Medical Terminology Chapter 3

Front 1

abdomin(o)

Back 1

abdomen

Front 2

acr(o)

Back 2

extremities

Front 3

anter(o)

Back 3

anterior, nearer to or toward the front

Front 4

blephar(o)

Back 4

eyelid

Front 5

caud(o)

Back 5

tail, lower portion of body

Front 6

cephal(o)

Back 6

head

Front 7

crani(o)

Back 7

skull

Front 8

cyan(o)

Back 8

blue

Front 9

dactyl(o)

Back 9

digits(fingers and toes)

Front 10

dist(o), tel(e)

Back 10

distant

Front 11

dors(o)

Back 11

dorsal, back side

Front 12

electro(o)

Back 12

electricity

Front 13

encephal(o)

Back 13

brain

Front 14

gigant(o)

Back 14

large

Front 15

gram(o)

Back 15

to print or record

Front 16

infer(o)

Back 16

inferior, situated below

Front 17

kinesi(o)

Back 17

movement

Front 18

later(o)

Back 18

side

Front 19

medi(o)

Back 19

medial, middle

Front 20

my(o)

Back 20

muscle

Front 21

omphal(o)

Back 21

umbilicus

Front 22

pelv(i)

Back 22

pelvis

Front 23

periton(o)

Back 23

peritoneum, the serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and invest the internal organs in those cavities

Front 24

poster(o)

Back 24

posterior, directed toward or situated at the back

Front 25

proxim(o)

Back 25

near

Front 26

som(a), somato(o)

Back 26

body

Front 27

spin(o)

Back 27

spine

Front 28

super(o)

Back 28

superior, uppermost

Front 29

thorac(o)

Back 29

thorax(chest)

Front 30

ventr(o)

Back 30

ventral, belly side

Front 31

anti-

Back 31

against

Front 32

bi-

Back 32

two

Front 33

brady-

Back 33

slow

Front 34

dys-

Back 34

bad, painful, or difficult

Front 35

en-

Back 35

in or inside

Front 36

mega-

Back 36

large

Front 37

tachy-

Back 37

fast

Front 38

uni-

Back 38

one

Front 39

-ad

Back 39

toward

Front 40

-dynia

Back 40

pain

Front 41

-eal

Back 41

pertaining to

Front 42

-gram

Back 42

a record

Front 43

-graph

Back 43

recording instrument

Front 44

-graphy

Back 44

process of recording

Front 45

-itis

Back 45

inflamation

Front 46

-megaly

Back 46

enlargement

Front 47

-osis

Back 47

condition(sometimes, disease or abnormal increase)

Front 48

-pathy

Back 48

disease

Front 49

-plasty

Back 49

surgical repair

Front 50

-pnea

Back 50

breathing

Front 51

-spasm

Back 51

cramp or twitching

Front 52

chir(o)

Back 52

hand

Front 53

abd

Back 53

abdomen,abdominal

Front 54

AD

Back 54

admitting diagnosis; Right ear

Front 55

ADL

Back 55

activities of daily living

Front 56

AP

Back 56

anteroposterior, from front to back

Front 57

AS

Back 57

Left ear

Front 58

BMR

Back 58

besal metabolic rate

Front 59

BSA

Back 59

body surface area

Front 60

CXR

Back 60

chest x-ray

Front 61

D

Back 61

dose, Right

Front 62

ECG, EKG

Back 62

electrocardiogram

Front 63

EEG

Back 63

electroenephalogram

Front 64

EMG

Back 64

electromyogram

Front 65

lat

Back 65

lateral

Front 66

LLQ

Back 66

left lower quadrant

Front 67

LUQ

Back 67

left upper quadrant

Front 68

PA

Back 68

posteroanterior

Front 69

PE

Back 69

physical examination

Front 70

RLQ

Back 70

right lower quadrant

Front 71

RUQ

Back 71

right upper quadrant

Front 72

Sx

Back 72

symptom

Front 73

Vs, v.s.

Back 73

Vital signs

Front 74

WNL

Back 74

within normal limits