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5 Vocab
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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abduction | motion of limb away from midline (narrowing the angle) |
adduction | motion of limb toward midline (increasing the angle) |
anterior | the front or ventral side of the body |
apex (apices) | the highest point of a structure |
bilateral | a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline |
combining vowels | vowel used to combine two root words or root words to a suffxi |
deep | further into body away from skin |
distal | further from the trunk |
dorsal | the back or posterior side of the body |
extension | the straightening of a joint |
flexion | the bending of a joint |
flower position | inclined position where head of the bed is raised |
inferior | below a body part or nearer to the feet |
lateral | parts that lie further from the midline |
medial | parts that lie closer to the midline |
palmar | the palm of the hand |
plantar | the sole of the foot |
posterior | the backside or dorasl side of the body |
prefix | part of word that is before the root word |
prone | lying face down |
proximal | closer to trunk |
quadrants | describes the sections of the abdominal cavity |
suffix | part of term that comes after the root word |
superfical | closer to the skin |
superior | above body part or near head |
supine | lying face up |
ventral | the anterior or backside of the body |
word root | main part of term with primary meaning |
Tachy- | (prefix) rapid or fast |
Post- | (prefix) after or behind |
Quad- | (prefix) four |
Bi- | (prefix) two |
Brady- | (prefix) slow |
Pre | (prefix) before |
Hyper- | (prefix) over, excessive, high |
-megaly | (suffix) enlargement |
-oma | (suffix) tumor |
-ectomy | (suffix) surgical removal of |
-algia | (suffix) pertaining to pain |
-logist | (suffix) specialist |
-pathy | (suffix) disease |
-itis | (suffix) inflamation |
Cyano- | (prefix) blue |
Leuko- | (prefix) white |
Erythro- | (prefix) red |
Melano- | (prefix) black |
Alb- | (prefix) lacking color/pigment |