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Anatomical Prefixes and Their Meanings, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions for various anatomical prefixes commonly used in medical terminology. These prefixes include 'abdomin/o' for abdomen, 'anter/o' for front, 'brachi/o' for arm, 'card/o' for heart, and many more. Understanding these prefixes can help in comprehending complex medical terms.

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TERM 1
abdomin/o
DEFINITION 1
abdomen, abdominal cavity
TERM 2
anter/o; anteri/o
DEFINITION 2
front
TERM 3
brachi/o
DEFINITION 3
arm
TERM 4
card/o; cardi/o
DEFINITION 4
heart
TERM 5
caud/o
DEFINITION 5
tail
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abdomin/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

TERM 2

anter/o; anteri/o

DEFINITION 2

front

TERM 3

brachi/o

DEFINITION 3

arm

TERM 4

card/o; cardi/o

DEFINITION 4

heart

TERM 5

caud/o

DEFINITION 5

tail

cephal/o

head

TERM 7

cervic/o

DEFINITION 7

cervix, neck

TERM 8

chondr/o; chondri/o

DEFINITION 8

gristle, cartilage

TERM 9

chron/o

DEFINITION 9

time

TERM 10

cran/o; crani/o

DEFINITION 10

skull, cranium

gen/o

formation, cause, produce

TERM 17

glut/o

DEFINITION 17

buttock

TERM 18

hom/o; home/o

DEFINITION 18

sameness, unchanging

TERM 19

iatr/o; iatri/o

DEFINITION 19

to heal

TERM 20

idi/o

DEFINITION 20

person, self

ili/o

flank, hip, groin

TERM 22

infect/o

DEFINITION 22

to enter, invade

TERM 23

infer/o; inferi/o

DEFINITION 23

below

TERM 24

inguin/o

DEFINITION 24

groin

TERM 25

later/o

DEFINITION 25

side

poster/o; posteri/o

back

TERM 32

proxim/o

DEFINITION 32

near

TERM 33

spin/o

DEFINITION 33

spine, thorn

TERM 34

super/o; superi/o

DEFINITION 34

above

TERM 35

thorac/o

DEFINITION 35

chest, thorax

tom/o

to cut

TERM 37

umbilic/o

DEFINITION 37

naval

TERM 38

ventr/o

DEFINITION 38

front, belly

TERM 39

-ac

DEFINITION 39

pertaining to

TERM 40

-ad

DEFINITION 40

toward

AP

anterorposterior

TERM 47

CAT scan; CT

scan

DEFINITION 47

computed axial tomography scan

TERM 48

inf

DEFINITION 48

inferior

TERM 49

lat

DEFINITION 49

lateral

TERM 50

med

DEFINITION 50

medial

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

TERM 52

PA

DEFINITION 52

posteroanterior

TERM 53

PET scan

DEFINITION 53

positron emission tomography scan

TERM 54

pos

DEFINITION 54

posterior

TERM 55

sup

DEFINITION 55

superior

ana-

up, toward, upart

TERM 62

bi-

DEFINITION 62

two

TERM 63

epi-

DEFINITION 63

upon, over, above, on top

TERM 64

hypo-

DEFINITION 64

under, below normal

TERM 65

uni-

DEFINITION 65

one