Word Parts
Body Regions
Body Cavities
Medical Words
Anything Goes
100
Word part meaning gland
What is aden / o
100
Contains primarily the major organs of digestion
What is abdominal cavity
100
Cavity protecting the heart and lungs
What is thoracic
100
Word meaning sudden outbreak of a disease
What is epidemic
100
Word part meaning cell.
What is cyt / o
200
Word part meaning fat
What is adip / o
200
Region of the abdomen located below the stomach.
What is hypogastric
200
Cavity formed by the hip bones
What is pelvic
200
Word meaning study of tissues
What is histology
200
Illness acquired in a healthcare setting.
What is nosocomial infection.
300
Word part meaning front
What is anter / o
300
Region located above the stomach
What is epigastric
300
Relating to the groin.
What is inguinal.
300
Word meaning study of the causes of diseases
What is etiology
300
Near the midline.
What is Medial
400
Word part meaning head.
What is cephal / o
400
Region of the abdomen around the belly button.
What is umbilical.
400
Located along the back of the body and head, contains organs of the nervous system.
What is dorsal cavity.
400
Word meaning outbreak of a disease over a large area
What is pandemic
400
Study of body structures.
What is anatomy.
500
Word part meaning lower part of body
What is caud / o
500
Region containing the right upper quadrant.
What is right hypchondriac.
500
Cavity containing body organs that sustain homeostasis.
What is ventral.
500
Word meaning ongoing presence of disease within a population
What is endemic
500
Deviation from what is regarded as normal.
What is anomoly
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