Sonographic Interpretation

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

without; away from; not

Front 2

ab- abs-

Back 2

from; away from; absent

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

toward

Front 4

adipo-

Back 4

fat

Front 5

angio-

Back 5

blood or lymph vessels

Front 6

antero-

Back 6

anterior; front, before

Front 7

-ase

Back 7

enzyme

Front 8

-asis, esis, iasis, -isis

Back 8

condition; pathologic state

Front 9

-cele:

Back 9

tumor, swelling

Front 10

cephal-

Back 10

head

Front 11

cran-

Back 11

helmet; cranial: pertaining to the portion of the skull that surrounds the brain

Front 12

dextra-

Back 12

right

Front 13

dors-

Back 13

back; dorsal: position toward the back of the body

Front 14

-dynia:

Back 14

poin

Front 15

dys;

Back 15

difficult, bad; painful

Front 16

-emia:

Back 16

blood

Front 17

end, endo-

Back 17

within, inside

Front 18

eryth-

Back 18

red

Front 19

ex-, exo-:

Back 19

out, outside of

Front 20

hem- hema-, hematoma

Back 20

blood

Front 21

hepato-

Back 21

liver

Front 22

homeo-, homo-:

Back 22

same; homeostatsis: maintenance of a stable internal enviornment

Front 23

hydra-, hydro- hydr-

Back 23

water

Front 24

hyp-, hyph, hypo-:

Back 24

less than; under

Front 25

hyper-:

Back 25

excessive

Front 26

hyster-

Back 26

uterus

Front 27

infra

Back 27

below, under, beneath; inferior to; after

Front 28

inter-

Back 28

between

Front 29

intra-

Back 29

within

Front 30

ipsi-

Back 30

same

Front 31

-itis

Back 31

inflammation of

Front 32

juxta-

Back 32

close proximity

Front 33

lip- lipo-

Back 33

fat

Front 34

-lite, -lith, litho-

Back 34

stone, calculus

Front 35

mega-, megalo-;

Back 35

large, of great size

Front 36

meio-, mio-

Back 36

less, smaller

Front 37

mesio-

Back 37

toward the middle

Front 38

meta-

Back 38

change; metabolism: chemical changes that occur within the body

Front 39

necr-, necro-:

Back 39

death, necrosis

Front 40

neo-

Back 40

new

Front 41

nephr-, nephra-, nephro-

Back 41

kidney

Front 42

olig-, oligo-

Back 42

few; small

Front 43

-ology

Back 43

study of; physiology: study of body functions

Front 44

-oma:

Back 44

tumor

Front 45

omphal-, omphalo

Back 45

naval

Front 46

oophor-

Back 46

ovary

Front 47

orchi-

Back 47

testicle

Front 48

pariet-

Back 48

wall; parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

Front 49

peri-

Back 49

around

Front 50

pelv-

Back 50

basin; pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

Front 51

pleur-

Back 51

rib; pleural cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

Front 52

-poiesis, -poietic

Back 52

production; formation

Front 53

pre-

Back 53

before, in front

Front 54

pseudo-

Back 54

false

Front 55

py-, pyo-

Back 55

pus

Front 56

pyelo-

Back 56

pelvis

Front 57

retro-

Back 57

backward, back, behind

Front 58

-rhage, rhagia: rupture;

Back 58

profuse fluid discharge

Front 59

sebo-

Back 59

fatty stubstance

Front 60

-stasis:

Back 60

standing still; homeostasis: maintenance of a relatively stable internal enviornment

Front 61

sub-

Back 61

under; beneath

Front 62

super, supra-

Back 62

above; beyond; superior; on top

Front 63

thrombo-

Back 63

blood clot; thrombus

Front 64

-tomy:

Back 64

cutting; anatomy: study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts

Front 65

trans-:

Back 65

across, over; beyond; through

Front 66

-trophin:

Back 66

stimulation of a target organ by a substance, especially a hormone

Front 67

-uria, urin:

Back 67

urine

Front 68

vaso-

Back 68

vessel (blood vessel)

Front 69

veno-

Back 69

vein

Front 70

ventro-, ventr-, ventri--

Back 70

abdomen; anterior surface of body

Front 71

vesico-

Back 71

bladder; vesicle

Front 72

xeno-

Back 72

strange, foreign