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MT medical terms
Suffixes, Prefixes, and Root words massage therapists need to know.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, An | Absent, Without |
| ab | away, from |
| bi | two |
| circum | around |
| contra | against, opposite |
| dors | back |
| epi | above |
| extend | straighten |
| flex | bend |
| front | forehead |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above, extreme |
| hypo | under, below |
| infra | under, below |
| inter | between |
| meta | beyond |
| multi | many, multiple |
| post | after, later in time |
| quad | four |
| sub | under, below |
| super | above, in addition |
| supra | over, upper |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| intra | inside, within |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ocul | eye |
| oss,ost(e) | bone |
| phleb | vein |
| pod, (ped) | foot |
| therm | heat |
| vas | vessel |
| arth(ro) | joint |
| brachi | arm (humerus) |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr(o) | brain |
| cervic | neck |
| cep | head |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| derm | skin |
| fibr | fiber |
| gastr(o) | stomach(belly) |
| hist | tissue |
| labi | lips |
| my(o) | muscle |
| tomy | incision |
| algia | pain |
| cyte | cell |
| ectomy | removal of |
| emia | condition of the blood |
| gram | that which is recorded |
| graph | instrument for reading |
| ism | condition,state |
| itis | inflammation |
| ology | the study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition, disease |
| phobia | irrational fear of |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| scopy | viewing prosedure |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | below |
| Anterior,Ventral | Nearer to or at the front of the body |
| Posterior/Dorsal | Nearer to or at the back of the body |
| Medial | Nearer to the midline of the body |
| Lateral | father from the midline of the body, the side |
| Ipsilateral | Same Side |
| Contralateral | Opposite Side |
| Distal | Farther from the attachment of the extremity to the trunk or a structure farther from the point of origin. |
| Proximal | Nearer to the attachment of the extremity to the extremity to the trunk or a structure, nearer to the point of origin. |
| Cephalad | Toward the head |
| Caudal | Toward the tail (base of the spine) |
| Centripetal | Towards the center (the heart) |
| Prone | Lying horizontally, face down. |
| Supine | Lying Horizontally, face up |
| Laterally Recumbent | Lying horizontally on one's side. |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline |
| Adducction | Movement toward the midline |
| Flexion | to bend |
| Extension | to straighten |
| Circumduction | circular movement. To lead around. Movement around the axis. |
| Anatomical Position | the body standing (erect) with the arms hanging at the sides, palms facing forward |
| Frontal Plane | an imaginary line dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions. |
| Transverse Plane | an imaginary line dividing the body into superior and inferior portions. |
| Sagittal Plane | An imaginary line dividing the body in left and right portions. |
Created by:
JPZepeda
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