5b. Medical Terminology II Flashcards
abduction
motion of a limb away from the midline
adduction
motion of a limb toward the midline
apex (plural apices)
the pointed extremity of a conical structure
bilateral
a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
combining vowel
vowel used to combine root words or a root word and suffix
deep
farther inside the body and away from the skin
distal
further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
dorsal
posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand
extension
straightening of a joint
flexion
bending of a joint
fowler position
an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
inferior
below a body part or nearer to the feet
lateral
parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
medial
parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called the inner structures
palmar
the forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position
plantar
the bottom surface of the foot
posterior
the back surface of the body; side away from you in a standard anatomic position
prefix
part of the term that appears before a word root
prone
lying face down
proximal
closer to the trunk
quadrants
describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, imaginary lines intersect at umbilicus, abdomen into four equal areas
suffix
term that comes after the root word
superficial
closer to or on the skin
superior
above a body part or nearer to the head
supine
lying face up
ventral
anterior surface of the body
word root
main part of a term that that contains the primary meaning
anterior
the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position
cardi
heart
hepat
liver
nephr
kidney
neur
nerves
psych
mind
thorac
chest
hyper-
over, excessive high
hypo-
under, below normal
tachy-
rapid, fast
brady-
slow
pre-
before
post-
after, behind
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pertaining to pain
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-ic
pertaining too
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-logist
specialist
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measuring instrument
-oma
tumor (usually cancer)
-pathy
disease
uni-
one
dipl-
two; double
null-
none
primi-
first
multi-
many
bi-
two
tri-
three
quad-
four
tetra-
four
quint-
five
sexti-
six
septi-
seven
oct-
eight
nona-
nine
deca-
ten
semi-
half/partial
hemi-
half/one-sided
ambi-
both
pan-
all, entire
cyan/o
blue
leuk/o
white
erythr/o
red
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
alb
white
chlor/o
green
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
de-
down from, away
circum-
around, about
peri-
around
trans-
across, through, beyond
epi-
above, upon, on
supra-
above,over
retro-
behind
sub-
under, beneath
infra-
below, under
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
contra-
against, opposite
ecto-
out, outside
endo-
within
extra-
outside, in addition
intra-
inside, within
ipsi-
same
Anterior(ventral)
Front
Posterior(dorsal)
Back
Right/left
In relation to patient
Top
Superior
Bottom
Inferior
Closest
Proximal
Farthest
Dorsal
Middle
Medial
Side
Lateral
In
Superficial
Out
Deep
abdomin/o
abdomen
acou/o; acoust/o
hear
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
alb/o
white
alges/o
pain
andr/o
man, male
angi/o
vessel
angin/o
blood vessel
ankyl/o
fused, stiff
anter/o
front
aort/o
aorta
append/o
appendix
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
asthen/o
weak
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
fat
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
to hear
aur/o
ear
aut/o
self
bacteria/o
bacteria
bi
life; also two
bil/i
bile
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/i
airway, bronchus
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
pouch or sac
calc/i
calcium
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
caud/o
tail
cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
cel/o
hernia, portrusion
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
cent/i
a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum