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Body Structure Terms
NHTC 4 Body Structure Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |