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-algia

PAIN

-asthesia

WEAKNESS

-centensis

PUNCTURING

-cyte

CELL

-ectomy

SURGICAL REMOVAL

-emia

CONDITION OF THE BLOOD

-esthesia

FEELING

-genic

CAUSING

-graph(y)

VISUALIZATION MACHINE

-itis

INFLAMMATION



-oma

TUMOR, SWELLING

-osis

CONDITION OF

-otomy

OPENING

-paresis

WEAKNESS

-pathy

DISEASE

-phasia

SPEECH

-phobia

FEAR

-plasty

SURGICAL REPAIR

-plegia

PARALYSIS

-pnea

BREATHING



-rhythmia

RHYTHM

-rrhagia

BURSTING FORTH

-scopy

SEE-LOOKING THROUGH-AN INSTRUMENT

-stomy

SURGICAL OPENING/CREATING A HOLE

-tomy

SURGICAL INCISION

-uria

URINE

adeno-

GLAND

arthro-

JOINT

cardio-

HEART

cephalo-

HEAD

cysto-

BLADDER

cyto-

CELL

dermo-

SKIN

entero-

INTESTINE

gastro-

STOMACH

hemo-

BLOOD

hapato-

LIVER

myelo-

SPINAL CORD OR BONE MARROW

myo-

MUSCLE

nephro-

KIDNEY

neuro-

NERVE

oculo-

EYE

osteo-

BONE

oto-

EAR

procto-

RECTUM

thoraco-

CHEST

a-


an-

ABSENCE OF, DEFICIENCY

ab-

AWAY FROM

ambi-

BOTH

angio-

TUBE OR VESSEL

ante-

BEFORE

anti-

AGAINST

arthro-

JOINT

bi-

TWO

brady-

SLOW

cardio-

HEART

cephalo-

HEAD

cerebro-

BRAIN

chole-

BILE

circum-

AROUND

co-

WITH

contra-

AGAINST

cost-

PERTAINING TO RIBS

cyt-

SAC

derma-

SKIN

di-

TWICE, DOUBLE

dys-

DISORIENTED, PAINFUL OR DIFFICULT

en-

IN

endo-

INNER, INSIDE

enter-

PERTAINING TO THE INTESTINE

entero-

INTESTINE



epi-

UPON, ON THE OUTSIDE

erythro-

RED

gastro-

STOMACH

glyco-

SUGAR

gynec-

PERTAINING TO WOMAN

hem-




hema-

BLOOD

hepa-

LIVER

hepato-

LIVER

hydro-

WATER

hyper-

ABOVE, EXCESSIVE

hypo-

BELOW, DEFICIENT

hystero-

UTERUS

in/intra-

IN, INSIDE

inter-

BETWEEN

leuko-

WHITE

macro-

LARGE

mal-

DISORDERED, BAD

mamm-

BREAST



meno-

MONTHLY, MENSTRUAL



micro-

SMALL

myo-

MUSCLE

nephro-

KIDNEY

neuro-

NERVE

olig-

LITTLE, SCANTY

opthal-

PERTAINING TO THE EYES

oto-

EAR

para-

BESIDE

per-

THROUGH



peri-

SURROUNDING



pneumo-

AIR, LUNG

poly-

MANY

post-

AFTER

pre-

BEFORE

pro-

BEFORE, IN FRONT OF, FORWARD

pseudo-

FALSE

psych-

PERTAINING TO THE MIND

pulmo-

LUNGS

pyelo-

KIDNEY

pyo-

PUS

retro-

BEHIND, BACKWARD

rhino-

NOSE

semi-

HALF

sub-

UNDER

super-




supra-

ABOVE, GREATER

tachy-

FAST

trans-

ACROSS

Sagittal Plane

a lengthwise, division, producing right & left sections 

a lengthwise, division, producing right & left sections

Transverse Plane

a crosswise division, producing top & bottom sections 

a crosswise division, producing top & bottom sections

Frontal (Coronal) Plane

a side to side division, producing front & back sections 

a side to side division, producing front & back sections

Anatomical Position

patient is standing erect, arms at the side, palms facing forward. This is position of reference when terms of direction and location are used. 

patient is standing erect, arms at the side, palms facing forward. This is position of reference when terms of direction and location are used.

Supine Position

The patient is lying face up 

The patient is lying face up

Prone Position

The patient is lying face down

The patient is lying face down

Lateral Recumbent Position

The Patient is lying on the left or right side

The Patient is lying on the left or right side

Fowlers Position

The patient is sitting straight up

The patient is sitting straight up

Semi-Fowlers Position

 The patient sitting at an angle, usually 45 degrees 

The patient sitting at an angle, usually 45 degrees

Shock Position

The patient is supine with legs raised 30-40 degrees 

The patient is supine with legs raised 30-40 degrees

Reverse Trendelenburg Position

The patient is supine with head higher than the feet

The patient is supine with head higher than the feet

Trendelenburg Position

the patient is supine with the feet higher than the head

the patient is supine with the feet higher than the head

Superior

Toward the Head (Cranial)

Inferior

Toward the feet (Caudal)

Anterior

Toward the front (Ventral-Belly side)

Posterior

Toward the back(Dorsal-the backbone side)

Medial

Toward the midline or center of the body

Lateral

To the right or left of midline

Proximal

near the point of reference

Distal

Far away from point of reference

Superficial

near the surface

Deep

remote from the surface

Internal

Inside

External

outside

Cephalic

towards the head

Caudal

towards the feet

Ventral

pertaining to the anterior portion or frond side of the body

Dorsal

pertaining to the back

Midshaft

half/mid way along bone

Bilateral

pertaining to both sides

Adduction

medial movement of limbs towards the median plane of the body

Abduction

Lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body

Flexion

to bend

Extension

to extend

Supination

turning the palm anteriorly or the foot inward & upward

Pronation

the act of turning the hand so that the palm faces downward & backward

Dorsiflexion

movement of the foot towards the head

Plantar Flexion

movement of the foot away from the head

Rotation

turning on the axis