surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together

pathological condition or state

both, both sides, around, about

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Medical Termonality

Medical Terminology

Term	Definition
-iatrist, -ician, -ist	specialist
-logist, -ologist	specialist in the study of
-algesia, -algesic, -algia, -dynia	pain
-rrhaphy	suture (stitch)
-tripsy	crushing
-ectomy	excision, surgical removal
-pexy	surgical fixation
-desis	surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together
-osmia	smell, odor
-esthesia	sensation
-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous	creating, producing
-ectasis	dialation, expansion
-emesis	vomiting
-lysis	destruction
-phasia	speech
-rrhage, -rrhagia	bursting forth
-rrhea	flow, discharge
-gravida	pregant woman
-edema	swelling
-iasis	pathological condition or state
-lepsy, -leptic	seizure
-malacia	softening
-megaly	enlargement
-plasia, -plasm	formation, growth
-pnea	breathing
-sclerosis	hardening
-tome	cutting instrument
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal,	pertaining to
-cyte, -cytic	cell
-prandial	meal
-oxia	oxygen
-emia	a condition of the blood
-rrhexis	rupture
-pause, -stasis	cessation, stoping
-ptosis	drooping, prolapse
-ial, -ic, -ical, -ory, -ous	pertaining to
a-, an-, in-	without, not, absence of
ambi	both, both sides, around, about
oligo-	deficiency
-iso	same, equal
hemi-, semi-	half
en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra-	in, within, inner
ec-, ecto-	out, outside
para-, peri-	beside, near
dys-	bad, painful, difficult
auto-	self
eu-	good, normal
hypo-, infra-, sub-	below, beneath
ex-, exo-, extra-	away from, outside, external
-cele	hernia
medi/o	medial (towardd the midline_
proxim/o	proximal (nearer to the axial body) cranial and thoracic and vertebral
ventr/o	ventral, front, anterior
super/o	superior (toward or nrar the head)
poster/o	posterior (toward or near the back; dorsal)
later/o	lateral (away the midline; toward the side)
dist/o	distal (further from the axial body)
infer/o	inferior (toward or near the feet; caudal)
dors/o	dorsal (back, posterior)
anter/o	anterior (toward or near the front, ventral)
-scopy	visual exmination
iatrics, -iatry	field of medican
-logy, ology	study of
-centesis	surgical puncture
-cidal, -cide	destroying/killing
-desis	surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together
-dialation	expanding
-graphy	process of recording
-metry	measurement
-therapy	treatment
-tomy	incision
-tripsy	crushing
-acusia, -acusis, -cusis	hearing
-dipsia	thirst
-opia, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy	vision
-phobia	fear
-phoria	feeling
-clasis, -clast	to break
-kinesia, -kinesis	movement
-spasm	sudden involuntary contraction
-uresis	urination
-constriction	narrowing
-cytosis	condition of cells
-emia	condtion of the blood
-ia, -ism	condition
-itis	inflamation
-lith	stone
-malacia	softening
-oid	resembling
-oma	tumor
-osis	abnormal condition
-paresis	slight or partial paralysis
-partum, -tocia	childbirth, labor
-pathy	disease
-penia	deficiency
-pepsia	digestion
-plastic	pertaining to formation or growth
-plegia	paralysis
-plegic	pertaining to paralysis
-pneic	pertaining to breathing
-static	not in motion, rest
-stenosis	narrowing, stricturre
-trophy	nourishment, growth
-uria	urine
-graph	recording instrument
-meter	measuring instrument
-scope	viewing instrument
-tic, -tous	pertaining to
-gram	record
-ole, -ule	small
-stomy	mouthlike opening
-a / -ae	vertebra / vertebrae
-ax / aces	thorax / thoraces
-is/ es	diagnosis / diagnoses
-ix / -ex	appendix/ces
-um / a	divertivulum / a
-us / i	thrombus / i
-y, -ies	ovary / ovaries
bi-	2
di-	twice, 2, double
macro-	large
micro-	small
mono-, uni-	one, single
multi-	much, many
poly-	much
oligo-	few
pan-	all
quadri- tetra-	four
tri-	three
ab-	away from
ad-	toward
anti-	against
brady-	slow
con-	together
contra-	against
circum-	around
dia-, -trans	through, across
ec-, ecto-	out, outside
en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra-	in, within
epi-	above, upon
eso-	inward
ex-, exo-, extra-	away from, outside
hyper-, super-, supra-	excessive, above
hypo-, infra-, sub-	below, beneath
inter-	between
para-, peri-	beside, near
post-	after, following
pre-	before
pro-	before, foward
re-, retro-	behind, back
tachy-	rapid
ultra-	beyond
auto-	self
dys-	abnormal, bad, painful, difficult
eu-	good, normal
mal-	bad, inadequate
neo-	new
tox-	poison, toxin
epihelial tissue	forms the epidermis (top layer of skin), protects organs and absorbs and secretes
simple squamous	air sacs, heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels. Lubricates, filters and diffuses
simple cuboidal	small glands and kidney tubules, secretes and absorbs
simple columnar	bronchi, uterine tubes,, uterus, dogestive tract, and bladder. Absorbs, secretes mucus and enzymes
statified	protects
supine position	lying horinzontally and facing upwards
prone	lying horinzontally and facing downwards
axial portion	contains head, neck, and trunk
appendicular portion of body	arms, upper extremeties, and legs and lower extremeities
anterior	near the front, ventral
base	lower/supporting part of any stucture
bilateral	both sides
contralateral	opposite side
deep	farther into the body
medial	toward the midline/middle
proximal	nearer the axial body
superior	toward the head; above
ventral	front; anterior
posterior	near the back; dorsal
apex	the poitned tip of a conical sutructure
unilateral	one side
ipslateral	the same side
superfical	nearer the surface of the body
lateral	toward the side
distal	toward or near the feet
dorsal	back; posterior
midsaggital plane	midline/median plane. divides body into left and right halves
frontal plane/coronal plan	front and back portions
transverse/horizontal	upper (superior) and lower segmetns (infeioror)
eversion	movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the side or laterally
flexion	movement toward the front or anterior (exception at the knee joint)
horizontal adduction	movement of the arm toward the midline, or anterior, when at shoulder level
medial rotation	rotation movement of the shoulder or hip toward the midline
pronation	roation moveoment of the forearm to palm down
protraction	movement of the scapula away from the spine
radial deviation	movement of the wrist toward the radius, away from the body
inversion	movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the midline
extenstion	movemetn toward the back/posterior
horizontal abduction	movement of the arm away from the midline
lateral rotation	rotation movement of the shoulder away from the midline
supination	rotation movement of the forearm to palm up; palm facing anterior
retraction	movement of the scapula toward the spinal column; scapular adductions
ulnar deviation	movemetn of the wrist toward the wrist/body
dorsal cavity	posterior or back part of the body
cranial cavity	divsion of dorsal cavity which contains the brain
vertebral cavityy	divsion of dorsal cavity which contains the spine
ventral cavity	anterior/ front side of the body
thoracic cavity	divsion of ventral cavity which contains the lungs, heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, and thymus
abdominopelvic cavity	divsion of ventral cavity. on e large cavity. cintains abdominal and pelvic cavities
abdominal cavityy	stomach, pancrease, liver, gallbladder, and large and small intestines
retropertioneal space	lateral to the spine, contains kidneys
pelvic cavity	contains the cecum, appensdix, colon (descending and ascending), sigmoid colon, rectum, bladder, and ureters. Females contain female reproductive system.

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