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Directional Terms and Word Combinations
Term | Definition |
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anterior | front side |
distal | farthest point away from |
dorsal | backside |
high fowlers | sitting at a 90 angle |
inferior | below |
lateral | side of |
medial | middle |
peripheral | on the edge of or outside of |
posterior | rear or back of |
prone | lie on the front side facedown |
proximal | nearest |
superior | above |
supine | lie on back |
transverse | across |
ventral | to the belly |
myo | muscle |
osteo | bone |
myalgia | muscle pain |
myethesia | muscle sensation |
myocele | muscle protrusion (hernia) |
myocyte | muscle cell |
myocytolysis | muscle cell destruction |
myocytoma | muscle cell tumor |
myoedema | muscle swelling |
myofascial | muscle fascia tissue |
myograph | muscle writing (record) |
myolipoma | muscle fat tumor |
myology | study of muscle |
myoma | muscle tumor |
myomalacia | muscle softening |
myomectomy | muscle tumor removal |
myoneural | muscle nerve |
myoneuralgia | muscle nerve pain |
myoparesis | muscle paralysis |
myopathy | muscle disease |
myoplasty | muscle surgical repair |
myosalpingitis | muscle fallopian tube inflammation |
osteoarthropathy | bone joint disease |
osteochondritis | bone cartilage inflammation |
osteomyelitis | bone marrow inflammation |
osteopath | bone disease |
osteosclerosis | bone harding condition |
osteotome | bone instrument |
derma | skin |
odont | teeth |
dermahemia | skin blood |
dermatalgia | skin pain |
dermatitis | skin inflammation |
dermatoalloplasty | skin graft surgical repair |
dermatocyst | skin bladder |
dermatoid | skin resembles |
dermatolgist | one who studies skin |
dermatolysis | skin dissolution |
dermatome | skin instrument |
dermatomycosis | skin fungus condition |
dermatoneurosis | skin nerves condition |
dermatopathy | skin disease |
dermatophobia | fear of skin |
dermatoplasty | skin surgical repair |
dermatorrhagia | skin bleeding |
dermatorrhea | skin drainage |
dermatorrhexis | skin rupture |
epidermitis | outer skin inflammation |
epidermodysplsia | outer skin bad molding |
hypodermis | below skin |
intradermal | within skin |
melanoderma | black skin |
odontalgia | tooth pain |
odontoprisis | tooth grinding |
odontorrhagia | tooth bleeding |
odontoscopy | tooth exam |
scleroderma | hardening skin |
subdermal | below skin |
xanthoderma | yellow skin |
gastro | stomach |
epigastric | outer stomach |
gastrocele | stomach protrusion (hernia) |
gastrocolitis | stomach colon inflammation |
gastrocoloptosis | stomach colon drop |
gastroduodenal | stomach duodenal |
gastroduodenoscopy | stomach duodenal exam |
gastroenteritis | stomach intestines inflammation |
gastroenterology | study of stomach intestines |
gastroenteropathy | stomach intestines disease |
gatroenteroplasty | stomach intestines surgical repair |
gastroesophagitis | stomach esophagus inflammation |
gastrohepatic | stomach liver |
gastrolithiasis | stomach stone condition |
gastromalacia | stomach softening |
gastromegaly | stomach enlargement |
gastromyxorrhea | stomach mucous drainage |
gastropathy | stomach disease |
gastropexy | stomach fixation |
gastroplasty | stomach surgical repair |
gastropylorectomy | stomach pylorus (gatekeeper) excision |
gastrorrhagia | stomach bleeding |
gastrorrhaphy | stomach suture |
gastrorrhea | stomach drainage |
gastrorrhexis | stomach bursting |
gastroscopy | stomach exam |
gastrostomy | stomach incision |
gastrotoxic | stomach poision |
nasalgastric | nose stomach |
orogastric | mouth stomach |
cardio | heart |
bradycardia | slow heart |
cardioangiography | heart vessel write |
cardioarterial | heart artery |
cadiocele | heart herniation |
cardiogenesis | heart beginning |
cardiogram | heart exam |
cardiohepatic | heart liver |
cardiohepatomegaly | heart liver large |
cardiokinetic | heart movement |
cardiologist | one who studies heart |
