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medical language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mediolateral | pertaining to from the middle to the side |
| prone | lying on front side |
| supine | lying on the back side |
| later/o | side |
| med/i | middle |
| dist/o | end |
| proxim/o | begining |
| posteranterior | from the back to front |
| anterposterior | from the front to back |
| poster/o | behind |
| dors/o | behind |
| anter/o | front |
| ventro- | front |
| infer/o | below |
| super/o | above |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| melan/o | black |
| luek/o albin/o | white. albino- a condition of white blood cells, a condition of white skin |
| erythr/o erytherm/o | red, red skin color |
| cyan/o | blue |
| sumat/o | body |
| anc/o | tumor or mass |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| my/o | muscle |
| amy/o amlase | starch/enzyme |
| pelvic cavity | reproductive organs lg intestine |
| adonminal cavity | contains stomach, intesting, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys |
| thoracic cavity | the chest, heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea |
| spinal cavity | spinal cord |
| cranial cavity | skull contains the brain |
| system | groups of organs that work together |
| organ | groups of tissues that work together |
| tissues | a group of cells that perform certain tasts |
| cells | basic unit of life |
| ven- | vein |
| mac- | skin lession |
| -icle -ole -ula | small |
| -ion | process |
| -ism | condition |
| pod | of the feet |
| iatry | treatment |
| um | a |
| on | a |
| ex | ices |
| ix | ices |
| is | es |
| en | ina |
| ax | aces |
| mening- | meninges |
| saliv- | saliva |
| ary, eal, ical, ory, uat, tic | pertaining to |
| us | i |
| y | ies |