Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
abdomin/o-
abdominal cavity
abdomin/o- pelvic/o-
abdominal pelvic cavity
The body head up, hands to the side
anatomical position
Study of structures of the body
anatomy
anter/o-
anterior pertaining to front of the body
anter/o- poster/o-
anteriorposterior front to the back
hemat/o-
blood
cardi/o- vascul/o-
cardiovascular system
cardi/o
cardiology
caud/o- caudad
Inferior toward the tailbone
cav/o-
cavity
cellul/o- cyt/o-
cell
permeable barrier that surrounds a cell
Cellular membrane
cephalad
superior towards the head
coron/o-
coronal plane divides the back and front of the body
crani/o-
Cranial cavity
dent/o-
dentistry
dermat/o-
dermatology (skin)
dietet/o
dietetics specialty that deals with nutrition and diet
dist/o-
distal away from point of origin.
dors/o-
dorsal pertaining to posterior back of the body
crin/o-
secrete, pertaining to endocrine system
extern/o-
external
genit/o-
genitilia
ger/o iatr/0-
old / medical treatment, physician
gynec/o-
gynecology female, woman study of
immun/o-
immune response
infer/o-
inferior meaning below
intern/o-
internal (inside)
later/o-
Side like in lateral
scope/o-
to examine with insturment
macr/o
large used with macroscope instrument used to examine small structures.
Pertaining to middle of the body
medial
micr/o-
one millionth, small
mit/o-
thread like structure
muscul/o-
muscle
ne/o-
new
nat/o-
birth
nerv/o-
nerve
neur/o-
nerve neurology
nucle/o-
nucleus
obstetr/o-
pregnancy and child birth
onc/o-
mass, tumor
ophthalm/o-
eye (ophthalmology)
body structure composed of tissues
organ
organ/o-
organ
orth/o- ped/o-
straight / child ie orthopedics
ot/o- laryng/o-
ear/larnyx otolaryngology ENT
ped/o- iatr/o-
child, physician pediatrics
pelv/o-
pelvic or hip bone
pharmac/o-
drug, medicine used with pharmacology
physi/o-
physical function physicology
poster/o-
posterior back of
person laying on the anterior part of their body
prone
proxim/o-
near the point of origin ie proximal
psych/o-
mind