Word Elements related to body structure Flashcards
1
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
2
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
3
Q
Kary/o
Nucle/o
A
Nucleus
4
Q
Anter/o
A
Anterior, front
5
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail
6
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Dist/o
A
Far
Farthest
8
Q
Dors/o
A
Back (of body)
9
Q
Infer/o
A
Lower, below
10
Q
Later/o
A
Side, to one side
11
Q
Medi/o
A
Middle
12
Q
Poster/o
A
Back (of body)
Behind
Posterior
13
Q
Proxim/o
A
Near
Nearest
14
Q
Ventr/o
A
Belly
Belly side
15
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
16
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck
Cervix (uteri; neck of uterus)
17
Q
Crani/o
A
Cranium (skull)
18
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
19
Q
Ili/o
A
Ilium (flaring portion of the hip)
20
Q
Inguin/o
A
groin
21
Q
Lumb/o
A
Loins (lower back)
22
Q
Pelv/i
Pelv/o
A
Pelvis
23
Q
Spin/o
A
Spine
24
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
25
Umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
26
Albin/o
| Leuk/o
White
27
Chlor/o
Green
28
Chrom/o
Color
29
Cirrh/o
Jaund/o
Xanth/o
Yellow
30
Cyan/o
Blue
31
Erythr/o
Red
32
Melan/o
Black
33
Poli/o
Gray; gray matter
34
Myel
Bone marrow
| Spinal cord
35
Acr/o
Extremity
36
Eti/o
Cause
37
Idi/o
Unknown, peculiar
38
Morph/o
Form
Shape
Structure
39
Path/o
Disease
40
Radi/o
Radiation; x ray
41
Somat/o
Body
42
Son/o
Sound
43
Tom/o
To Cut
44
Viscer/o
Internal Organs
45
Xer/o
Dry
