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lesson 12 terms-word
directional terms and word combinations
Question | Answer |
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anterior | front side |
distal | farthest point away from |
dorsal | backside |
high fowlers | sitting at a 90o 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 |
myalgia | muscle + pain |
myesthesia | 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) |
myoid | muscle + like (resembles) |
myolipoma | muscle + fat + tumor |
myology | muscle + study of |
myoma | muscle + tumor |
myomalacia | muscle + softening |
myomectomy | muscle + tumor + removal |
myoneural | muscle + nerves |
myoneuralgia | muscle + nerve + pain |
myoparesis | muscle + paralysis |
myopathy | muscle + disease |
myoplasty | muscle + surgical repair (plastic surgery) |
myosalpingitis | muscle + fallopian tube + inflammation |
osteoarthropathy | bone + joint + disease |
osteochondritis | bone + cartilage + inflammation |
osteomyelitis | bone + marrow + inflammation |
osteopath | bone + disease (usually refers to a physician specialty |
osteoplasty | bone + surgical repair (plastic surgery |
osteoporosis | bone + porous + condition of |
osteorrhaphy | bone + suture (wiring together of bones) |
osteosclerosis | bone + hardening + condition of |
osteotome | bone + instrument (used to cut bone) |
dermahemia | skin + blood |
dermatalgia | skin + pain |
dermatitis | skin + inflammation |
dermatoalloplasty | skin + graft + surgical repair (plastic surgery) |
dermatocyst | skin + bladder (filled with something |
dermatoid | skin + resembles |
dermatologist | skin + one who studies |
dermatolysis | skin + dissolution (destruction) |
dermatome | skin + instrument (used to remove skin for grafting) |
dermatomycosis | skin + fungus + condition of |
dermatoneurosis | skin + nerves + condition of (skin eruptions due to emotion) |
dermatopathy | skin + disease |
dermatophobia | skin + fear (afraid of catching a skin disease) |
dermatoplasty | skin + surgical repair (plastic surgery) |
dermatorrhagia | skin + bleeding |
dermatorrhea | skin + drainage |
dermatorrhexis | skin + rupture |
epidermitis | outer + skin + inflammation |
epidermodysplasia | outer + skin + bad + molding |
hypodermis | below + skin |
intradermal | within + skin |
melanoderma | black + skin (dark pigmentation) |
odontalgia | tooth + pain |
odontoprisis | tooth + sawing (tooth grinding) |
odontoptosis | tooth + drop (downward placement) |
odontorrhagia | tooth + bleeding |
odontoscopy | tooth + exam |
scleroderma | hardening + skin |
subdermal | below + skin |
xanthoderma | yellow + skin |
epigastric | outer + stomach |
gastorcele | stomach + protrusion (hernia) |
gastrocolitis | stomach + colon(small intestines) + inflammation |
gastrocoloptosis | stomach + colon(small intestines) + drop(downward placement |
gastroduodenal | stomach + duodenum(firstpart of the small intestines) |
gastroduodenoscopy | stomach + duodenum + exam |
gastroenteritis | stomach + intestines + inflammation |
gastroenterology | stomach + intestines + study of |
gastroenteropathy | stomach + intestines + disease |
gastroenteroplasty | stomach + intestines + surgical |
gastroesophagitis | stomach + esophagus + inflammation |
gastrohepatic | stomach + liver |
gastrolithiasis | stomach + stone + condition of |
gastromalacia | stomach + softening |
gastromegaly | stomach + enlargement |
gastromyxorrhea | stomach + mucous + drainage |
gastropathy | stomach + disease |
gastropexy | stomach + fixation(stomach is surgically attached to the abdominal wall) |
gastroplasty | stomach + surgical repair (plastic surgery) |
gastropylorectomy | stomach + pylorus(gatekeeper) + excision |
gastrorrhagia | stomach + bleeding |
gastrorrhexis | stomach + bursting |
gastroscopy | stomach + exam |
gastrostomy | stomach + opening(new opening into the stomach) |
gastrotomy | stomach + incision |
gastrotoxic | stomach + poison |
nasalgastric | nose + stomach |
orogastric | mouth + stomach |
bradycardia | slow + heart |
cardioangiography | heart + vessel + write (record of electrical impulses) |
cardioarterial | heart + artery |
cardiocele | heart + herniation (protrusion through its sac) |
cardiogenesis | heart + beginning (heart of a fetus) |
cardiogram | heart + exam |
cardioepatic | heart + liver |
cardiohepatomegaly | heart + liver + large |
cardiokinetic | heart + movement |
cardiologist | heart + one who studies |
cardiology | heart + study of |
cardiomalacia | heart + softening |
cardiomegaly | heart + large |
cardiomyopathy | heart + muscle + disease |
cardioplegia | heart + paralysis |
cardioptosia | heart + dropping (the heart sags from its normal location) |
cardiopulmonary | heart + lungs |
cardiorrhaphy | heart + suture |
cardiorrhexis | heart + rupture |
cardiotoxic | heart + poison |
cardiovascular | heart + vessels |
carditis | heart + inflammation |
echocardiogram | sound + heart + write (record) |
electrocardiogram | electric + heart + write (record) |
endocarditis | within + heart + inflammation |
endocardium | within + heart (lining of the heart) |
epicardium | upon + heart (same as pericardium) |
myocardium | muscle + heart |
pericardium | outside + heart (covering of the heart) |
tachycardia | fast + heart |