Basics of the Body Word Parts Review

anter/o

• front
• on; over; upon
• specialist (one who studies)
• nerve

arthr/o

• study
• fat
• joint
• cell

bi/o

• life
• blood condition
• below; under
• neck; cervix

cardi/o

• before
• heart
• slow
• below; below normal; deficient

caud/o

• slow
• surgical removal; excision
• tail
• above

cephal/o

• joint
• disease
• substance that produces
• head

cervic/o

• below
• side
• pain
• neck; cervix

col/o, colon/o

• large intestine; colon
• away from the point of origin; far; distant
• before
• condition

cost/o

• rib
• abnormal condition
• head
• inflammation

cyt/o

• across
• around; surrounding
• surgical removal; excision
• cell