cardiology | study of the heart |
cardiomalacia | heart softening |
cardiomegaly | heart large |
cardiomyopathy | heart muscle disease |
cadioplegia | heart paralysis |
cardioptosia | heart dropping |
cardiopumonary | heart lung |
cardiorrhaphy | heart suture |
cardiorrhexis | heart rupture |
cardiotoxic | heart poison |
cardiovascular | heart vessel |
carditis | heart inflammation |
echocardiogram | sound heart write(record) |
electrocardiogram | electric heart write(record) |
endocarditis | within heart inflammation |
endocardium | within heart |
epicardium | upon heart |
myocardium | muscle heart |
pericardium | outside heart |
tachycardia | fast heart |
broncho | windpipe |
pleuro | rib side |
pneumo | air, lung |
pulmo | lungs |
bronchoconstriction | windpipe tightening |
bronchodilatation | windpipe widening |
bronchoedema | windpipe swelling |
bronchoesphagoscopy | windpipe esphagus exam |
bronchomyscosis | windpipe fungus condition |
bronchopneumonia | windpipe lung condition |
bronchopulmonary | windpipe lung |
bronchoscopy | windpipe exam |
bronchospasm | windpipe contraction (spasm) |
bronchostaxis | windpipe bleeding |
bronchotracheal | windpipe trachea |
pleurocentesis | rib side puncture |
pleurodesis | rib side adhesions |
plurodynia | rib side pain |
pleurolith | rib side stone |
pleurolysis | rib side dissolution |
pneumoangiography | lung vessel write(record) |
pneumogram | lung writing (record) |
pneumohypoderma | air below skin |
pneumonectomy | lung removal |
pneumonitis | lung inflammation |
pneumonopathy | lung disease |
pneumonopexy | lung fixation |
pneumoradiography | lung Xray write(record) |
pneumoscope | lune to examine |
pneumothorax | lung chest |
pneumovirus | air virus |
pulmonectomy | lung removal |
sinopulmonary | sinuses lung |
nephro | kidney |
uri | urine |
glycosuria | sugar urine |
hematuria | blood urine |
nephrocystosis | kidney bladder(cyst) condition |
nephrogram | kidney writing(record) |
nephroid | kidney resemble |
nephrolith | kidney stone |
nephrolithiasis | kidney stone condition |
nephroma | kidney tumor |
nephromegaly | kidney enlargement |
nephropathy | kidney disease |
nephrosclerosis | kidney harding condition |
nephrostomy | kidney opening |
pyelonephritis | pelvis kidney inflammation |
urinometer | urine measure |
urinoscopy | urine exam |
mast | breast |
oophoro | ovary |
orchido | testes |
mastalgia | breast pain |
matatrophy | breast wasting away |
mastectomy | breast removal |
mastitis | breast inflammation |
mastoid | breast resembles |
mastopathy | breast disease |
oophorocystectomy | ovary cyst removal |
oophoroma | ovary tumor |
oophorosalpingectomy | ovary fallopian tubes removal |
oophorrhagia | ovary bleeding |
orchiectomy | testes removal |
orchioneuralgia | testes nerve pain |
orchiopathy | testes disease |
orchiopexy | testes fixation |
orchiotomy | testes incision |
neuro | nerves |
neuralgia | nerves pain |
neuralgiform | nerves pain resemble |
neurectasis | nerve extension |
neurectomy | nerve excision |
neurexeresis | nerve tearing out |
neuritis | nerves inflammation |
neuroarthropathy | nerves joint disease |
neurocyte | nerves cell |
neuroencephalomyelopathy | nerves brain spinal disease |
neurogastric | nerves stomach |
neurogenesis | nerves beginning |
neuroid | nerves resembles |
neurolinguistics | nerves tongue science |
neurology | study of nerves |
neurolysis | nerves dissolution |
neuromalacia | nerves softening |
neuromuscular | nerves muscle disease |
neuroparalysis | nerves loss of use |
neuropathogenesis | nerves disease beginning |
neuropathology | nerves disease study |
neuropathy | nerves disease |
neuropharmacology | nerves drugs study |
neuropsychiatry | nerves mind practice |
neurosarcoclesis | nerves flesh closure |
neurosis | nerves condition |
neurosurgeon | nerves surgeon |
neurotoxic | nerves poison |
neurotripsy | nerves rubbing |
neurovascular | nerves vessels |