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Wendy's Medical Term

Category: Pronunciation

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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Pronunciation	Definition
caudal	KAWD-al	towards the bottom
dorsum	DOR-sum	top of hand or foot
ventral	VEN-tral	stomach or the front
plantar	PLANT-ar	sole of the foot
proximal	PRAWK-sih-mal	closer in to the center
distal	DIS-tal	farther away from the center
prone	PROHN	lying down on belly
supine	SOO-pain	lying down on back
ipsilateral	IP-sih-LAT-eh-ral	same side
prophylaxis	proh-fih-LAK-sis	preventive treatment

KAWD-al	Definition: towards the bottom	1	1	false
DOR-sum	Definition: top of hand or foot	2	1	false
VEN-tral	Definition: stomach or the front	3	1	false
plantar	Pronunciation: PLANT-ar	4	0	false
PRAWK-sih-mal	Definition: closer in to the center	5	1	false
distal	Pronunciation: DIS-tal	6	0	false
PROHN	Definition: lying down on belly	7	1	false
supine	Pronunciation: SOO-pain	8	0	false
same side	Term: ipsilateral	9	2	false
prophylaxis	Pronunciation: proh-fih-LAK-sis	10	0	false