MedTerm Chapter 4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Abduction | Movement away from midsagittal plane of body |
Adduction | Movement towards midsagittal plane of body |
Medial | Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure |
Lateral | Pertaining to a side |
Superior (cephalad) | Toward the head or upper portion of a structure |
Inferior (caudal) | Away from the head or toward the tail or lower part of a sturcture |
Proximal | Nearer to the center (trunk of body) |
Distal | Further from the center (trunk of body) |
Anterior (ventral) | Front of body |
Posterior (dorsal) | Back of body |
Parietal | Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity |
Visceral | Pertaining to the viscera or internal organs |
Prone | Lying on the abdomen, face down |
Supine | Lying horizontally on the back, face up |
Inversion | Turning inward or inside out |
Eversion | Turning outward |
Palmar | Pertaining to the palm of the hand |
Plantar | Pertaining to the sole of the foot |
Superficial | Toward the surface of the body |
Deep | Away from the surface of the body |
cyt/o | cell |
hist/o | tissue |
anter/o | anterior/front |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
dist/o | far, farthest |
dors/o | back (of body) |
infer/o | lower, below |
later/o | side, to one side |
gastr/o | stomach |
cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri |
inguin/o | groin |
thorac/o | chest |
albin/o | white |
cirrh/o | yellow |
cyan/o | blue |
idi/o | unknown |
path/o | disease |
viscer/o | internal organs |
tom/o | to cut |
xer/o | dry |
son/o | sound |
eti/o | cause |
melan/o | black |
spin/o | spine |
ili/o | ilium |
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