Chapter 3 Organization of the Body Flashcards
Ana-
excessive, upward, or again
Diplo-
double
Hemi-, semi-
half
Hyper-
more than normal
hypo-
beneath or below normal
multi-, poly-
many
nulli-
none
pan-
all
primi-
first
super-, ultra-
excessive
circum-, peri-
around
ad-
toward
dia-
through
ante-, pre-
before
Ab-
away from
epi-
above, on
en-, end-, endo-,
inside
ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-
out, without, away from
intra-
within
hypo-, infra-, sub-
beneath, under
per-
through or by
post-
after, behind
inter-
between
super-, supra-
above, beyond
meso-,mid-, medio-
middle
ipsi-
same
para-
near, beside, or abnormal
retro-
behind or backwards
sym-, syn-
joined together
a-, an-
no, not, without
trans-
across
in-
not or inside
macro-, mega-, megalo-
large or great
ante-, pre-, pro-
before
micro-
small
post-
after
mal-
bad
dys-
bad or difficult
ana-
upward, again
anti-, contra-
against
eu-
good or normal
pro-
favoring or supporting
brady-
slow
anter(o)
towards the front
tachy-
fast
poster(o)
towards the back
ventr(o)
belly side
dors(o)
back side
medi(o)
middle
infer(o)
lowermost
later(o)
towards the side
proxim(o)
nearer to origin
super(o)
uppermost
dist(o), tel(e)
far or distant
caud(o)
towards the tail
cephal(o)
towards the head
thorac(o), steth(o)
thorax
pelv(I)
pelvis
viscer(o)
vicera
spin(o)
spine
abdomin(o)
abdomen
cephal(o)
head
crani(o)
cranium
encephal(o)
brain
herni(o)
hernia
omphal(o), umbilic(o)
umbilicus, omphalus
som(a), somat(o)
body
acr(o)
extremities
axill(o)
armpit
dactyl(o)
digits
pod(o)
foot
-plasia
formation
cellul(o), cyt(o), -cyte
cell
angi(o), vascul(o)
vessel
home(o)
constant
hydr(o)
water
calc(I)
calcium
kal(I)
potassium
natr(o)
sodium
ur(o)
urine or urinary tract
sial(o)
saliva
py(o)
pus
muc(o)
mucus