Med-Term Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Superior (cranial) | Toward the head |
Inferior (Caudal) | Toward the tail |
Anterior (ventral) | Toward the front |
Posterior (dorsal) | toward the back |
Medial | toward the midline of the body |
Lateral | toward the side of the body |
Internal (deep) | Away from the surface of the body |
External (superficial) | toward the surface of the body |
Proximal | toward the main mass of the body |
Distal | Away from the main mass of the body |
Visceral | Related to internal organs |
Parietal | Related to the body walls |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cyt/o | cell |
hist/o | tissue |
nucle/o | nucleus |
-ad | toward |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
abdomin/0 | abdomen |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
gastr/o | stomach |
ili/o | ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone) |
inguin/o | groin |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
pelv/i | pelvis |
spin/o | spine |
thorac/o | chest |
umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
Created by:
Susan Lanning
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