med terms ch7 prt1

dors/o

dorsal, near or on the back
ventr/o

ventral, near or on the belly side of the body
anter/o

anterior, toward the front or in front of
poster/o

posterior, following or located behind
cephal/o

cephalic, upward, toward the head
caud/o

caudal, downward, toward the tail
medi/o

medial, toward the midline
later/o

lateral, toward the side away from the midline
super/o

above
infer/o

below
proxim/o

near the point of origin
dist/o

away from the point of origin
sagitt/o

vertical
coron/o

resembling a crown or encircling
-ad

toward
omphal/o

navel
umbilicus

navel
pro-

in front of
dia-

through or throughout
aer/o

air
chrom/o

color
phil

attracted
dys-

aabnormal,bad.painfull, difficult
eu-

well, easy
-tocia

labor
enter/o

small intestine
col/o

large intestine
men/o

menses
-stasis

act or condition of stopping or controlling
-cyesis

pregnancy
pseud/o

false
viscer/o

organs
pariet/o

wall
ecto-

outer, outside
endo-

inner, inside
meso-

middle
retro-

backward, behind
para-

near
proto-

first
-plasm

substance of cells
ante-

front or forward

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med terms ch7 prt1

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med terms

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2011-10-27T00:28:02Z

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