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Medical Terminology Chapter 9
Medical Terminology for the University of Missouri
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Undergraduate 4
12/06/2010

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dors/o
Definition
near or on the back
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ventr/o
Definition
near or on the belly side of the body
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anteri/o
Definition
toward the front or in front of
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posteri/o
Definition
following or located behind
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cephal/o
Definition
upward, toward the head
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caud/o
Definition
downward toward the tail
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caud/o
Definition
downward toward the tail
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medi/o
Definition
toward the midline
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proxim/o
Definition
closer to the designated point
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dist/o
Definition
further from a designated point
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omphal/o
Definition
navel
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pro-
Definition
in front of
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dia-
Definition
through or complete
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aer/o
Definition
air
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chrom/o
Definition
color
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-tocia
Definition
labor
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eu-
Definition
good
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men/o
Definition
menses
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-cyesis
Definition
pregnancy
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psuedo
Definition
false
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viscer/o
Definition
organs
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pariet/o
Definition
wall
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ecto-
Definition
outer, outside
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endo-
Definition
inner, inside
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meso-
Definition
middle
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retro-
Definition
backward-behind
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para-
Definition
near
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exo-
Definition
outside
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-plasm
Definition
words about the substance of cells
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proto-
Definition
first
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top/o
Definition
place
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ante-
Definition
front or forward
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