Med term chpt 2

abdomin/o

• abdomen

• Heart
• Brain
• Lungs

caud/o

• tail

• cranium

• neck

• stomach

cephal/o

• Head
• Foot
• Hand
• Heart

ili/o

• A branch of medicine
• A type of disease
• A medical term for stomach

• ilium/ (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

inguin/o

• Knee
• Groin
• Elbow
• Ankle

lumb/o

• related to the heart
• related to the lungs
• loins (lower back)

• related to the brain

thorac/o

• Heart
• chest

• Brain
• Liver

cyt/o

• related to the brain
• related to the heart
• cell

• related to the bone

hist/o

• Study of history
• tissue

• Study of cells
• Study of bones

-plasia

• formation, growth

• poison

• measure

• separation