Med Term: Body Structure Word Elements
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cyt/o
cell
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hist/o
tissue
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kary/o nucle/o
nucleus
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anter/o
anterior, front
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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dist/o
far, farthest
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dors/o
back (of body)
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infer/o
lower, below
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later/o
side, to one side
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medi/o
middle
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poster/o
back (of body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
near, nearest
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ventr/o
belly, belly side
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o
cranium (skull)
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gastr/o
stomach
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ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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inguin/o
groin
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lumb/o
loins (lower back)
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pelv/i pelv/o
pelvis
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spin/o
spine
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thorac/o
chest
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umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
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albin/o leuk/o
white
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chrol/o
green
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chrom/o
color
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cirrh/o jaund/o xanth/o
yellow
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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acr/o
extremity
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eti/o
cause
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idi/o
unknown, peculiar
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morph/o
form, shape, structure
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path/o
disease
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radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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somat/o
body
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son/o
sound
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tom/o
to cut
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viscer/o
internal organs
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xer/o
dry
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-genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-gnosis
knowing
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-gram
record, writing
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-metry
act of measuring
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-pathy
disease
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ab-
from, away from
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ad-
towards
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hetero-
different
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homeo
same
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infra-
below, under
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peri-
around
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super-
upper, above
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trans-
through, across
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ultra-
excess, beyond
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AP
anteroposterior
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Bx, bx
biopsy
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CBC
complete blood count
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CT
computed tomography
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Dx
diagnosis
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I&D
incision and drainage
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LAT
lateral
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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Sx
Symptom
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Tx
treatment
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US
ultrasound; ultrasonography
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↑ or ↗
increase, elevated, rising
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≤
less than or equal to
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≥
greater than or equal to
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♂
male
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♀
female
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℞
prescription
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Ⓡ
right
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Ⓛ
left
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What is region number 1 called?
Right hypochondriac region
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What is region number 2 called?
Epigastric Region
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What is region number 3 called?
Left hypochondriac region
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What is region number 4 called?
Right lumbar region
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What is region number 5 called?
umbilical region
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What is region number 6 called?
Left lumbar region
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What is region number 7 called?
right inguinal (iliac) region
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What is region number 8 called?
hypogastric region
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What is region number 9 called?
left inguinal (iliac) region