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Lesson 12
Medical Terminology Lesson 12: Directional Terms,Word combinations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anterior | front side |
| distal | farthest point away from |
| dorsal | backside |
| high fowlers | sitting at 90 degrees |
| inferior | below |
| Semi fowlers | sitting at 45 degrees |
| lateral | side of |
| medial | middle |
| peripheral | on the edge of or outside of |
| posterior | rear or back of |
| posterior | prone |
| 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 |
| myofacial | 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 |
| osteaochondritis | 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 |
| derma | skin |
| 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) |
| odont | teeth |
| 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 |
| gastrocele | stomach + protrusion (hernia) |
| gastrocolitis | stomach + colon (small intestines) + inflammation |
| gastrocoloptosis | stomach + colon (small intestine) + drop downward placement) |
| gastroduodenal | stomach + duodenum (first part 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 + englargment |
| 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 |
| gastorrhagia | stomach + bleeding |
| gastorrhaphy | stomach + suture |
| gastroorrhea | stomach + drainage (excessive) |
| gastorrhexis | stomach + bursting |
| gastroscopy | stomach + exam |
| gastrostomy | stomach + opening (new opening into the stomach) |
| gastronomy | 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) |
| cariogenesis | heart + beginning (heart of a fetus) |
| cardiogram | heart + exam |
| cardiohepatic | 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 |
| cariorraphy | heart + suture |
| cardiorrhexis | heart + ruture |
| cardiotoxic | heart + poison |
| cardiovascular | heart + vessels |
| carditis | heart + inflammation |
| echocardiogram | sound + 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 the heart) |
| tachycardia | fast + heart |
| bronchoconstriction | windpipe + tightening |
| broncho | windpipe |
| bvronchodilatation | windpipe + widening |
| bronchoedema | windpipe + swelling |
| bronchoesophagoscopy | windpipe + esophagus + exam |
| bronchomycosis | windpipe + fungus + condition of |
| bronchopheumonia | windpipe + lung + condition |
| bronchopulmonary | windpipe + lung |
| bronchoscopy | windpipe + exam |
| bronchospasm | windpipe + contraction (spasm) |
| bronchostaxis | windpipe + bleeding |
| bronchotracheal | windpipe + trachea |
| pleurocentesis | rib side + puncture |
| pneumo | air + lung |
| pleuro | rib side |
| pulmo | lungs |
| pleurodesis | rib side + adhesions (adhesions are bands that connect opposing serous surfaces) |
| pleurodynia | rib side + pain |
| pleurolith | rib side + stone |
| pleurolysis | rib side + dissolution (destruction) |
| 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 + X-ray + write (record) |
| pneumoscope | lung + to examine |
| pheumothorax | air + chest |
| pneumovirus | air + virus |
| pulmonectomy | lung + removal |
| sinopulmonary | sinuses + lung |
| glycosuria | sugar + urine |
| nephro | kidney |
| uri | urine |
| hematuria | blood + urine |
| nephrocystosis | kidney + bladder (cysts) + condition of (cyst in this case is not to be confused with urinary bladder) |
| nephogram | kidney + write (record) |
| nephroid | kidney + resemble |
| nephrolith | kidney + stone |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney + stone + condition of |
| nephroma | kidney + tumor |
| nephromegaly | kidney + enlargement |
| nephropathy | kidney + disease |
| nephrosclerosis | kidney + hardening + condition of |
| nephrostomy | kidney + opening (surgical opening into the kidney) |
| pyelonephritis | pelvis (hip) + kidney + inflammation |
| urinometer | urine + measure |
| urinoscopy | urine + exam |
| oophoro | ovary |
| mastalgia | breast + pain |
| mastatrophy | breast + wasting away |
| mastectomy | breast + removal |
| mastitis | breast + inflammation |
| mastoid | breast + resembles |
| mastopathy | breast + disease |
| oophorocystectomy | ovary + cyst + removal |
| oophorom | 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 | nerve + pain |
| neuralgiform | nerve + pain + resemble |
| neurectasis | nerves + extension |
| neurectomy | nerves + excision |
| neurexeresis | nerves + tearing out |
| neuritis | nerves + inflammation |
| neuroarthropathy | nerves + joint + disease |
| neurocyte | nerves + cell |
| neuroencephalomyelopathy | nerve + brain + spinal + disease |
| neurogastric | nerves + stomach |
| neurogenesis | nerves + beginning |
| neuroid | nerves + resembles |
| neurolinguistics | nerves + tongue + science |
| neurology | nerves + study of |
| neurolysis | nerves + dissolution (destruction) |
| nuromalacia | nerves + softening |
| neuromuscular | nerves + muscle |
| neuromyopathy | nerves + muscle + pain |
| neuroparalysis | nerves + loss of use |
| neuropathogenesis | nerves + disease + beginning |
| neuropathology | nerves + disease + study of |
| neuropathy | nerves + disease |
| neuropharmacology | nerves + drugs + study of |
| neuropsychiatry | nerves + mind + practice of |
| neurosarcocleisis | nerves + flesh + closure |
| neurosis | nerves + condition of (a psychological or behavioural disorder) |
| neurosurgeon | nerves + surgeon |
| neurotoxic | nerves + poison |
| neurotripsy | nerves + rubbing |
| neurovascular | nerves + vessels |
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