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Unit 2: Hth & Dis
The Human Body in Health and Disease
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | before, front |
| -cyte | cell |
| -genic | pertaining to formation |
| -plasia | development, growth, formation |
| lumbo/o | lumbar region |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue, fiber |
| exo- | out, away from |
| cyt/o | cell |
| endo- | with, inside |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| GP | general practitioner |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| path/o | disease, suffering, feeling |
| HD | Huntington's disease |
| A & P | anatomy & physiology |
| ventr/o | belly side, ventral |
| cephal/o | head |
| aden/o | gland |
| organ/o | organ |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| later/o | side |
| dors/o | back of the body |
| -ologist | specialist |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| -gen | producing, forming |
| thorac/o | chest |
| spin/o | spine |
| infer/o | inferior |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| PA | physician assistant |
| lip/o | fat |
| dist/o | far, distant |
| anter/o | anterior |
| hist/o | tissue |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| -plasm | formative material of cells |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| -sarcoma | tumor of the flesh |
| -stasis | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| caud/o | lower part of body |
| medi/o | middle |
| viscer/o | viscera, internal organ |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| proxim/o | near, close |