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Vet Med Terminology1
Chapter 1- Fundamental and Applied Directional Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medi(o)- | Middle |
| -an | referring to |
| Dors(o)- | back |
| Mid- | Middle |
| Sagitt(o)- | straight arrow |
| Later(o)- | side |
| Ventr(o)- | belly |
| Radi(o)- | rays, radiation |
| graph(o)- | to record |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| Trans- | across |
| -sect | cut |
| proxim(o)- | near |
| dist(o)- | distance |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| anter(o)- | the front |
| -or | referring to |
| poster(o)- | the rear |
| quadri- | four |
| ped(o) | foot |
| palm(o)- | palm |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| plant(o)- | sole |
| -ology | the study of |
| -ing | act of |
| bi- | two |
| Lt or L | left |
| Rt or r | right |
| D (radiology) | dorsal |
| V(radiology) | ventral |
| Cr(radiology) | cranial |
| Cd (radiology) | Caudal |
| Pa (radiology) | palmar |
| Pl (radiology) | plantar |
| R (radiology) | rostral |
| M (radiology) | Medial |
| L or lat (radiology) | lateral |
| Pr (radiology) | proximal |
| Di (radiology) | distal |
| O (radiology) | oblique |
| ML (radiology) | mediolateral |
| LM (radiology) | lateromedial |
| DV (radiology) | dorsoventral |
| VD (radiology) | ventrodorsal |
| son(o)- | sound, sound waves |
| ech(o)- | echo |
| gen(o)- | production |
| -icity | characteristic of |
| heter- | different, difference |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| homo- | same, sameness |
| an- | no, absent |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | decreased |
| iso- | same |
| anechoic | pertaing to no/absent echo an/echo/ic |
| Anterior | Pertaining/referring to the front anter/i/or |
| Caudal | Pertaining to the tail caud/al |
| Caudocranial | Pertining to tail to head caud/o/crani/al |
| Contralateral | Pertaining to opposite side contra/later/al |
| Cranial | Pertaining to the head crani/al |
| Cranium | The head crani/um |
| Craniocaudal | Pertaing to head to tail crani/o/caud/al |
| Distal | Pertaing to farthest dist/al |
| Dorsal | Pertaining to the back (dorsum) dors/al |
| Dorsopalmar | Pertaining to back to palm dors/o/palm/ar |
| Dorsoplantar | Pertaining to back to sole dors/o/plant/ar |
| Dorsoventral | Pertaining to back to belly dors/o/ventr/al |
| Echogenic | Pertaining to echo producing echo/gen/ic |
| Echogenicity | Characteristic of echo production echo/gen/icity |
| Heterogenous | Pertaining to differene producing heter/o/gen/ous |
| Homogenous | Pertaining to sameness producing homo/gen/ous |
| Hyperechoic | Pertaining to excessive echo hyper/echo/ic |
| Hypoechoic | Pertaining to decreased echo hypo/echo/ic |
| Isoechoic | Pertaining to same echo iso/echo/ic |
| Lateral | Pertaining to the side later/al |
| Lateromedial | Pertaining to side to middle later/o/medi/al |
| Medial | Pertaining to the middle medi/al |
| Mediolateral | Pertaining to middle to side medi/o/later/al |
| Midsagittal | Pertaining to middle "arrow"/plane Mid/sagitt/al |
| Palmar | Pertaining to the "palm" palm/ar |
| Plantar | Pertaining to the sole plant/ar |
| Posterior | Pertaining to the rear poster/i/or |
| Proximal | Pertaining to nearest proxim/al |
| Rostral | Pertaing to the nose/beak rostr/al |
| Sagittal | pertaing to [straight as] an "arrow" sagitt/al |
| Transect | To cut across trans/sect |
| Ventral | Pertaing to the belly ventr/al |
| Ventrodorsal | Pertaining to belly to back ventr/o/dors/al |
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