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Body and Directional Terms
Root
Cyt/o
Epitheli/o
Fibr/o
Hist/o
Lip/o
Myo
Neur/o
Organ/o
Viscer/o
What it Means
Root word
Anter/o
Caud/o
Cephal/o
Dist/o
Dors/o
Infer/o
Later/o
Medi/o
Poster/o
Proxim/o
Super/o
Ventr/o
Suffix
-cyte
-gen
-genic
-oma
-osis
-pathy
-plasm
-sarcoma
Division
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Example term
Cytology
Epithelioma
Fibrosis
Histologist
Liposuction
Myositis
Neuropathy
Organomegaly
Viscera
What it Means
What it means
What it Means
Abbreviation
C
T or D
(D = dorsal)
L
D
Example term
Erythrocyte
Carcinogen
Carcinogenic
Myoma
Cytosis
Neuropathy
Neoplasm
Myosarcoma
What it Means
Location
Medical Terminology
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Body and Directional Terms
Region
Auricular region
Axillary
Buccal
Clavicular
Infraorbital
Infrascapular
Lumbar
Mammary
Mental
Orbital
Pubic
Sacral
Sternal
Submental
Supraclavicular
afferent
efferent
anterior
posterior
central
deep
superficial
distal
proximal
inferior
superior
lateral
medial
supine
prone
Frontal plane
Sagittal plane
Transverse plane
Where it is
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