CIPC 2 Medical Terms

A-, An-

Without, lacking

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

To, towards

Anti-

Against

Auto-

self

Bio-

Life

Brady-

Slow

Contra-

Against

Dys-

Difficult/Abnormal

Endo-

Within/Inside

Eu-

Good/Well

Hyper-

excessive

Hypo-

under, below

oligo-

few or small

Pan-

all, entire

Para-

beside, near

Peri-

surrounding, around

phlebo-

pertaining to a vein

pyo-

pertaining to pus

Sub-

under, below

tachy-

fast

Xero-

dry

Aden/o-

gland

Angi/o-

blood vessel

Arthr/o-

joint

Cardi/o-

heart

Cholecyst/o-

gallbladder

Col/o-

colon, large intestine

Cost/o-

rib

Cyst/o-

bladder

Derm/o-, Dermat/o-

skin

Enter/o-

intestine

Gastr/o-

stomach

Gloss/o-

tongue

Hem/o-, Hemat/o-

blood

Hepat/o-

liver

Lymphaden/o-

lymph node

Men/o-

menstruation

Melan/o-

black

My/o-

muscle

Myel/o-

spinal cord, bone marrow

Nephr/o-

kidney

Neu/r/o-

Nerve

Onc/o-

tumor

Oste/o-

Bone

Phag/o-

Eat, swallow

Prurit/o-

itching

Psych/o-

mind

Pulmon/o-

lung

Sial/o-

saliva

Vascul/o-

blood vessel

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-centesis

surgical puncture

-ectomy

removal of

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-lithiasis

presence of stones

-lysis

destruction, breakdown, separation

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

enlargement

-ology

study of

-paresis

weakness, partial paralysis

-pathy

disease

-phasia

speech

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scopy

visual examination

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

-tomy

to cut

-tropin

stimulates hormone

-taxia

coordination

Anatomical Position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

Superior/Cephalad

above; toward the head

Inferior/Caudal

below; away from head

Anterior/Ventral

front of the body

Posterior/Dorsal

back of body

Medial

toward the midline

Lateral

away from the midline

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

Distal

away from the point of attachment

Prone

lying face down

Supine

lying face up

Frontal/Coronal Plane

divides body into front and back

Sagittal Plane

divides body into left and right

Midsagittal Plane

divides the body into equal right and left sides

Transverse/Horizontal Plane

divides the body into upper and lower portions

Right Upper Quadrant(RUQ)

Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, portions of the pancreas, small intestines, and colon

Left Upper Quadrant(LUQ)

Left lobe of liver, spleen, stomach, portons of the pancreas, small intestines, and colon

Right Lower Quadrant(RLQ)

Portions of small intestines and colon, right ovary and fallopian tube, appendix, and right ureter

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Portions of small intestines and colon, left ovary and fallopian tube, and left ureter