chapter 5 - slang/ medical terminology

suffix

added to end of roots

-itis

inflamation

-iac

noun referring to a disease

prefix

added to begining

dys-

painful/difficult

tachy-

fast/rapid

ad-

adduction

towards

ab

away from

ante-

before

contra-

against

hyper-

above normal/ high

quadri-

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• can be used in quadriplegia which means paralysis of all four limbs

root

middle/ main part of the word

hypo

below normal/low

inter-

between

intra-

within/inside

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

sub-

below or under

super/supra-

above or in excess

uni-

one

-algia

pain

-emesis

vomiting

-itis

inflamation

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea

discharge

-spasm

contraction

-al

pertaining to

anatomic position

• starting position for description of body

• standing

• facing forward

• palms forward

• face= anterior

midline

line down the center of the body

• cutting into left and right

medial

closer to the midline

lateral

away from midline

bilateral

both sides of anything

unilateral

one side

midaxillary line

vertical line from middle of the armpit to the ankle

anterior/ventral

front of body

• belly of the body

posterior/dorsal

back of body

superior

above

• closer to head

inferior

below

• closer to feet

proximal

closer to the torso

distal

further from the torso

adduction

brining in

superficial

terms of skin

-upper most layer

deep

terms of skin

• lower layer

flexion

bending of joints

extension

straightening of joints

coronal plane

front and back planes

sagittal

right and left planes

transverse plane

top and bottom planes

plantar

bottom of the feet

apex

tip of a structure

broncho/plumo

lungs

cardi

heart

hepat

liver

neur

nerve

nas

nose/nassal

or

mouth

pneumo

air or lungs