GKROMST 2MT3 - Ancient Roots of Medical Terminology ALL
THE TERMS you need to know (for exam prep) McMaster
University
anthropo - --man
somo, somato - --body
derm(at)o - --skin
epiderm(at)o - --epidermis
cyto - --cell
x-ocyte - --a cell of x
arthro - --joint
acro - --extremities
melo - --limb
,cephalo - --head
tricho - --hair
blepharo - --eyelid
oto - --ear
rhino, naso - --nose
prosopo - --face
facio - --face
cervico, trachelo - --neck (ch. 2); cervix (ch. 10)
omo - --shoulder
brachio - --arm
ancono - --elbow
cheiro, chiro - --hand
,dactylo - --digit
onycho - --nail
thoraco - --chest
stetho - --chest
masto - --breast
mammo - --breast
thele - --nipple
omphalo - --navel
umbil(ic)o - --navel
gluteo, gluto - --buttock
gono, gonyo - --knee
podo, pedo - --foot
, hyper- - --excessive, above
epi- - --upon, excessive
supra- - --above
hypo- - --insufficient (disorder)
below (anatomy)
sub- - --below
infra- - --below
peri- - --surrounding
circum- - --around
para- - --beside
extra- - --outside
ex- - --outside
exo- - --outside
THE TERMS you need to know (for exam prep) McMaster
University
anthropo - --man
somo, somato - --body
derm(at)o - --skin
epiderm(at)o - --epidermis
cyto - --cell
x-ocyte - --a cell of x
arthro - --joint
acro - --extremities
melo - --limb
,cephalo - --head
tricho - --hair
blepharo - --eyelid
oto - --ear
rhino, naso - --nose
prosopo - --face
facio - --face
cervico, trachelo - --neck (ch. 2); cervix (ch. 10)
omo - --shoulder
brachio - --arm
ancono - --elbow
cheiro, chiro - --hand
,dactylo - --digit
onycho - --nail
thoraco - --chest
stetho - --chest
masto - --breast
mammo - --breast
thele - --nipple
omphalo - --navel
umbil(ic)o - --navel
gluteo, gluto - --buttock
gono, gonyo - --knee
podo, pedo - --foot
, hyper- - --excessive, above
epi- - --upon, excessive
supra- - --above
hypo- - --insufficient (disorder)
below (anatomy)
sub- - --below
infra- - --below
peri- - --surrounding
circum- - --around
para- - --beside
extra- - --outside
ex- - --outside
exo- - --outside
