Med term unit 2

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

astr/o

star

bol/o

cast, throw

carcin/o

cancer

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from the point of origin, far, distant

dors/o

back of the body

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

below

is/o

Same, equal

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lumbar region, loin

medi/o

middle

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvis

physi/o

function

poster/o

back (of body), behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin, near, close

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ton/o

tone, tension

umbilic/o

umbilicus (belly button)

ventr/o

belly side of body, ventral aspect

viscer/o

internal organs

a-

Not, without

ana-

apart

endo-

in, within

epi-

on, over, upon

eu-

good, normal

exo-

outward

hyper-

above, above normal, excessive

hypo-

below, below normal, deficient

pro-

before, forward

trans-

across

-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic

pertaining to

-blast

developing cell

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance that produces

-genesis

formation

-ism

process, condition

-logy

study of

-osis

process, abnormal condition

-plasia

development, formation

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

Acromial

Pertaining to the acromion (point of the shoulder)

Antebrachial

: Pertaining to the forearm

Antecubital:

Pertaining to the area in front of the elbow

Anterior (Ventral):

Toward the front or belly-side of the body

Anteroposterior:

Passing from the anterior (front) toward the posterior (back) of the body

Axillary:

Pertaining to the armpit

Bilateral:

Pertaining to two sides

Brachial:

Pertaining to the upper arm

Buccal:

Pertaining to the cheek

Calcaneal:

Pertaining to the heel bone

Carpal:

Pertaining to the wrist

Caudal:

Toward the tailbone

Cephalic:

Pertaining to the head, toward the head

Cephalocaudal:

Pattern of growth and development that proceeds from the head downward to the feet

Cervical:

Pertaining to the neck

Coxal:

Pertaining to the hip

Cranial:

Pertaining to the skull

Crural:

Pertaining to the leg, specifically the shin bone

Cubital:

Pertaining to the elbow

Deep:

More internal, further inside the body, away from the body surface

Digital:

Pertaining to the fingers or toes

Distal:

Situated farther away from the center of the body, the trunk, or the point where a limb attaches to the body

External:

Outer part of the body

Femoral:

Pertaining to the thigh

Fibular:

Refers to the lateral side of the lower leg

Frontal:

Pertaining to the forehead

Genital:

Pertaining to the reproductive organs

Gluteal:

Pertaining to the buttocks

Inferior:

Positioned below or toward the feet

Inguinal:

Pertaining to the groin

Internal:

Inside the body

Lateral:

Farther away from the midline, toward the side of the body

Left:

The left-hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

Lumbar:

Pertaining to the low back region and the 5 vertebrae between the chest and sacrum

Mammary:

Pertaining to the breast region

Medial:

Toward the midline, or center, of the body

Mental:

Pertaining to the chin

Metacarpal:

Pertaining to the hand bones

Midline:

An imaginary center line splitting the body into right and left halves

Nasal:

Pertaining to the nose

Occipital:

Pertaining to the back of the head

Olecranal:

Pertaining to the olecranon, or the bony tip/pointy part of the elbow

Oral:

Pertaining to the mouth

Orbital:

Pertaining to the eye or eye socket

Otic:

Pertaining to the ear

Palmar:

Pertaining to the palm of the hand