The Human Body in Health and Disease Flash Cards

Below are fifteen common medical terminology word parts associated with the human body in health and disease. Happy studying!

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The Human Body in Health and Disease Flash Cards

-ologist definition

Med term for specialist

adip/o definition

Medical term for fat

end- endo- definition

Med term for in, within, inside

Poster/o definition

Med term for behind, toward the back

Caud/o definition

Med term for lower part of the body, tail

Path/o -pathy definition

Med term for disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Aden/o definition

Med term for gland

-ology definition

Med term for the science or study of

Plas/i plas/o -plasia definition

Med term for development, growth, formation

Cephal/o definition

Med term for head

Hist/o histi/o definition

Med term for tissue

-stasis -static definition

Med term for control, maintenance of a constant level

Anter/o definition

Med term for before, front

Exo- definition

Med term for out of, outside, away from

Cyt/o -cyte definition

Med term for cell

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