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Medical Terminology (AHP105) Fortis College Week
1-6 Complete Answered Spring 2023 Assignments.
AHP105 Wk1 Assignment
The Body Structure and Directional
Terminology
Chapter 2
Word Part Definitions
Instruction: Match the word parts to their definitions.
Prefix Definition
af- 1. Epi- above, upon
bi- 2. Meta- beyond, change
contra- 3. Uni- one
ef- 4. Endo- within
endo- 5. Bi- two
epi- 6. Af- toward
ipsi- 7. Ipsi- same
meta- 8. Contra- opposite
uni- 9. Ef- away from
Combining Form Definition
anter/o 10. Viscer/o organ
axill/o 11. Infer/o downward
brachi/o 12. Anter/o front
caud/o 13. Dist/o far
cephal/o 14. Medi/o middle
cervic/o 15. Axill/o armpit
corpor/o 16. Super/o upward
crani/o 17. Proxim/o near
cyt/o 18. Sinistr/o left
dextr/o 19. Brachi/o arm
dist/o 20. Caud/o tail
hist/o 21. Lapar/o abdomen
infer/o 22. Later/o side
inguin/o 23. Dextr/o right
lapar/o 24. Poster/o back
later/o 25. Hist/o tissue
medi/o 26. Corpor/o body lOMoARcPSD|4002926
poster/o 27. Cephal/o head
proxim/o 28. Crani/o skull
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super/o 29. Cyt/o cell
sinistr/o 30. Inguin/o groin
thorac/o 31. Cervic/o neck
viscer/o 32. Thorac/o chest
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Prefixes Combining Forms Suffixes
bi- abdomin/o -ad
contra- anter/o -al
hyper- crani/o -ar
hypo- cyt/o -ic
in- dextr/o -ia
inter- gastr/o -ior
intra- hist/o -logy
ipsi- inguin/o -oid
mid- later/o -plasm
supra– lumb/o
pelv/o
poster/o
sagitt/o
super/o
thorac/o
Instruction: Build the following terms by combining the preceding word parts. Some word parts may be used more than once. Some may not be used at all. The number in parentheses is the number of word parts needed.
Definition Term
1. pertaining to the middle of the sagittal plane (3)Midsagittal
2. pertaining to two sides (3) Bilateral
3. toward the right (2) Afdextral
4. pertaining to back to front (3) Posterafanteral
5. pertaining to the chest (2) Thoracal
6. pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis (3)Laparopelval
7. pertaining to the lower back (2) Inferoposteral
8. pertaining to the opposite side (3) Contralateral
9. formation of cells (2) Cytis
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