BLD 204 med terminology

palm(o)-

palm

caud(o)-

tail

medi(o)-

middle

poster(o)-

behind

rostr(o)-

nose or beak

plant(o)-

sole

retr(o)-

behind

mes(o)-

middle

plantar(o)-

sole

ventr(o)-

belly

dors(o)-

back

crani(o)-

head

anter(o)-

front

ipsi-

same

later(o)-

side

palmar(o)-

palm

centr(o)-

central

cellul(o)-

cell

phag(o)-

to eat

pin(o)-

to drink

chrom(o)-

color

chromat(o)-

color

lys(o)-

destroy

reticul(o)-

net or reticulum

cyt(o)-

cell

vestibul(o)-

vestibule or chamber

ot(o)-

ear

audi(o)-

hearing

myring(o)-

membrane

acoust(o)-

sound

cochle(o)-

cochlea

aur(o)-

ear

typan(o)-

drum or tympanum

dermat(o)-

skin or dermis

pil(o)-

hair

melan(o)-

black

derm(o)-

skin or dermis

onych(o)-

nail

cortic(o)-

cortex

trop(o)-

to turn, turning, or changing

aden(o)-

gland

adren(o)-

adrenal

crin(o)-

secrete

gloss(o)-

tongue

jejun(o)-

jejunum

alimen(o)-

food or nutrients

hepat(o)-

liver

enter(o)-

intestines

proct(o)-

anus or rectum

pharyng(o)-

pharynx or throat

copr(o)-

feces

col(o)-

colon

chyl(o)-

chyle or juice

gastr(o)-

stomach

sacchar(o)-

sugar

emet(o)-

vomiting

chez(o)-

feces

gluc(o)-

glucose

gingiv(o)-

gums

metabol(o)-

to change

esophag(o)-

esophagus

bili(o)-

bile

orex(o)-

appetite

duoden(o)-

duodeneum

labi(o)-

lip

prote(o)-

protein

somat(o)-

mouth

steat(o)-

fat

bucc(o)-

cheek

dont(o)-

tooth

amyl(o)-

starch

lingu(o)-

tongue

glyc(o)-

glucose

or(o)-

mouth

pancreat(o)-

pancreas

oment(o)-

omentum

sail(o)-

saliva

ile(o)-

ileum

hemat(o)-

blood

spher(o)-

ball or sphere

echin(o)-

hedgehog

myel(o)-

spinal cord or marrow

thromb(o)-

clot

eosin(o)-

red

hem(o)-

blood

schiz(o)-

divide

phil(o)-

affinity for

morph(o)-

shape

neutr(o)-

neutral

poikil(o)-

irregular or varied

erythr(o)-

red

acanth(o)-

thorn

anis(o)-

unequal or uneven

kerat(o)-

horned

hemat(o)-

blood

leuk(o)-

white

rubri(o)-

red

-penia

deficiency