Medical terminology simplified chapter 1
Terms
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- antero
- anterior or front
- gastro
- stomach
- caudo
- tail
- histo
- tissue
- cephalo
- head
- cervico
- neck
- ilio
- ilium
- infero
- lower or below
- chondro
- cartilage
- inguino
- groin
- cranio
- cranium/skull
- latero
- side or to one side
- cyto
- cell
- lumbo
- loins or lower back
- medio
- middle
- dorso
- back of the body
- nucleo
- nucleus
- pelvo
- pelvis or hip bone
- postero
- posterior, behind ot back
- proximo
- near
- radio
- radiation or x-ray
- spino
- spine
- thoraco
- chest
- umbilico
- navel
- ventro
- belly or belly side
- ac, al, ar, iac, ic, ior
- pertaining to
- ad
- toward
- graph
- process of recording
- logist
- specialist in the study of
- meter
- instrument to measure
- oma
- tumor
- toxic
- poison
- verse
- turning or moving
- medi
- middle
- peri
- around
- super
- upper or above
- trans
- across or through
- hypo
- under, below
- epi
- above, upon
- histology
- study of tissue
- lumboabdominal
- pertaining to the lower back and abdomen
- epigastric
- pertaining to above the stomach
- ventral
- pertaining to the bellyside
- inguinal
- pertaining to the groin