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Elliott D and D
Elliott Direction and Descriptive Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| end/o | within |
| endoabdominal | within the abdomen |
| medi/o | middle |
| medialis | close to the midline or middle of the body |
| poster/o | back |
| posterioanterior | flow or movement from front to back |
| anter/o | front |
| anterolateral | located to the front and side |
| circum- | around |
| circumoral | around the mouth |
| dist- | far |
| distal | pertaining to the point farthest away from the trunk |
| ab- | away from |
| abduct | to draw away from a position on the body |
| ad- | toward |
| adduct | to draw toward a position on the body |
| ante- | before |
| antemortem | before death |
| melan/o | black,dark |
| melanoderma | abnormal skin darkening |
| quadra/a/i | four |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| tach/y | fast |
| tachycardia | fast heartbeat |
| lob/o/e- | lobe |
| lobectomy | surgical removal of a lobe of an organ or gland |
| -malacia- | abnormal softening |
| osteomalacia | gradual abnormal softening of a bone |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| cephalomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the head |
| cry/o- | cold |
| cryocautery | destruction of tissue by freezing |
| erythr/o | red |
| erythroclasis | fragmentation of red blood cells |
| eu- | good,normal |
| euphonia | normal clear voice |
| ankyl/o- | bent,crooked |
| ankylosis | immobility of a joint |
| brachy- | short |
| brachydactylia | abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes |
| chrom/o/a- | color |
| chromogenesis | producing color or pigment |
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