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med term CH 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| posterior | toward the back |
| anterior | toward the front |
| inferior | downward |
| superior | upward |
| lateral | side |
| medial | middle |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| deep | damage more then one layer of skin down |
| superficial | damage less then one skin layer |
| distal | far |
| proximal | near |
| prone | lying on belly |
| supine | lying on back |
| pronate | facing palm downward |
| supinate | facing palm upward |
| plantar | sole of foot |
| palmar | palm |
| sinistrad | left |
| dextrad | right |
| efferent | away from |
| afferent | toward |
| drugs that are applied directly on the skin | topical |
| healthcare term for athlete's foot | tinea pedis |
| cryo- | extreme cold |
| healthcare term for "black and blue" extravasation of blood into subcutaneous tissue as a result of trauma | ecchymosis |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade |
| blephar/o | eyelids |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| viscer/o | organ |
| ventr/o | belly |
| super/o | above |
| poster/o | behind |
| later/0 | side |
| infer/o | below |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ad | towards |
| ipsi- | same |
| dia- | through, complete |
| endo-, end- | within |
| inter- | between |
| syn- | together |
| -centesis | removal of fluid |
| -desis | binding |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | development |
| -poiesis | formation |
| chondro/0 | cartilage |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| route of administration in which drugs are injected within the skin | intradermal |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| supinate | turn the palm upward |
| palmar | palm of the hand |
| anterior | front side |
| ID | intradermal |
| stern/o | breastbone |
| myc/o | fungus |
| -tis | inflammation |
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