Med Term Review LN 2 Word Scramble
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Medical Term | Definition |
anter/ior | pertaining to the front |
anter/o/later/al | pertaining to the front & (one) side |
anter/o/medi/al | pertaining to the front & middle |
anter/o/poster/ior | pertaining to the front & to the back |
anter/o/super/ior | pertaining to the front & above |
caud/ad | toward the tail |
caud/al | pertaining to the tail |
ceph/al/ad | pertaining to toward the head |
cephal/ic | pertaining to the head |
cephal/o/caud/al | pertaining to toward the head to tail |
dist/al | pertaining to away from |
dors/al | pertaining to the back |
dors/o/cephal/ad | pertaining to toward the back of the head |
infer/ior | pertaining to below |
infer/o/later/al | pertaining to below & one side |
later/al | pertaining to a side |
medi/ad | toward the middle |
medi/al | pertaining to the middle |
medi/o/later/al | pertaining to the middle & one side |
poster/ior | pertaining to the back |
poster/o/anter/ior | pertaining to the back & to the front |
poster/o/later/al | pertaining to behind & to (one) side |
poster/o/super/ior | pertaining to back & above |
proxim/al | pertaining to near |
super/ior | pertaining to above |
super/o/later/al | pertaining to above & (one) side |
ventr/ad | toward the belly |
ventr/al | pertaining to the belly |
ventr/o/dors/al | pertaining to the belly & to the back |
coronal plane | vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior & posterior portions |
frontal plane | vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior & posterior portions |
sagittal plane | vertical field passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right & left sides |
transverse plane | Horizontal field dividing the body into upper & lower portions |
umbilical region | around the navel (umbilicus) |
epigastric region | directly above the umbilical region |
hypogastric region | directly below the umbilical region |
hypochondriac regions | to the right & left of the epigastric region |
lumbar regions | to the right & left of the umbilical region |
iliac regions | to the right & left of the hypogastric region |
pertaining to the front (abbreviation) | ant |
pertaining to the front & to the back (abbreviation) | AP |
pertaining to below (abbreviation) | inf |
pertaining to the middle (abbreviation) | med |
pertaining to the side (abbreviation) | lat |
pertaining to the back (abbreviation) | post |
pertaining to the back & to the front (abbreviation) | PA |
pertaining to above (abbreviation) | sup |
right upper quadrant (abbreviation) | RUQ |
left upper quadrant (abbreviation) | LUQ |
right lower quadrant (abbreviation) | RLQ |
left lower quadrant (abbreviation) | LLQ |
dors/ad | toward the back |
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