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Medical Terminology

TermDefinition
abduction motion of limb away from midline (narrowing the angle)
adduction motion of limb toward midline (increasing the angle)
anterior the front or ventral side of the body
apex (apices) the highest point of a structure
bilateral a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
combining vowels vowel used to combine two root words or root words to a suffxi
deep further into body away from skin
distal further from the trunk
dorsal the back or posterior side of the body
extension the straightening of a joint
flexion the bending of a joint
flower position inclined position where head of the bed is raised
inferior below a body part or nearer to the feet
lateral parts that lie further from the midline
medial parts that lie closer to the midline
palmar the palm of the hand
plantar the sole of the foot
posterior the backside or dorasl side of the body
prefix part of word that is before the root word
prone lying face down
proximal closer to trunk
quadrants describes the sections of the abdominal cavity
suffix part of term that comes after the root word
superfical closer to the skin
superior above body part or near head
supine lying face up
ventral the anterior or backside of the body
word root main part of term with primary meaning
Tachy- (prefix) rapid or fast
Post- (prefix) after or behind
Quad- (prefix) four
Bi- (prefix) two
Brady- (prefix) slow
Pre (prefix) before
Hyper- (prefix) over, excessive, high
-megaly (suffix) enlargement
-oma (suffix) tumor
-ectomy (suffix) surgical removal of
-algia (suffix) pertaining to pain
-logist (suffix) specialist
-pathy (suffix) disease
-itis (suffix) inflamation
Cyano- (prefix) blue
Leuko- (prefix) white
Erythro- (prefix) red
Melano- (prefix) black
Alb- (prefix) lacking color/pigment
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