medical terminology, directional terms and word combos

anterior

front side

distal

farthest point away from

dorsal

backside

high fowlers

sitting at a 90 degree angle

semi fowlers

sitting at a 45 degree angle

inferior

below

lateral

side of

medial

middle

peripheral

on the edge or outside of

posterior

rear or back of

prone

to lie on front side, facedown

proximal

nearest

superior

above

supine

to lay on back

transverse

across

ventral

to the belly

myalgia

muscle + pain

myasthenia

muscle + sensation

myocele

muscle + protrusion (hernia)

myocyte

muscle + cell

myocytolysis

muscle + cell = destruction

myocytoma

muscle + cell + tumor

myoedema

muscle + fascia tissue

myofascial

muscle + fascia tissue

myograph

muscle + writing (record)

myoid

muscle + like

myolipoma

muscle + fat + tumor

myology

muscle + study of

myoma

muscle + tumor

myomalacia

muscle + softening

myomectomy

muscle + tumor + removal

myoneural

muscle + nerves

myoneuralgia

muscle + nerve + pain

myoparesis

muscle + paralysis

myopathy

muscle + disease

myoplasty

muscle + surgical repair (plastic surgery)

myosalpingitis

muscle + fallopian tube + inflammation

osteoarthropathy

bone + joint + disease

osteochondritis

bone + cartilage + inflammation

osteomyelitis

bone + marrow + inflammation

osteopath

bone + disease (usually refers to physician specialty)

osteoplasty

bone + surgical repair (plastic surgery)

osteoporosis

bone + porous + condition of

osteorrhaphy

bone + suture (wiring together of the bones)

osteosclerosis

bone + hardening + condition of

osteotome

bone + instrument (used to cut bone)

dermahemia

skin + blood

dermalgia

skin + pain

dermatitis

skin + inflammation

dermatoauoplasty

skin + graft + surgical repair (plastic surgery)

dermatocyst

skin + bladder (filled with something)

dermatoid

skin +resembles

dermatologist

skin + one who studies

dermatolysis

skin + dissolution (destruction)

dermatome

skin + instrument (used to remove skin for grafting)

dermatomycosis

skin + fungus + condition of

dermatoneurosis

skin + nerves + condition of (skin erupts due to emotion)

dermatopathy

skin + disease

dermatophobia

skin + fear (afraid of catching a skin disease)

dermatoplasty

skin + surgical repair (plastic surgery)

dermatorrhagia

skin + bleeding

dermatorrhea

skin + drainage

dermatorrhexis

skin + rupture

epidermitis

outer + skin + inflammation

epidermodysplasia

outer + skin + bad + molding

hypodermis

below + skin

intradermal

within + skin

melanoderma

black + skin (dark pigmentation)

scleroderma

hardening + skin

subdermal

below + skin

xanthoderma

yellow + skin

odontalgia

tooth + pain

odontoprisis

tooth + sawing (teeth grinding)

odontoptosis

tooth + drop (downward placement)

odontorrhagia

tooth + bleeding

odontoscopy

tooth + exam