Medical Terminology - Body Structure (Ch 2)

Front 1

Abdomin/o

Back 1

Abdomen

Front 2

Anter/o

Back 2

Anterior, front

Front 3

Caud/o

Back 3

Tail

Front 4

Cephal/o

Back 4

Head

Front 5

Cervic/o

Back 5

Neck; cervix uteri (neck or uterus)

Front 6

Crani/o

Back 6

Cranium (skull)

Front 7

Cyt/o

Back 7

Cell

Front 8

Dist/o

Back 8

Far, farthest

Front 9

Dors/o

Back 9

Back (of body)

Front 10

Gastr/o

Back 10

Stomach

Front 11

Hist/o

Back 11

Tissue

Front 12

Ili/o

Back 12

Ilium (lateral, glaring portion of hip bone)

Front 13

Infer/o

Back 13

Lower, below

Front 14

Inguin/o

Back 14

Groin

Front 15

Later/o

Back 15

Side, to one side

Front 16

Lumb/o

Back 16

Loins (lower back)

Front 17

Medi/o, medi-

Back 17

Middle

Front 18

Nucle/o

Back 18

Nucleus

Front 19

Pelv/o, pelv/i

Back 19

Pelvis

Front 20

Poster/o

Back 20

Back (of body), behind, posterior

Front 21

Proxim/o

Back 21

Near, nearest

Front 22

Radi/o

Back 22

Radiation, x-ray; radius(lower arm bone on thumb side)

Front 23

Spin/o

Back 23

Spine

Front 24

Thorac/o

Back 24

Chest

Front 25

Umbilic/o

Back 25

Umbilicus, navel

Front 26

Ventr/o

Back 26

Belly, belly side

Front 27

-ac, -al, -at, -iac, -ic, -ior

Back 27

Pertaining to

Front 28

-ad

Back 28

Toward

Front 29

-algia, -dynia

Back 29

Pain

Front 30

-Gen, -genesis

Back 30

Forming, producing, origin

Front 31

-graphy

Back 31

Process of recording

Front 32

-logist

Back 32

Specialist in study of

Front 33

-ology

Back 33

Study of

Front 34

-lysis

Back 34

Separation; destruction; loosening

Front 35

-meter

Back 35

Instrument for measuring

Front 36

-plasia

Back 36

Formation, growth

Front 37

-toxic

Back 37

Poison

Front 38

Bi-

Back 38

Two

Front 39

Epi-

Back 39

Above, on

Front 40

Infra-

Back 40

Below, under

Front 41

Trans-

Back 41

Across, through