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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | Refers to the front of the body |
| Posterior | Refers to the back of the body |
| Horizontal (Tranverse) Plane | Divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves |
| Sagittal/Midsagittal | Divides the body into right and left halves |
| Dorsal | Refers to the back part of the body, or the back side of an organ |
| Ventral | Refers to the front side of the body, or the front side of an organ |
| Thoracic Cavity | Refers to the chest cavity and contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, etc... |
| Anterolateral | Pertaining to the front and to (one) side |
| Anteromedial | Pertaining to the front and to the middle |
| Anteroposterior (AP) | Pertaining to the front and to the back |
| Anterosuperior | Pertaining to the front and above |
| Caudad | Toward the tail (feet) |
| Caudal | Pertaining to the tail |
| Cephalad | Toward the head |
| Cephalic | Pertaining to the head |
| Distal | Pertaining away from the point of attachment |
| Inferior | Pertaining to below |
| Inferolateral | Pertaining to below and to one side |
| Lateral | Pertaining to the side |
| Medial | Pertaining to the middle |
| Mediolateral | Pertaining to the middle and one side |
| Posteroanterior (PA) | Pertaining to the back and to the front |
| Posterolateral | Pertaining to the back and to one side |
| Proximal | Pertaining to near the point of attachment |
| Superior | Pertaining to above |
| Superolateral | Pertaining to above and to one side |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Caud/o | Tail (downward) |
| Cephal/o | Head (upward) |
| Dist/o | Away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
| Dors/o | Back |
| Infer/o | Below |
| -ad | Toward |
| Later/o | Side |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Poster/o | Back, behind |
| Proxim/o | Near the point of attachment of a body part |
| Super/o | Above |
| Ventr/o | Belly (front) |
| -al, -ic, -ior | Pertaining to |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Epitheli/o | Epithelium |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Sarc/o | Flesh, connective tissue |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -genic | Producing, originating, causing |
| -logist | One who studies and treats (specialist, physician) |
| -logy | Study of |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -plasm | Growth (substance or formation) |
| -stasis | Control, stop |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| Neo- | New |
| Cranial cavity | Brain |
| Spinal cavity | Spinal cord |
| Thoracic cavity | Heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi |
| Abdominal cavity | Stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters |
| Pelvic cavity | Urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, parts of the small and large intestines |
| Integumentary system | Covers and protects body |
| Respiratory system | Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and external environment |
| Urinary system | Excretes waste; regulates fluids and electrolyte balance |
| Reproductive system | Produces offspring, secretes hormones that produce feminine and masculine physical traits |
| Cardiovascular system | Transports oxygen and nutrients |
| Lymphatic system | Provides immunity and helps circulate body fluids |
| Digestive system | Takes in, breaks down, and absorbs nutritional elements of food; eliminates waste |
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