Medical Terminology Simplified

CHAPTER 2: BODY STRUCTURE

Section Review 2–1

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Term Meaning

mono/cyte large mononuclear leukocyte

MŎN-ō-sīt

-cyte: cell

uni/nucle/ar pertaining to one nucleus

ū-nĭ-NŪ-klē-ăr

nucle: nucleus

-ar: pertaining to

post/nat/al pertaining to (the period) after birth

pōst-NĀ-tăl

nat: birth

-al: pertaining to

pre/nat/al pertaining to (the period) before birth

prē-NĀ-tăl

nat: birth

-al: pertaining to

pro/gnosis before knowing; knowing beforehand (prediction of the course

prŏg-NŌ-sĭs and end of a disease, and the estimated chance of recovery)

-gnosis: knowing

primi/gravida woman during her first pregnancy

prī-mĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă

-gravida: pregnant woman

retro/version literally means turning backward (tipping backward of an organ,

rĕt-rō-VĔR-shŭn such as the uterus, from its normal position)

-version: turning

super/ior pertaining to upper or above (toward the head or upper portion

soo-PĒ-rē-or of a structure)

-ior: pertaining to

Term Meaning

1. dist/al -al: pertaining to; far, farthest


2. poster/ior -ior: pertaining to; back (of body), behind, posterior


3. hist/o/logist -logist: specialist in study of; tissue


4. dors/al -al: pertaining to; back (of body)


5. anter/ior -ior: pertaining to; anterior, front


6. later/al -al: pertaining to; side, to one side


7. medi/ad -ad: toward; middle


8. chondr/oma -oma: tumor


9. proxim/al -al: pertaining to; near, nearest


10. ventr/al -al: pertaining to; belly, belly side

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