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abdom-
the abdomen
adip-
fat/fatty tissue
arthr-,articul-
joints
axill-
armpit region
brachi-
the arm
capit-,cep-, ceph-
the head
carp-
the wrist
cerebr-, encephal-
the brain
cervic-
the neck
clav-, cleid-
collarbone
condyl-
a knuckle/knob
cost-, pleur-
the ribs
cran-
the skull
cut-, derm-
the skin
dendr-
tree
digit-
the fingers
gang-
collection of nerve cell bodies
glut-
buttocks
lumb-
loin, lower spine region
muscul-, myo-
muscle
myel-
spinal cord
neuro-
nerves and the nervous system
occipit-
back of the head
osse-,ossi-,ost(eo)-
bone
pect-
chest
plant-, sole-, tars-
sole of foot
ped-
foot
poll-
thumb
spin-, spondyl-
the spine/vertebrae
tal-
ankle
thorac-
chest region
caud-
tail
di-,dia-
between
dors-, dors(i)-
pertaining to the back
e-, ec(to)-, ex(o)-, extra-
on the outside
em-, en(do)-
inside, within
epi-
over, above, on top
fore-
before or ahead
fron-
pertaining to the forehead
hypo-
below
inter-
between, among
infra-
below
intra-
within
ipsi-
same
lat-
side
met-, meta-
after, change
para-
beside, next to
peri-
surrounding, around
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before
sub-
beneath, under
super-, supra-
above, over, superior to
trans-
across
ventro-
to the front
ab-
away from
ad-, af-
toward
circum-
to go/move around something
ef-
away from
trans-
something is moving (also across)
a-, an-
not, without
bi-, di-
two, double
cric-
ring
di-, dif-, dis-
apart, separation
foram-
opening, hole
iso-
equal
magn-
great
macro-, meg(a)-, megal(o)-
large, enlargement
meat-
passage
micr-
small
morph-
shape
oligo-
few
poly-
many, multiple
pseud-
fake, false
quad-
to make square, also four
rect-
straight
scler-
hard
semi-
half, partly
steno-
narrow
styl-
pillar, stalk
ter-
round, smooth
tri-
three
trochlea-
pulley
tuber-
bump, lump
uni-
one
vag-
wandering, undecided
vast-
large area, immense
cephalic
head
cranium
skull
facial
face
frons
forehead
oculus or orbital
eye
auris or otic
ear
bucca/buccal
cheek
nasus/nasal
nose
oris or oral
mouth
mentis
chin
cervicis/cervical
neck
trunk
body less head, neck and limbs
acromial
shoulder
dorsum/dorsal
back
thoracis/thoracic
chest
mamma
breast
abdomen
abdomen
umbilicus
navel
pelvis
pelvis
upper extremity
upper limb
axilla
armpit
brachium/antebrachial
arm
antecubitis/antecubital
front of elbow
olecranon
back of elbow
antebrachium/antebrachial
forearm
carpus/carpal
wrist
palma/palmar
palm
pollex
thumb
digits or phalanx
fingers
manus
hand
abdominopelvic regions - quadrants
right & left upper quadrant
right & left lower quadrant
abdominopelvic regions - anatomical
right & left hypochondriac region
epigastric region
right & left lumbar region
umbilical region
right & left iliac region
hypogastric region
anterior
front, before
posterior
behind, back
dorsal
back side
ventral
belly side
cranial or cephalic
towards the head
caudal
towards the tail or coccyx
superior
above
inferior
below
medial
towards the midline
lateral
away from the midline
proximal
toward an attached base
distal
away from an attached base
sagittal or parasagittal plane
left and right
midsagittal plane
down middle of body separating it into equal right and left halves
frontal/coronal plane
front & back
transverse plane
top & bottom (inferior and superior)
inguen/inguinal
groin
pubis/pubic
pubis
lumbus/lumbar
loin
gluteus
buttock
lower extremity
lower limb
femur/femoral
thigh
patella/patellar
kneecap
crus/crural
leg
sura/sural
calf
tarsus
ankle
pes
foot
calcaneus
heel of foot
planta
sole of foot
digits or phalanx
toes
hallus
great toe