Body structure terminology Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
anter/o
A
anterior, front
3
Q
caud/o
A
tail
4
Q
cephal/o
A
head
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus
6
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
7
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
8
Q
dist/o
A
far, farthest
9
Q
dors/o
A
back (of body)
10
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
11
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
12
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
13
Q
infer/o
A
lower, below
14
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
15
Q
later/o
A
side, to one side
16
Q
lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
17
Q
medi/o
A
middle
18
Q
medi-
A
middle
19
Q
nucle/o
A
nucleus
20
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvis
21
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis
22
Q
poster/o
A
back (of body), behind, posterior
23
Q
proxim/o
A
near, nearest
24
Q
radi/o
A
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
25
spin/o
spine
26
thorac/o
chest
27
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
28
ventr/o
belly, belly side
29
-ac
pertaining to
30
-al
pertaining to
31
-ar
pertaining to
32
-iac
pertaining to
33
-ic
pertaining to
34
-ior
pertaining to
35
-ad
toward
36
-algia
pain
37
-dynia
pain
38
-gen
forming, producing, origin
39
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-logist
specialist in study of
42
-logy
study of
43
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
44
-meter
instrument for measuring
45
-plasia
formation, growth
46
-toxic
poison
47
bi-
two
48
epi-
above, on
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infra-
below, under
50
trans-
across, through
