| Medical Term | Part/Def |
|---|---|
| abdomino | abdomen |
| angio | vessel |
| anterior, ventral | front |
| arterio | artery |
| bronchio | bronchi, relating to airways in the lungs |
| cardio | heart |
| cephalo, pronounced seff-a-lo | head |
| cerebro, pronounced sir-ee-bro | head |
| colo | colon, large intestine |
| cranio | head |
| cysto | bladder |
| derm | skin |
| distal | farther from the torso |
| esophago, pronounced es-soff-ago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| gluco | glucose (sugar) |
| glyco | glucose (sugar) |
| hemo | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| hyper | too fast, above normal |
| hypo | low, less than normal |
| immuno | immune |
| inferior | away from the head |
| lateral | side |
| lipo | fat |
| masto | breast |
| medial | middle |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro | mind |
| neuro | nerve |
| osteo, pronounced os-tee-o | bone |
| ova | eggs |
| patho | disease |
| phago, pronounced fay-go | swallow or eat |
| phlebo | vein |
| pneumo | lung |
| posterior, dorsal | back |
| proximal | closer to the torso |
| superior | toward the head |
| thoraco | chest |
| vasculo | vessel |
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