Worksheet 9

Question 1

antero

Answer 1

toward the front of

Question 2

postero

Answer 2

toward the back of

Question 3

cephalo

Answer 3

head

Question 4

medio

Answer 4

toward the midline

Question 5

proximo

Answer 5

near the point of origin

Question 6

sagitto

Answer 6

vertical, dividing into left and right

Question 7

omphalo

Answer 7

the navel

Question 8

gnoso

Answer 8

knowledge

Question 9

chromo

Answer 9

color

Question 10

parieto

Answer 10

wall

Question 11

viscero

Answer 11

internal organs

Question 12

ventro

Answer 12

front, abdomen

Question 13

dorso

Answer 13

near or on the back (think dorsal fin)

Question 14

caudo

Answer 14

downward, toward the tail

Question 15

latero

Answer 15

toward the side, away from the midline

Question 16

disto

Answer 16

away from the point of origin

Question 17

thano

Answer 17

death

Question 18

corona

Answer 18

crown, encircling

Question 19

aero

Answer 19

air

Question 20

meno

Answer 20

menses

Question 21

syphilo

Answer 21

syphilis

Question 22

-tocia

Answer 22

labor

Question 23

-cyesis

Answer 23

pregnancy

Question 24

-stasis

Answer 24

stopping, controlling

Question 25

rrhexis

Answer 25

rupture

Question 26

-gnosia, gnosis

Answer 26

knowledge

Question 27

super-

Answer 27

above

Question 28

infra-

Answer 28

below

Question 29

pro-

Answer 29

before

Question 30

dys-

Answer 30

poor, bad, abnormal, painful

Question 31

proto-

Answer 31

first

Question 32

sub-

Answer 32

under

Question 33

pseudo-

Answer 33

false

Question 34

dia-

Answer 34

through

Question 35

eu-

Answer 35

easy, well

Question 36

ante-

Answer 36

against

Question 37

ecto-

Answer 37

outer, outside

Question 38

endo-

Answer 38

inner, inside

Question 39

meso-

Answer 39

middle

Question 40

retro-

Answer 40

backward, behind

Question 41

para-

Answer 41

near

Question 42

AP

Answer 42

Anterior to Posterior

Question 43

PA

Answer 43

Posterior to Anterior

Question 44

Bx

Answer 44

Biopsy

Question 45

Dx

Answer 45

Diagnosis

Question 46

Hx

Answer 46

History

Question 47

Px

Answer 47

Prognosis

Question 48

Rx

Answer 48

Prescription

Question 49

LMP

Answer 49

Last Menstrual Period

Question 50

Anterior

Answer 50

toward the front

Question 51

Posterior

Answer 51

the back

Question 52

lateral

Answer 52

the side

Question 53

anterolateral

Answer 53

front and side

Question 54

anterosuperior

Answer 54

front and top

Question 55

posterolateral

Answer 55

back and side

Question 56

posteroanterior

Answer 56

from back to front

Question 57

anteroposterior

Answer 57

from front to back

Question 58

dorsocephalad

Answer 58

toward the back of the head

Question 59

ventral

Answer 59

toward the front

Question 60

proximal

Answer 60

closer to

Question 61

distal

Answer 61

farther from

Question 62

sagittal

Answer 62

vertical slice from front to back

Question 63

mediolateral

Answer 63

middle and side

Question 64

midsagittal

Answer 64

vertical slice that divides the body into left and right

Question 65

coronal

Answer 65

crown or circle

Question 66

caudad

Answer 66

toward the tail (lower spine)

Question 67

omphalitis

Answer 67

inflammation of the navel

Question 68

omphalorrhagia

Answer 68

hemorrhage of the navel

Question 69

omphalorrhexis

Answer 69

rupture of the navel

Question 70

diarrhea

Answer 70

flowing through, loose stool

Question 71

dialysis

Answer 71

process of destroying waste products in the blood by diffusion through a membrane

Question 72

diagnosis/diagnostic

Answer 72

identification of a disease

Question 73

prognosis

Answer 73

predicting the outcome through tests, etc.

Question 74

procephalic

Answer 74

the front of the head

Question 75

aerophobia

Answer 75

abnormal fear of air

Question 76

aerotherapy

Answer 76

treatment with air (O2)

Question 77

Biology

Answer 77

study of living things

Question 78

anaerobic

Answer 78

without air

Question 79

chromolysis

Answer 79

breakdown of color in a cell

Question 80

dyspepsia

Answer 80

poor digestion

Question 81

dyskinesia

Answer 81

poor muscle movement

Question 82

dystocia

Answer 82

difficult labor

Question 83

eutocia

Answer 83

easy labor

Question 84

euthanasia

Answer 84

easy, peaceful death

Question 85

menopause

Answer 85

the permanent cessation of menses

Question 86

amenorrhea

Answer 86

absence of menstrual flow

Question 87

menostasis

Answer 87

stopping the menstrual flow

Question 88

arteriostasis

Answer 88

control of blood flow in the arteries

Question 89

phlebostasis

Answer 89

control of blood flow in the veins

Question 90

hemostasis

Answer 90

control of blood flow

Question 91

syphilopsychosis

Answer 91

mental condition brought on by syphalis

Question 92

syphilopathy

Answer 92

any syphalic disease

Question 93

pseudocyesis

Answer 93

false pregnancy

Question 94

pseudomania

Answer 94

false madness

Question 95

pseudoparalysis

Answer 95

false paralysis

Question 96

pseudohypertrophy

Answer 96

false over development

Question 97

viscera/visceral

Answer 97

internal organs

Question 98

parietal

Answer 98

cavity wall

Question 99

visteroptosis

Answer 99

prolapse of the internal orgains

Question 100

endochondral

Answer 100

within cartillage

Question 101

endocardial

Answer 101

pertaining to the lining of the heart

Question 102

endoscopy

Answer 102

process of viewing the internal organs through an instrument

Question 103

ectopic

Answer 103

pregnancy in the fallopian tubes

Question 104

mesentery

Answer 104

middle intestine

Question 105

retrosternal

Answer 105

behind the sternum

Question 106

retroflexion

Answer 106

bending backwards

Question 107

anteflexion

Answer 107

bending forwards

Question 108

retroversion

Answer 108

turning backwards

Question 109

parahepatitis

Answer 109

inflammation near the liver

Question 110

paranephritis

Answer 110

inflammation near the kidneys

Question 111

paracystitis

Answer 111

inflammation near the bladder