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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/24/2010
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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crur/o
 Definition
leg
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dist/o
 Definition
away from
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dors/o
 Definition
back of body
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epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelium
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glute/o
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buttock
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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infer/o
 Definition
below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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organ/o
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organ
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pluer/o
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pleura
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poster/o
 Definition
back
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proxim/o
 Definition
near to
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pub/o
 Definition
genital region
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somat/o
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body
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spin/o
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spine
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super/o
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above
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system/o
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system
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thorac/o
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chest
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ventr/o
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belly
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organ
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coronal plane

(frontal plane)

 Definition
devides body into front and back
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median plane

(sagittal plane)

 Definition
divides body into left and right
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transverse plane

(horizontal plane)

 Definition
divides body into upper and lower
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