Health Chapter 2: Body Structure

abdonin/o

abdomen

anter

anterior/ front

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck/cervis uteri

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

cutane/o

skin

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

far, farthest

dors/o

back of body

fluro/o

luminous, fluorescence

gastr/o

stomach

hist/o

tissue

ilio/o

ilium bone of hip/pelvis

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, i

pelvis

poster/o

behind, toward the back

proxim/o

near, nearest

rostr/o

towards the nose

radi/o

x-ray, radiation, bone of forearm

spin/o

spine

super/o

above, upper

thorac/o

chest

umbilic/o

navel, umbilicus

ventr/o

belly side of the body

ad-

toward

graphy

process of writing

logist

specialist in the study of

logy

study of

meter

instrument for measuring

lysis

separation/ loosening, destruction

scopy

visual examination

toxic

poison

verse

turning

endo

in, within

epi

above, upon

hypo

under, below, deficient

medi

middle

super

upper, above

trans

through, across

adhesions

bands of scar tissue joining two surfaces that are normally separated

inflammation

response of body to irritation/damage

septicemia

blood poisoning, systemic illness

endoscopy

visual examination within an organ/cavity

C and S

culture and sensitivity

anastomosis

a joining of lumens bowel or vessels

cauterize

process of burning of tissue