Medical Terminology Unit 1

What does the ending -al mean?

pertaining to

What does the prefix intra- mean?

in or within

What does the prefix post- mean?

after

What does the prefix peri- mean?

around

What does the prefix pre- mean?

before or in front of

What is a prefix?

element located at the beginning of a word

What do prefixes indicate?

number, time, position or negation

What do root words link?

suffix that begins with a vowel

What do combining forms link?

suffix that begin with a consonant or a root to another root

When a suffix stands alone what proceeds it?

hyphen

What is a suffix?

element at the end of a word

What does a suffix indicate?

procedure, condition, disease or part of speech

Was does the root gastr mean?

stomach

What is a combining form?

root word combined with a vowel to link elements to each other

What is the most common combining form vowel?

o

What does the root dent mean?

tooth

What does the root pancreat mean?

pancreas

What does the root dermat mean?

skin

What is a root word?

main part of a word

What does the root word chondr mean?

cartilage

What does the root word cyt mean?

cell

What does the root word hist mean?

tissue

What does the root word nucle mean?

nucleus

What does the root word anter mean?

front

What does the root word caud mean?

tail

What does the root word dist mean?

far

What does the root word dors mean?

back

What does the root word infer mean?

lower

What does the root word later mean?

side

What does the root word medi mean?

middle

What does the suffix poster mean?

back

What does the suffix proxim mean?

near

What does the suffix ventr mean?

belly

What does the suffix -ad mean?

toward

What does the suffix -lysis mean?

separate

What does the prefix super mean?

above

What does the root word cephal mean?

head

What does the root word abdomin mean?

abdomen

What does the root word cervic mean>

neck or uterus

What does the root word crani mean?

skull

What does the root word ili mean?

ilium

What does the root word inguin mean?

groin

What does the root word lumb mean?

loins

What does the root word pelv mean?

pelvis

What does the root word spin mean?

Spine

What does the root word thorac mean?

chest

What does the root word umbilic?

umbilicus

What plane divides the body from left to right?

sagittal plane

What plane divides the body from top to bottom

transverse plane

What plane divides the body from left to right EVENLY?

midsagittal plane

What plane divides the body into front and back?

frontal plane

What does the root word radi mean?

radiation or radius

What are the dorsal cavities?

cranial and spinal

What are the ventral cavities?

thoracic and abdominopelvic

what are the upper corners called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

hypochondriac

what are the upper middle section called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

epigastric

what are the middle corners called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

lumbar

what is the middle section called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

umbilical

what are the lower corners called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

inguinal

what is the lower center section called in the 9 regions of the abdomen?

hypogastric

What does the prefix epi mean?

above

What does the prefix hypo mean?

under

What is sepsis?

inflammatory response to infections

What is a CT scan?

cross section X ray imaging

What is an endoscopy and fluoroscopy?

visual exam of organs and cavities

What are MRI?

images with electromagnet

What is a tomography

images to show depth

What is a ultrasonography?

organ images using high frequencies

What does the prefix trans- mean?

through

What is CT an abbreviation for

computed tomography

What is CXR an abbreviation for?

chest x-ray

What is MRI an abbreviation for?

magnetic resonance imaging

What is PET an abbreviation for?

Positron emission tomography

What is US an abbreviation for?

ultrasound

What is SPECT an abbreviation for?

single photon emission computed tomography

What is the function of nuclear scans?

measuring concentration of radioactive substance to produce an image

What is the function of PET scans?

uses CT and nuclear scans to detect where metabolism is occurring and deficient

What is the function of a radiography scan?

ionizing radiation to make an image

What is the function of radiopharmaceutical?

drug that contains radiation for scans

What is the function of SPECT scans?

scan organs after infection of radioactive substance to make 3D images

What is anastomosis?

connection between two vessels

what does the root adip mean?

fat

What does the root word lip mean?

fat

What does the root word steat mean?

fat

What does the root word cutane mean?

skin

What does the root word hidr mean?

sweat

What does the root word sudor mean?

sweat

What does the root word ichthy mean?

dry or scaly

what does the root word kerat mean?

horny tissue, hard or cornea

what does the root word melan mean?

black

what does the root word myc mean?

fungus

what does the root word onych mean?

nail

what does the root word pil mean?

hair

what does the root word trich mean?

hair

What does the root word scler mean?

hardening or sclera

what does the root word seb mean?

sebum or sebaceous

What does the root word squam mean?

scale

What does the root word xer mean?

dry

what does the suffix -phoresis mean?

carrying or transmission

What does the suffix -plasty mean?

surgery or repair