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Body Orientation & d
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab | away from |
| Ad, af | toward |
| Dorso | back |
| Ep, epi | over |
| Hermi | half |
| Hyp, hypo | below normal |
| Inter | between |
| Intra, intro | within |
| Sub | less than, under, inferior |
| Super, supra | more than, above, superior |
| anter/o | before |
| caud/o | below wrist line |
| cephal | head |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle, medial plane |
| poster/o | back or behind |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin |
| super/o | above |
| Ventr/o | front or belly |
| algia | pain |
| centesis | puncture |
| esis, ia, a, ism | without |
| ity, y, oasis, tion | |
| sis. iasis, sia | |
| graph | |
| graphy | |
| ites, itis | inflammation |
| oma | tumor |
| opsy | view of |
| Abd | abduction |
| chest X-ray | cxr |
| PT | physical therapy |
| Occupational therapy | oT |
| Myocarditis | inflammation of heart muscle |
| Leukocyte | white blood cell |
| Ventral | relating to the underside |