Chapter 5: Emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured

cardi/o

heart

hepat

liver

nephr

kidney

neur

nerves

psych

mind

thorac

chest

hyper-

over, excessive, high

hypo-

under, below normal

tachy-

rapid, fast

brady

slow

-al

pertaining to

-algia or alges

pertaining to pain

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-logist

specialist

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measuring instrument

-oma

tumor (usually referring to cancer)

-pathy

disease

null-

none

semi-

half, partial

hemi-

half, one sided

ambi-

both

pan-

all, entire

cyan/o

blue

leuk/o

white

erythr/o

red

cirrh/0

yellow-orange

melan/o

black

poli/o

grey

alb

white

chlor/o

green

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

de-

down, away from

circum-

around, about

peri-

around

trans-

across, through, beyond

epi-

above, upon, on

supra-

above, over

retro-

behind

sub-

under, beneath

infra-

below, under

para-

near, beside, beyond, apart from

contra-

against, opposite

ecto-

out, outside

endo-

within

extra-

outside, in addition

intra-

inside, within

ipsi-

same

anterior (ventral)

the front surface of the body

posterior (dorsal)

the back surface of the body

right

the patients right

left

the patients left

superior

closest to the head

inferior

closest to the feet

proximal

closest to the point of attachment

distal

farthest from the point of attachment

medial

closest to the midline

lateral

farthest from the midline

superficial

closest to the surface of the skin

palmar

front region of the hand (palm)

plantar

bottom of the foot

apex

tip of a structure

flexion

bending of a joint

extension

the straightening of a joint

adduction

motion toward the midline

abduction

motion away from the midline

prone position

body is lying face down

supine position

body is laying face up

fowler position

body sitting up right

uni

one

dipl

two, double

null

none

primi

first

multi

many

bi

two

tri

three

quad

four

tetra

four

quint

five

sext

six

sept

seven

oct

eight

nona

nine

deca

ten

semi

half, partial

hemi

half, one sided

ambi

both

pan

all entire

addomin/o

abdomen

acou/o

hear

aden

gland

adip/o

fat

alges/o

pain

andro/o

man, male

angi/o

vessel

angin/o

blood vessel