Chapter 5: Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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Motion of a limb away from the midline.

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Abduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline

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Adduction

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position.

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Anterior

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline.

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Bilateral

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5
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The vowel used to combine two root words or a word root or suffix

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Combination Vowel (“o”, “I”, “e”)

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin

(I.E. - What is the common direction, movement, and position term used to describe, “farther inside the body and away from the skin”)

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Deep, means further inside the body or tissue and away from the skin.(Ex:” a deep laceration involves a deep cut deeper into the tissue such as with a knife”)

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Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extemity

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Distal

Term used to describe the relationship of any two structures on an extremity.

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The posterior surface of the body, to include the back of the hand.

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Dorsal

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9
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The straightening of a joint

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Extension

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10
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The bending of a joint

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Flexion

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11
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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised.

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Fowler Position

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12
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Below a body part, or nearer to the feet.

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Inferior

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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures.

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Lateral

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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures.

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Medial

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The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position.

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Palmar

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16
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The bottom surface of the foot.

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Plantar

17
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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position.

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Posterior

18
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The part of a term that appears before a word root changing the meaning of the term.

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Prefix

19
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Lying face down

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Prone

20
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Closer to the trunk

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Proximal

21
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Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing into four equal areas.

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Quadrants

22
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The part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term.

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Suffix

23
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Closer to or on the skin

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Superficial

24
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Above a body part or nearer to the head.

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Superior

25
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Lying face up

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Supine

26
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The anterior surface of the body

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Ventral

27
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The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.

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Word root

28
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Suffix Meaning: below, under (hint, there is two)

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“Sub” and “Infra”
Ex: -Subcutaneous
-Infraclavicular

29
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Common word root meaning: Disease

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path/o

“Pathy”

30
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Common word root meaning: Cavity, channel, or hollow space

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Sinus

31
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Common suffix pertaining to eating or swallowing

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-Phagia

32
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Common suffix pertaining to speech

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-Phasia

33
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Common suffix pertaining to vomiting

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-Emesis

34
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Common Suffix pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis

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-Centesis