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Med Term CH02 terms
Word part practice for Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| oste/o | bone |
| osse/o | bone |
| lys/o | break down |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cellul/o | cell |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| cardi/o | heart |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| home/o | same |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| organ/o | organ |
| hist/o | tissue |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| -ism | condition |
| -plasm | formation |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | one who specializes in |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| dors/o | back |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| diaphragm/o | diaphragm |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| front/o | front |
| ventr/o | front |
| inguin/o | groin |
| mid- | middle |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| CT | computed tomography |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |