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105 chapter 5
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Broncho/Pulmo (r) | lungs |
| cardi (r) | heart |
| gastro (r) | stomach |
| hepat (r) | liver |
| neur r) | nerve |
| nas (r) | nose/nasal |
| or (r) | mouth/oral |
| pneumo (r) | air or lungs |
| ab- (p) | away from |
| ad- (p) | toward or near |
| ante- (p) | before |
| brady- (p) | slow/below normal |
| contra- (p) | again |
| dys- (p) | difficult or painful |
| hyper- (p) | above normal, high |
| hypo- (p) | below normal, low |
| inter- (p) | between |
| peri- (p) | around |
| poly- (p) | many |
| super/supra- (p) | above or in excess |
| tachy- (p) | above normal, rapi |
| uni- (p) | one |
| -ac (s) | pertaining to |
| -algia (s) | pain |
| -emesis (s) | vomiting |
| -itis (s) | inflamation |
| -plegia (s) | paralysis |
| -pnea (s) | breathing |
| -rrhea (s) | discharge |
| -spasm (s) | contractingc |
| -al (s) | pertaining to |
| -ist (s) | one who specializes in |
| midline | line down the center |
| medial | a position closer to the midline |
| lateral | a position farther away from the midline |
| bilateral | both sides of anything |
| axilla | armpit |
| mid-axillary line | mid-armpit to ankle |
| anterior or ventral | front |
| posterior or dorsal | back |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| proximal | closer to the torso |
| torso | the body without head or extremities |
| distal | farther away from the torso |
| palmar | palm of hand |
| plantar | sole of foot |
| mid-clavicular line | a line that runs inferior from the middle of each clavicle |
| abdominal quadrants | RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ |
| supine postion | laying on back |
| prone position | laying on abdomen |
| lateral recumbent | recovery position |
| aspirate | inhaled into lungs |
| fowler postion | on a stretcher with body at 45 or 60 degree angle and legs are straight or bent |
Created by:
jon.kowalski
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