Competencies 1 and 2 Flashcards
fronto/coronal plane
slice vertically through body, through ears and shoulders
sagittal plane
slice vertically through body, through nose and splitting the ribs, through midline of body
transverse plane
slice horizontally through body, splitting top half from bottom half
anter/o
front or toward the front
infer/o
below, or toward the bottom
proxim/o
on a limb, close to where it inserts into the body
caud/o
toward the tail
cephal/o
toward the head
dist/o
on a lim, away from where it inserts into the body
dors/o
rear, toward the back
later/o
away from the midline
medi/o
toward the midline
poster/o
rear, toward the back
prone
lying facedown
superficial
not deep, shallow
super/o
above
supine
lying on the back
ventr/o
front or toward the front
-itis
inflammation
-logy
academic study/practice of a field
-megaly
enlargement
-pathy
disease or disorder
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomiting condition
-emia
blood condition
-malacia
softening
-oma
tumor, mass
-penia
deficiency
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhade/rrhagia/rrhea
flowing, rapid flow
-sclerosis
hardening
-spasm
muscle contraction
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-toxic
poison
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ostomy
surgically creating a hole
-otomy
making an incision
-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
-gram/graph/graphy
record, instrument used to record
-manometer
instrument used to measure pressure
-meter/metry
instrument used to measure/count, or the process
-scope/scopy
process of viewing
-esthesia
mental responsiveness/awareness
-genesis/genic
pertaining to producing, new
-kinesia
movement
-osmia
odor
-oxia
oxygen level
-pepsia
related to digestion
-phagia
related to eating/ingestion
-phonia
speech
-pnea
air, breath, lung
-thorax
chest
-trophy/trophic
nourishment, development
a-
without
an-
without
anti-
against or opposed to another
brady-
slow