Medical Terminologies: Organization of the Body

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GUIDE:

HIGHLIGHTS:

Green Highlights - definition
Orange Highlights - terms
Blue Highlights - rootword/combining form, cf/rw meaning
Pink Highlights - suffix, suffix meaning
Purple Highlights - prefix, prefix meaning


FOOTNOTES (lower portion of the page):

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CHAPTER 5 - ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY

BASIC STRUCTURAL UNITS OF THE BODY


COMBINING FORM MEANING EXAMPLE

adip/o fat Adipose - having the quality of fat

chondr/o cartilage Costochondritis - inflammation of rib and
cartilage

cyt/o cell Cytology - study of cells

hist/o tissue Histology - study of tissues

nucle/o nucleus Nucleoplasm - the fluid that fills the nucleus

sarc/o muscle; flesh Sarcoma - tumor of the muscular or fleshy
tissue



PARTS OR REGION OF THE BODY


COMBINING FORM MEANING EXAMPLE

abdomin/o abdomen Abdominopelvic - pertaining to the abdomen
and pelvis

acr/o extremities (arm/leg) Acromegaly - enlargement of arm or leg

crani/o skull Cranial - pertaining to the skull

dactyl/o finger or toe Dactyledema - swelling of finger or toe

gastr/o stomach Gastritis - inflammation of stomach

inguin/o groin Inguinal - pertaining to the groin

lumb/o loin or waist Lumbar - pertaining to the waist

pelv/i pelvis Pelvimetry - measurement of the pelvis

som/a body Somasthenia - weakness of the body

somat/o body Psychosomatic - pertaining to the mind-body
connection

thorac/o chest Thoracic - pertaining to the chest

umbilic/o navel Umbilical - pertaining to the navel