EMT Medical Terminology (1)

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uni-

one

dipl-

two, double

null-

none

primi-

first

multi-

many

bi-

two

tri-

three

quad-

four

tetra-

four

deca-

ten

semi-

half, partial

hemi-

half, one sided

pan-

all, entire

lateral

side

opia

vision

gravida

pregnant

parous

given birth

plegia

paralysis

cyan/o

blue

leuk/o

white

erythr/o

red

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

melan/o

black

poli/o

grey

alb

white

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

de-

down, from, away

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, apart from, beyond

contra-

against, opposite

ecto-

out, outside

endo-

within

extra-

outside, in addition

intra-

inside, within

ipsi-

same

anterior (ventral)

front

posterior (dorsal)

back

superior

top

inferior

bottom

proximal

closest

distal

farthest

medial

middle

lateral

side

deep

in

superficial

out

palmar

anterior region of hand (palm)

plantar

sole of foot

apex

tip of a structure

flexion

decreasing angle of joint, bending spine forward

extension

increasing angle of joint, arching spine backwards

adduction

motion toward midline

abduction

motion away from midline

quadrants

described sections of abdominal cavity

RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant

prone

lying face down

supine

lying face upfo

fowler position

back at a 45 degree angle, sitting upright

-pathy

disease

-ia

condition ofd

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

hyper-

excessive

an-

without, absence of

N

normal

/

per

abdomin/o

abdominala

acou/o

hear

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

alb/o

white

alges/o

pain

andr/o

man

angi/o

vessel

angin/o

blood vessel

ankyl/o

fused, skiff

anter/o

front

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ashen/o

weak

atel/o

incomplete

ather/o

fat

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

to hear

aur/o

ear

aut/o

self

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi

two

bi/o

life

bil/i

bile

blast/o

germ, developing cell

blephar/o

eyelid