Chapter 4

Front 1

Antero

Back 1

Anterior, front

Front 2

Caudo

Back 2

Tail

Front 3

Cephal

Back 3

Head

Front 4

Disto

Back 4

Far, Farthest

Front 5

Dorso

Back 5

Back

Front 6

Infer/o

Back 6

Lower, Below

Front 7

Later/o

Back 7

Side, to one side

Front 8

Medi/o

Back 8

Middle

Front 9

Poster/o

Back 9

Back of body, behind, posterior

Front 10

Proximo

Back 10

Near, nearest

Front 11

Venter/o

Back 11

Belly

Front 12

Abdomin/o

Back 12

Abdomen

Front 13

Cervic/o

Back 13

Neck, cervix, uteru (neck of uterus)

Front 14

Crani/o

Back 14

Cranium (skull)

Front 15

Gastr

Back 15

Stomach

Front 16

Ili/o

Back 16

Ilium

Front 17

Inguin/o

Back 17

Groin

Front 18

Lumb/o

Back 18

Loins (lower back)

Front 19

Pelv

Back 19

Pelvis

Front 20

Spin/o

Back 20

Spine

Front 21

Thorac/o

Back 21

Chest

Front 22

Umbilic/o

Back 22

Umbilicus, navel

Front 23

Albin/o

Back 23

White

Front 24

Leuk/o

Back 24

White

Front 25

Chlor/o

Back 25

Green

Front 26

Chrom/o

Back 26

Color

Front 27

Cirrh/o

Back 27

Yellow

Front 28

Jaund/o

Back 28

Yellow

Front 29

Xanth/o

Back 29

Yellow

Front 30

Cyan/o

Back 30

Blue

Front 31

Erythr/o

Back 31

Red

Front 32

Melan/o

Back 32

Black

Front 33

Poli/o

Back 33

Gray

Front 34

Acr/o

Back 34

Extremity

Front 35

Eti/o

Back 35

Cause

Front 36

Idi/o

Back 36

Unknown, peculiar

Front 37

Morph/o

Back 37

Form, shape, structure

Front 38

Path/o

Back 38

Disease

Front 39

Radi/o

Back 39

Radiation, x-ray; radius

Front 40

Somat

Back 40

Body

Front 41

Son

Back 41

Sound

Front 42

Tom

Back 42

To cut

Front 43

Viscer

Back 43

Internal organs

Front 44

Xer

Back 44

Dry

Front 45

Genesis

Back 45

Forming, producing, origin

Front 46

Gnosis

Back 46

Knowing

Front 47

Gram

Back 47

Record, writing

Front 48

Graph

Back 48

Instrument for recording

Front 49

Graphy

Back 49

Process of recording

Front 50

Logist

Back 50

Specialist in the study of

Front 51

Logy

Back 51

Study of

Front 52

Meter

Back 52

Instrument for measuring

Front 53

Metry

Back 53

Act of measuring

Front 54

Ab

Back 54

Away from

Front 55

Ad

Back 55

Toward

Front 56

Hetero

Back 56

Different

Front 57

Homeo

Back 57

Same

Front 58

Infra

Back 58

Below, under

Front 59

Peri

Back 59

Around

Front 60

Super

Back 60

Upper, above

Front 61

Trans

Back 61

Across, through

Front 62

Ultra

Back 62

Excess, beyond

Front 63

Adhesion

Back 63

Abnormal Fibrous Band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally separated

Front 64

Ascites

Back 64

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Front 65

Edema

Back 65

Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces

Front 66

Febrile

Back 66

Pertaining to a fever, also called pyretic

Front 67

Gangrene

Back 67

Death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction, trauma, or infection

Front 68

Perforation

Back 68

Hole that completely penetrates a structure

Front 69

Sepsis

Back 69

Pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream

Front 70

Suppuration

Back 70

Producing or associated with the generation of pus

Front 71

Anastomosis

Back 71

Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another

Front 72

Cauterize

Back 72

Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals

Front 73

Curettage

Back 73

Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a currette (curet)

Front 74

I & D

Back 74

Incidion and Drainage - Incision made to allow the flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity.

Front 75

Percussion

Back 75

Tapping a structure with a hand or fingers to acess sonsistency and the presence or absence of fluids within the underlying structure.

Front 76

Ausculation

Back 76

Listening to the heart, bowel, and lungs with or without a stethoscope to assess the presence of quality of sounds.

Front 77

CBC

Back 77

Complete Blood Count - Panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for anemias, infections and other diseases

Front 78

CT

Back 78

Computed Tomography - Imaging technique in which an x-ray emitter rotates around the area to be scanned

Front 79

Flouroscopy

Back 79

Technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a flourescent screen that displays internal structures in continuous motion

Front 80

MRI

Back 80

Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field

Front 81

US

Back 81

Ultrasonography - High frequency sound waves are directed at soft tissue and reflected as "echoes" to produce an image on a monitor of an internal body structure.

Front 82

BX

Back 82

Biopsy - Removal of a representative tissue sample from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis

Front 83

AP

Back 83

Anteroposterior

Front 84

DX

Back 84

Diagnosis

Front 85

LAT

Back 85

Lateral

Front 86

LLQ

Back 86

Lower left quadrant

Front 87

LUQ

Back 87

Left upper quadrant

Front 88

Ablation

Back 88

Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency (RF)

Front 89

Midsagittal

Back 89

Median - right and left halves

Front 90

Coronal

Back 90

Frontal - Anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects

Front 91

Transverse

Back 91

Horizontal - Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects

Front 92

Label the Abdominopelvic Regions

Back 92

Front 93

Label the Abdominopelvic Quadrants

Back 93

Front 94

Medial

Back 94

Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

Front 95

Lateral

Back 95

Pertaining to the side

Front 96

Inferior

Back 96

Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of the structure

Front 97

Proximal

Back 97

Nearer to the center

Front 98

Distal

Back 98

Further from the center

Front 99

Anterior

Back 99

Front of the body

Front 100

Posterior

Back 100

Back of the body

Front 101

Parietal

Back 101

Pertaining to the outer wall of the body

Front 102

Visceral

Back 102

Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs

Front 103

Prone

Back 103

Lying face down

Front 104

Supine

Back 104

Lying on the back, face up

Front 105

Inversion

Back 105

Turning inward

Front 106

Eversion

Back 106

Turning outward

Front 107

Palmer

Back 107

Pertaining to the palm of the hand

Front 108

Plantar

Back 108

Pertaining to the sole of the foot

Front 109

Superficial

Back 109

Pertaining to the surface of the body (external)

Front 110

Deep

Back 110

Internal

Front 111

Cyt/o

Back 111

Cell

Front 112

Hist/o

Back 112

Tissue