Medical Terminology Chapter 4

Front 1

Adhesion

Back 1

Abnormal fibrous band binding tissue

Front 2

Body cavities

Back 2

Dorsal (posterior) - spinal cord and cranial

Ventral (anterior) - thoracic, abdominal, pelvic (abdominopelvic region)

Front 3

Coronal plane (frontal)

Back 3

Divides the body into two parts - front and back

Front 4

Dehiscence

Back 4

Bursting open of a wound

Front 5

Abduction

Back 5

Movement away from the body

Front 6

Inflammation

Back 6

Body's defense against injury, infection, or allergy

Front 7

Transverse plane

Back 7

Divides the body into upper and lower aspects

Front 8

Symptom

Back 8

Any change in body or function as perceived by the patient

Front 9

Prognosis

Back 9

Prediction of the course of disease

Front 10

Superficial

Back 10

Towards the surface of the body

Front 11

Midsaggital plane

Back 11

Divides the body into right and left halves

Front 12

Posterior

Back 12

Towards the back of the body

Front 13

Homeostasis

Back 13

Equilibrium in the internal environment of the body

Front 14

Laproscopy

Back 14

Procedure of viewing the organs of the pelvis and abdomen with an instrument

Front 15

Superior

Back 15

Towards the head

Front 16

Plantar

Back 16

Pertaining to the sole of the foot

Front 17

Prone

Back 17

Lying with the face downward

Front 18

Lateral

Back 18

Pertaining to the side

Front 19

Idiopathic

Back 19

Disease without recognizable cause

Front 20

Palmar

Back 20

Pertaining to the palm of the hand

Front 21

Proximal

Back 21

Near the center or a point of attachment

Front 22

Medial

Back 22

Pertaining to the midline of the body

Front 23

Visceral

Back 23

Pertaining to the viscera or internal organs

Front 24

Adduction

Back 24

Movement towards the middle of the body

Front 25

Diagnosis

Back 25

Identification of a disease by scientific evaluation

Front 26

Supine

Back 26

Lying on back with face and palms upwards

Front 27

Distal

Back 27

Further from the center or point of attachment

Front 28

Parietal

Back 28

Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

Front 29

Etiology

Back 29

Study of the cause of diseases

Front 30

Sign

Back 30

Objective evidence of an illness or disease

Front 31

Thoracoscopy

Back 31

Viewing of the lungs and thoracic cavity with an instrument

Front 32

Anterior

Back 32

Near the rear of the body

Front 33

Inferior

Back 33

Away from the head

Front 34

Eversion

Back 34

Towards outward

Front 35

Endoscope

Back 35

Instrument for observing the inside of an organ

Front 36

Inversion

Back 36

Turning inward