566 APPENDIX B• Answer KeyMedical Term Word Element Meaning- craniometer crani/o (CF) cranium (skull)
-meter (S) instrument for measuring - cutaneous cutane/o (WR) skin
-ous (S) pertaining to - cytology cyt/o (CF) cell
-logy (S) study of - cytolysis cyt/o (CF) cell
-lysis (S) separation; destruction; loosening - distal dist (WR) far, farthest
-al (S) pertaining to - dorsal dors (WR) back (of body)
-al (S) pertaining to - endoscopy endo- (PR) in, within
-scopy (S) instrument for examining - epigastric epi- (PR) above, upon
gastr (WR) stomach
-ic (S) pertaining to - histologist hist/o (CF) tissue
-logist (S) specialist in the study of - hypochondriac hypo- (P) under, below, deficient
chondr (WR) cartilage
-iac (S) pertaining to - inferior infer (WR) lower, below
-ior (S) pertaining to - lumbar lumb (WR) loins (lower back)
-ar (S) pertaining to - periumbilical peri- (PR) around
umbilic (WR) umbilicus, navel
-al (S) pertaining to - proximal proxim (WR) near, nearest
-al (S) pertaining to - radiography radi/o (CF) radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
-graphy (S) process of recording - transverse trans- (P) across, through
-verse (S) to turn
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