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Chapter 2 Backwards
Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Backwards
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Undergraduate 1
02/03/2010
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abdomen
 Definition
abdomin/o
Term
fat
 Definition
adip/o
Term
front
 Definition
anter/o
Term
arm
 Definition
brachi/o
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tail
 Definition
caud/o
Term
head
 Definition
cephal/o
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neck
 Definition
cervic/o
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cartilage
 Definition
chondr/o
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skull
 Definition
crani/o
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leg
 Definition
crur/o
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cell
 Definition
cyt/o
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away from
 Definition
dist/o
Term
back of body
 Definition
dors/o
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epithelium
 Definition
epitheli/o
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buttock
 Definition
glute/o
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tissue
 Definition
hist/o
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below
 Definition
infer/o
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side
 Definition
later/o
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middle
 Definition
medi/o
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muscle
 Definition
muscul/o
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nerve
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neur/o
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organ
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organ/o
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bone
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ose/o
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pelvis
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pelv/o
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peritoneum
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peritone/o
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pleura
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pleur/o
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back
 Definition
poster/o
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near to
 Definition
proxim/o
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genital region
 Definition
pub/o
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body
 Definition
somat/o
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spine
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spin/o
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above
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super/o
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system
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system/o
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chest
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thorac/o
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belly
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ventr/o
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vertebra
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vertebr/o
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internal organ
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viscer/o
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cuts the body into front and back
 Definition

frontal plane

(coronal)
Term
cuts the body into left and right
 Definition

sagittal plane

(median)
Term
cuts the body into top and bottom
 Definition

transverse plane

(horizontal)
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