Unit 9 Study Terms

chir/o

hand

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

dextr/o

right

fus/o

melting, flowing

gastr/o

stomach

later/o

side

lumb/o

lumbar spine

pod/o, ped/i

foot

pub/o

pubis

sex/o

sexuality, gender

sinistr/o

left

son/o

sound

ven/o

vein

vers/o

turning, twisting

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

front, before

circum-

encircling, around

con-

without

contra-

against

dia-

through

dis-

to free of, separate, or undo

epi-

upon, on top of

extra-

outside of

hetero-

different

homo-

same

in-

into, not

infra-

below

intra-

within

macro-

large

meta-

beyond

micro-

small

para-

abnormal, near, beyond

per-

through

peri-

around or near

retro-

behind

semi-

half

sub-

under, below

super-

above, over

supra-

above, over

trans-

across

ultra-

beyond, in excess

\-graphy

process of making a picture

\-ia

condition

\-ia, -ar, -ic, -al, -ac, -ous, -ual

adjective endings pertaining to, relating to

\-iatric

pertaining to a specialty

\-plasty

surgical repair

\-stasis

controlling, stopping

\-tion, sion, ia, us, ive

noun endings

ac

antecibum; before meals

c

with (cum)

CXR-PA & LAT

chest x-ray-posteroanterior and lateral

DC

doctor of chiropractic

DPM

doctor of podriatic medicine

FTM

female to male

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

LAT

lateral

mcg

microgram

metas., mets., met.

metastasis

MI

myocardial infarction

MTF

male to female

pc

post cibum (after meals

po

per os, by mouth

PO

postoperative

s

without (sum)

subcu., subq., s.c.

subcutaneous

US

ultrasound

UV

ultraviolet