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Undergraduate 2
09/16/2012

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Term
abdomin/o
Definition

abdomen

 

abdominal

 

The abdomen is the region below the chest containing the internal organs (such as the liver, intestines, stomach, gallbladder)

Term
adip/o
Definition

fat

 

adipose

 

The suffix -ose means pertaining to or full of.

Term
anter/o
Definition

front

 

anterior

 

The suffix -ior means pertaining to

Term
bol/o
Definition

to cast (throw)

 

anabolism

 

The suffix ana- means up. The suffix -ism means process. In the cellular process, proteins are built up (protein synthesis)

Term
cervic/o
Definition

neck (of the body or the uterus)

 

cervical

 

 

The cervix is the neck of uterus. the term cervical can mean pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck (lower part) of the uterus.

Term
chondr/o
Definition

Cartledge (type of connective tissue)

 

chondroma

 

This is a benign tumor.

Term
chrom/o
Definition

color

 

chromosomes

 

 

Term
coccyg/o
Definition

coccyx (tailbone)

 

coccygeal

Term
crani/o
Definition

skull

 

craniotomy

Term
cyt/o
Definition

cell


cytoplasm

 

The suffix -plasm means formation

Term
dist/o
Definition

far, distant

 

distal

Term
dors/o
Definition

The back portion of the body

 

dorsal

The dorsal fin of a fish is on its back

Term
hist/o
Definition

tissue

 

histology

Term
lil/o
Definition

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

 

iliac

Term
inguin/o
Definition

groin

 

inguinal

Term
kary/o
Definition

nucleus

 

karyotype

 

The suffix -type means classification or picture

Term
later/o
Definition

side

 

 

 

lateral

Term
lumb/o
Definition

Lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

 

lumbosacral

Term
medi/o
Definition

middle

 

medial

Term
nucle/o
Definition

nucleus

 

nucleic

Term
pelv/i
Definition

pelvis, hip region

 

pelvic

 

The pelvis includes all the bones that surround the pelvic cavity

Term
poster/o
Definition

back, behind

 

posterior

Term
proxim/o
Definition

nearest

 

proximal

Term
sacr/o
Definition

sacrum

 

sacral

Term
sarc/o
Definition

flesh

 

sarcoma

Term
spin/o
Definition

spine, backbone

 

 

spinal

Term
thel/o
Definition

nipple

 

epithelial cell

Term
thorac/o
Definition

chest

 

thoracic

Term
trache/o
Definition

Trachea, windpipe

 

tracheal

Term
umbilic/o
Definition

navel, umbilicus

 

umbilical

Term
ventr/o
Definition

Belly side of the body

 

ventral

Term
vertebr/o
Definition

 

vertebra(e)

backbone(s)

 

 

vertebral

Term
viscer/o
Definition

Internal organs

 

visceral

Term
ana-
Definition

up

 

anabolic

Term
cata-
Definition

down

 

catabolic

 

The cellular process of breaking down foods to release energy

Term
epi-
Definition

above

 

epigastric

Term
hypo-
Definition

below

 

hypochondriac region

Term
inter-
Definition

between

 

 

intervertebral disc

Term
meta-
Definition

change

 

metabolism

 

Literally, to cast(bol/o) a change (meta-), meaning the chemical changes (processes) that occur in a cell.

Term
-eal
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-iac
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ior
Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ism
Definition
Process, condition
Term
-ose
Definition
Pertaining to, full of
Term
-plasm
Definition
Formation
Term
-somes
Definition
bodies
Term
-types
Definition
Picture, classification
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