Chapter Two: Body Structure
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | anterior/ front |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | cranium |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | far |
| dors/o | back of body |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ili/o | ilium |
| infer/o | lower, below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side to side |
| lumb/o | loins |
| medi/o | middle |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| pelv/o or pelv/i | pelvis |
| poster/o | back, behind, posterior |
| proxim/o | near |
| radi/o | radiation, xray, radius |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | upper, above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
| ventr/o | belly |
| -ad | toward |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -logist | specialist of |
| -logy | study of |
| -toxic | poison |
| -verse | turning |
| epi- | above, on |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| medi- | middle |
| super- | upper, above |
| trans- | through, across |
| abd | abdomen |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| Bx | biopsy |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| U/L | upper and lower |
| LAT | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CXR | chest xray radiograph |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| S | ultrasound |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| Body Plane | an imaginary flat surface that cuts through the body either horizontally or vertically |
| midsagittal | divides the body into right and left halves |
| median plane | Divides body into equal left and right halves |
| infer/ior | lower |
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