |
| Chondri- | Cartilage |
| Coron- | Heart |
| Cost- | Rib |
| Crani/o- | Brain |
| Cutane- | Skin |
| Cyst/o, Cysti- | Bladder or Sac |
| Derm-, Dermat/o- | Skin |
| Duoden/o- | Duodenum |
| Gastr- | Stomach |
| Gloss- | Tongue |
| Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o- | Blood |
| Hepat/o-, Hepatico- | Liver |
| Hist/o-, Histio- | Tissue |
| Hyster/o- | Uterus |
| Ileo- | Ileum (Longest part of small intenstines) |
| Ischi/o- | Ischium (Lower and back part of hip bone) |
| Kerat/o- | Cornea (Eye or skin) |
| Lacrim/o- | Tear (from your eyes) |
| Lact/o-, Lacti/o- | Milk |
| Laryng/o- | Larynx (voice box) |
| Lingu/o- | Tongue |
| Lip/o- | Fat |
| Lymph/o- | Lymph |
| Mamm-, Mast/o- | Breast |
| Mening/o- | Meninges (Membranes that surround central nervous system) |
| Muscul/o- | Muscle |
| My/o- | Muscle |
| Myel/o- | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Nephr/o- | Kidney |
| Neur/i-, Neur/o- | Nerve |
| Oculo- | Eye |
| Onco- | Tumor; Bulk; Volume |
| Onych/o- | Fingernail; Toenail |
| Oo- | Egg; Ovary |
| Oophor/o- | Ovary |
| Op, Opt- | Vision |
| Ophthalm/o- | Eye |
| Orchid/o, Orchio- | Testis |
| Orth/o- | Straight; Normal; Correct |
| Osseo- | Bony |
| Ossi- | Bone |
| Ot/o- | Ear |
| Ovar/i, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo- | Ovary |
| Phalang/o- | Phalanx (Any bone in the fingers or toes) |
| Pharyng/o- | Pharynx; Throat |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico- | Diaphragm |
| Pleur-, pleur/a-, pleur/o- | Rib or Pleura (Membrane surrounding chest cavity) |
| Pneum/a-, Pneumat/o- | Air, Lung |
| Proct/o- | Anus; Rectum |
| Prostat- | Prostate |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Psych/o-, Psyche- | Mind |
| Radio- | Radiation; Radius |
| Ren/o- | Kindney |
| Retin- | Retina (of the eye) |
| Rhin/o- | Nose |
| Salping/o- | Tube |
| Sarco- | Muscular; Flesh-like |
| Schiz/o- | Split; Cleft |
| Sigmoid/o- | Sigmoid colon |
| Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato- | Sperm |
| Splen/o- | Spleen |
| Sten/o- | Narrowed; Blocked |
| Stern- | Sternum (Breastbone) |
| Stom/a-, Stomat/o- | Mouth |
| Thorac/o-, Thoracico- | Chest |
| Thromb/o- | Blood Clot |
| Thyr/o- | Thyroid Gland |
| Trache/o- | Trachea (Windpipe) |
| Tympan/o- | Eardrum |
| Ur/o- | Urine |
| Vagin- | Vagina |
| Varic/o- | Duct; Blood Vessel |
| Vasculo- | Blood Vessel |
| Ven/o- | Vein |
| Vertbr- | Vertebra; Spine |
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