Body and Integumentary Flashcards
Super/ior
Pertaining to; above
Poster/ior
Pertaining to; behind
Trans/verse
Across
Dors/o
back
Dorsal cavities are brain and spinal
Ventr/o
Front, belly side
Ventral cavities are thoracic and abdominopelvic
Hypo/chondri/ac
Pertaining to; below; cartilage – right and left
Lumb/ar
Pertaining to; loins – right and left
Inguin/al and ili/ac (same place in this context)
ili/ac; pertaining to ilium not ileum – right and left
Hypo/gastr/ic
Pertaining to; below; stomach
Epi/gastr/ic
Pertaining to; above; stomach
Umbilic/al
Pertaining to; umbilicus
Inguin/al
Pertaining to; groin
Umbilic/al
Pertaining to; naval
Pelv/i; Pelv/o
Pelvis as in pelvimetry and pelvic
Spin/o
Spine as in spinal
Cervic/al
Pertaining to; neck
When used in gynecology, it means pertaining to the neck of the uterus
Thorac/ic
Pertaining to; chest
Lumb/ar
Pertaining to; loins {loins are between thorax and pelvis}
Sacr/al
Pertaining to; sacrum
Cyt/o
Cyte
Cell
Anter/o
Front
Infer/o
Below; Inferior
Dist/o
Away from; distal
Proxim/o
Near; Proximal
Later/o
Side; Lateral
Medi/o
Middle; medial
Dors/o
Back; Dorsal
Ventr/o
Belly, belly side; Ventral
Abdomin/o
Abdomen; Abdominal
Cervic/o
Neck; Cervical
Ectomy
Excision
ostomy
New opening
Scopy
Visual exam
Otomy
Incision
Scope
Instrument to view
Centesis
Surgical Puncture
Cyan/o
Blue
Melan/o
Black
Path/o
Disease
Radi/o
Just x-ray for us
Viscer/o
Organs
Lith/o
Stone; Visceral
Cephal/o
Head
Bx CT H&P I&D IM IV MRI PRN
Biopsy Computed Tomography History and Physical Irrigation/debridement or incision/drainage Intramuscular Intravenous Magnetic resonance imaging As needed, as necessary
gnosis
Knowing
Cutane/o
Dermat/o
Derm/o
Derma
Skin
Oma
Tumor
Adip/o
Lip/o
Fat
Ungu/o
Nail
Pil/o
Hair
Scler/o
Hard
Kerat/o
Hard, horny, cornea
Py/o
Pus
