CHAP 2 STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
anter/o
anterior, front
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck; cervix of uteri (neck of uterus)
chondr/o
cartilage
crani/o
cranium (skull)
cutane/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
back (of the body)
fluor/o
luminous, fluorescence
gastr/o
stomach
hist/o
tissue
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
infer/o
lower, below
inguin/o
groin
later/o
side, to one side
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
medi/o
middle
nucle/o
nucleus
pelv/o, pelv/i
pelvis
poster/o
back (of the body), behind, posterior
proxim/o
near, nearest
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
spin/o
spine
super/o
upper, above
thorac/o
chest
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
ventr/o
belly, belly side
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior
pertaining to
-ad
toward
-graphy
process of recording
-logist
specialist in the study of