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Medterms
Unit 1
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Abdomino | Abdomen |
Acro | Extremities |
Anatom | Body Structures |
Anter | Front |
Blast | Immature/Embryonic Cell |
Caud | Tail |
Cephal | Head |
Cyan | Blue |
Cyt | Cell |
Dermat | Skin |
Dist | Distant from Origin |
Dors | Back |
Epitheli | Epithelial |
Eti | Cause of Disease |
Hist | Tissue |
Later | Side |
Leuk | White |
Medi | Middle |
Megal | Enlarged |
Muc | Mucus |
Pelv | Pelvis |
Physi | Function |
Pleur | Lung Cavity |
Poster | Back |
Proxim | Closer to Origin |
Ser | Serum or serous membrane |
Thorac | Chest |
Ventro | Front |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cyte | cell |
-ia | condition |
-ist | a person who |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | the study of |
-megaly | enlarged |
-meter | instrument of measure |
-metry | process of measuring |
-osis | condition or increased number |
-paralysis | loss of movement and feeling |
-pathy | disease |
-tic, ous, ic, al | adjective endings |
-um, y, a, us | noun endings |
A&P | Anatomy and Physiology |
AP | Anteroposterior |
HCl | Hydrochloric Acid |
LAT | Lateral |
LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
PA | Posteroanterior |
RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |