Med. Term Chapter 4
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91 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 superior | above, in an upward direction |
| anterior | in front of, before |
| posterior | toward the back |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| medial | nearest the midline or middle |
| lateral | to the side, away from middle |
| proximal | nearest the point of attention |
| distal | away from the point of attachment |
| ambi- | both |
| ana- | up, apart |
| bi- | two |
| chromo- | color |
| de- | down, away from |
| dif- | apart |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| homeo- | similar, same |
| meso- | middle |
| per- | through |
| proto- | first |
| uni- | one |
| super- | upper, above |
| adip | fat |
| andr | man |
| bi/o | life |
| caud | tail |
| cyt | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| fus | to pour |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| kary/o | cell's nucleus |
| later | side |
| path/o | disease |
| physi/o | nature |
| pin/o | to drink |
| somat/o | body |
| topic | place |
| troph | a turning |
| viscer | body organs |
| anter | toward the front |
| cran/i | cranium |
| dist | away from point of origin |
| dors | backward |
| filtrat | to strain through |
| horizont | horizon |
| infer | below |
| inguin | groin |
| intern | within |
| later | side |
| medi | toward the middle |
| organ | organ |
| phen/o | to show |
| poster | behind, toward back |
| proxim | near the point of origin |
| superfic/i | near the surface |
| system | a composite whole |
| ventr | near the belly side |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ate | use, action |
| -genesis | formation, produce |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -logy | the study of |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -oid | resemble |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -some | body |
| -stasis | control, stop, standstill |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ad | pertaining to |
| -type | type |
| android | to resemble a man |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| cytology | study of cells |
| ectomorph | slender physical body form |
| karyogenesis | formation of a cell's nucleus |
| somatotrophic | pertaining to the stimulation of body growth |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| abd | abdomen |
| A&P | anatomy and physiology |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| cardiovascular | CV |
| gastrointestinal | GI |
| LAT, lat | lateral |
| resp | respiratory |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| PA | posteroanterior |
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