Ch. 5 Medical Terminology

Preffixes/suffixes/roots, directional terms, positional terms

Cardi

Heart

Gastro

Stomach

Hepat

Liver

Neur

nerve

Nas

Nose/nasal

Or

Mouth/oral

Pneumo

Air/lungs

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward/near

Ante-

Before

Brady-

Slow/below normal

Contra-

Against

Dys-

Difficult/painful

Hyper-

Above normal/high

Hypo-

Below normal/low

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within/inside

Peri-

Around

Poly-

Many

Post-

After

Pre-

Before

Sub-

Below/under

Super-/supra-

Above/in excess

Tachy-

Above normal/rapid

Uni-

One

-ac

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-emisis

Vomiting

-itis

Inflammation

-ology

Study of

-plegia

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathing

-rrhea

Discharge

-spasm

Contraction

-al

Pertaining to

-ist

One who specializes in

Anatomic position

Standard position of body in study of anatomy

Plane

Flat surface formed when slicing through object

Midline

Line down center of body/divides into left and right

Medial

Toward midline

Lateral

Away from midline

Bilateral

On both sides

Unilateral

On one side

Midauxillary

Vertically from armpit to ankle

Anterior

Front of body/body part

Posterior

Back of body/body part

Ventral

Synonym of anterior

Dorsal

Synonym for posterior

Superior

Towards head

Inferior

Away from head

Proximal

Closer to torso

Distal

Away from torso

Torsal

Trunk of body

Palmar

Palm of hand

Plantar

Sole of foot

Mid clavicular line

Throught center of each clavicle

Supine

Lying on back

Prone

Lying on abdomin

Recovery position (lateral recumbent position)

Lying on side

Fowler position

Seated

Semi-fowler

Seated leaning back slightly

Broncho/pulmo

Lungs