Terminology Flashcards
Cranial
Toward the head
Rostral
toward the nose
Caudal
Toward the tail
Dorsal
Toward the backbone
Ventral
Away from the backbone
Medial
Closest to the median
Lateral
Farthest from the medial plane
Proximal
the point closest to the backbone (used in limbs)
Distal
the point farthest from the backbone (used in limbs)
Anterior
toward the head (used in limbs)
Posterior
Toward the tail (used in limbs)
Palmar
Bottom of the front feet
Plantar
Bottom of the rear feet
Superficial
Toward the outer surface of the animal
Deep
Away from the outer surface of the animal
-cidal
antimicrobials that kill organisms
-static
antimicrobials that only prevent the replication of the organisms
Pneumo
air
Anal, ano-
Anus
Brachial, Brachio-
Arm
Hem-, Hemo-, Hemat-
Blood
Thoracic, Thorax, Thoraco-
Chest
Auricle, oto-
Ear
Ocular, Oculo-, Ophthalmo-
Eye
Pedal, Ped-, Pod-
Foot
Chole, Chol-
Gall Bladder
Cephalic, Cephalo-
Head
Carium, Cardiac, Cardio-
Heart
Renal, nephric, Nephro-
Kidney
Cheil-, Labi-
Lip
Hepatic, Hepato-
Liver
Pulmonary, Pulmonic
Lungs
Oral, Os, Stoma, Stomat-
Mouth
Muscle
Myo-
Ungual
Nail bed
Cervix, Cervical, Cervico-
Neck
Penile
Penis
Perito-
Peritoneum
Rectal
Rectum
Derma-, Integumentum
Skin
Splen-
Spleen
Gastric, Gastro-
Stomach
Orchio-, Orchido-
Testicle
Cysti-, Cysto-
Urinary bladder
Hystera-, metra
Uterus
Vulvo-
Vulva
-algia
-dynia
pain
-emia
blood condition
-ia
condition, disease
-itis
inflammation
-lepsy
seizure or attack