Word List 2 Flashcards
Abdomen/o
Abdomen
Caud/o
Tail
Cephal/o
Head
Crevic/o
Neck. Neck of uterus
Crani/o
Cranium
Gastro
Stomach
Ili
Illium
Inguin
Groin
Lumb
Loins
Pelv
Pelvis
Spin
Spine
Thorac
Chest
Umbilic
Umbilical. Naval
Anter
Anterior. Front
Dist
Far. Farthest.
Dors
Back
Infer
Lower. Below
Later
Side. To one side
Medi
Middle
Poster
Back. Behind. Posterior
Proxim
Near. Nearest
Super
Upper. Above
Ventr
Belly. Belly side
Cyt
Cell
Hist
Tissue
Nucle
Nucleus
Radi
Radiation. X-ray. Radius
-Al
Pertaining to
-gen. -genesis
Forming. Producing. Origin
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Study of
-plasia
Formation growth
Bi
Two
Epi
Above
Infra
Below. Under
Trans
Across. Through
Abduction
Moves farther from midline
Adduction
Moves towards midline
Anterior
In front
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
Caudal
Pertaining to tail. Below. Or under
Cranial
Pertaining to the cranium
Deep
Farther from the surface
Distal
Farther from the limb root
Dorsal
Pertaining to the back
Epigastric
Pertaining to above the stomach
Extension
Straightening out
Flexion
Bending
Gastric
Stomach
Iliac
Pertaining to the ilium
Inferior
Below. Lower
Infracostal
Pertaining to below or under the ribs
Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
Lumbar
Pertaining to the back. Lower back
Medial
Closer to the midline
Midline
Line dividing body into equal right and left halves
Palmar
Pam side of hand or body
Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis
Plantar
Sole side of foot
Posterior
Rear or back
Pronate
Turning palm of hand downward
Prone
Face down
Proximal
Closer to the limb or root
Radiography
Process of recording radiation
Superficial
Closer to the surface
Superior
Above. Closer to the crown
Supinate
Turning the palm of the hand upward
Supine
Body lying face up
Thoracic
Pertaining to chest
Transverse
Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts
Umbilical
Pertaining to the umbilicus
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
External
Outside
Lateral
Pertaining to the side. Farther from the midline