Medical Terminology Set 4

Front 1

Abduction

Back 1

Movement away from the central axis of the body

Front 2

Adduction

Back 2

Movement toward the central axis of the body

Front 3

Afferent

Back 3

Toward a center

Front 4

Ankylosis

Back 4

Condition of abnormal stiffness
(usually a joint)

Front 5

Apnea

Back 5

Absence of breathing

Front 6

Arthritis

Back 6

Inflammation of a joint

Front 7

Ataxia

Back 7

lack of muscle coordination

Front 8

Atelectasis

Back 8

Decrease or loss of air in the lung
(Causing loss of lung volume & possible lung collapse)

Front 9

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Back 9

Permanent or temporary narrowing of small bronchi

Front 10

Cost/o

Back 10

Rib

Front 11

Diaphragm

Back 11

Muscular portion between the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Front 12

Dyspnea

Back 12

Difficulty Breathing

Front 13

Eversion

Back 13

Turning outward

Front 14

Extension

Back 14

To straighten; increase joint angle

Front 15

Flexion

Back 15

To bend; Decrease joint angle

Front 16

Intercostal

Back 16

Pertaining to the area between the ribs

Front 17

Intervertebral

Back 17

Pertaining to the area between the vertebrae

Front 18

Inversion

Back 18

Turning inward

Front 19

Kyphosis

Back 19

Abnormal forwards curvature of the spine (humpback)

Front 20

Lordosis

Back 20

Abnormal backwards curvature of the spine (swayback)

Front 21

Myel/o

Back 21

Bone marrow, Spinal cord

Front 22

Osseous

Back 22

Pertaining to bone

Front 23

Pector/o

Back 23

Chest

Front 24

Phrenic

Back 24

Pertaining to the diaphragm

Front 25

Pleura

Back 25

Membrane surrounding to lungs & lining the walls of the pleural cavities

Front 26

Pleural Cavity

Back 26

Space between the layers of the pleura

Front 27

Pleural Effusion

Back 27

Collection of fluid or blood in the pleural space around the lung

Front 28

Pneum/o

Back 28

Lung; air

Front 29

Pneumat/o

Back 29

Lung; air

Front 30

Pneumon/o

Back 30

Lung; Air

Front 31

Pneumonia

Back 31

Bacterial infection & inflammation within the lobes of the lungs

Front 32

Pneumothorax

Back 32

The presence of air/gas In the pleural cavity

Front 33

Pronation

Back 33

turning downward

Front 34

Pulmon/o

Back 34

Lung

Front 35

Pulmonary

Back 35

Pertaining to the lungs

Front 36

Rotation

Back 36

Turning around on its own axis

Front 37

Scoliosis

Back 37

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Front 38

Subcostal

Back 38

Pertaining to below the rib

Front 39

Supination

Back 39

Turning upward

Front 40

Suprapatellar

Back 40

Above the patella (kneecap)

Front 41

Symphysis

Back 41

Growing together

Front 42

Trache/o

Back 42

Windpipe, Trachea

Front 43

Trachea

Back 43

Windpipe:
Air passage extending from the larynx into the thorax