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Body Structure Terms
NHTC 4 Body Structure Terms
Term | Definition |
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adip/o | fat |
lip/o | fat |
cyt/o | cell |
chondr/o | cartilage |
fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
hist/o | tissue |
my/o | muscle |
sarc/o | flesh (connective tissue) |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
cervic/o | neck, cervix, uteri (neck of the uterus) |
coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
crani/o | cranium, skull |
ili/o | ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone) |
inguin/o | groin |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
pelv/i | pelvis |
sacr/o | sacrum |
spin/o | spine |
thorac/o | chest |
umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
viscer/o | internal organs |
vertebr/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
anter/o | anterior, front |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
dist/o | far, farthest |
dors/o | back (of the body) |
later/o | side, to one side |
medi/o | middle |
poster/o | back (of the body), behind, posterior |
proxim/o | near, nearest |
ventr/o | belly, belly side |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under, below |
infra- | under, below |
inter- | between |