CCIC medical terms first test

root

The basic meaning of the term.

prefix

Indicates position or direction, color, negation, number or time

ectomy

Surgical removal.

itis

Inflammation of.

abduction

Movement away from the midline.

adduction

Movement toward the midline.

Anterior.

closer to the front of the body

flexion

Decreasing the angle of a joint; bending a joint.

superior

Closer to the top of the body.

combining form

A vowel added to a root word to connect two parts.

neur

nerves

peri

Around or surrounding.

anti

Against.

superficial

Closer to the surface of the body (external).

distal

Away from the point of attachment.

endo

In or within.

sagittal plane

A plane that divides the body into left and right parts.

prone

Lying face down.

oste

bone.

Hepat

Liver.

my

Muscle.

Crani

Skull.

frontal plane

Splits the body into front and back halves.

a/an

Not, without.

lateral

Further from the midline.

suffix

Disease, condition, procedure, or profession

arthr

joint

cardi

heart

Derm

Skin

Epi

above or upon

gastr

stomach

hepat

liver

logist

One who specializes in the study of

logy

science or study of

oma

tumor

pathy

disease

pulmon

lung

deep

away from the surface of the body (internal)

extension

increasing hte angle of a joint; straightening at a joint

inferior

closer to the bottom of the body

medial

closer to midline

posterior

closer to the back of the body

proximal

close to the point of attachment

superficial

closer to the surface of the body (external)

supine

lying face up

transverse plane

splits body in upper adn lower halves