Med term prefix, suffix, combining form & other terms

anter/o

Front

Caud/o

Tail (downward)

Cephal/o

Head (upward)

Dist/o

Away (from point of attachment)

Dors/o

Back

Infer/o

Below

Later/o

Side

Medi/o

Middle

Poster/o

Back, behind

Proxim/o

Near (point of attachment)

Super/o

Above

Ventr/o

Belly (front)

Radi/o

X-rays

Son/o

Sound

Tom/o

To cut

Bi-

Two

Uni-

One

-Al

Pertaining to

-gram

The record

-graph

Instrument used to record

-graphs

Process of recording

-ic

Pertaining to

-ior

Pertaining to

-logist

One who studies and treats

-logs

Study of

lateral position

Lying on one side with knees, bent. right and left indicate which side the patient is on

Lithotomy position

lying on back with legs raised, and feet and stirrups, hips and knees, flexed, and thighs abducted and externally rotated

Orthopnea position

Sitting upright in a chair or in bed, supported by pillows behind the back

Prone position

Lying on abdomen, facing downward

Recumbent position

Lying down in any position

Semi prone position

Lying on one side between a lateral and prone position with the upper knee drawn up toward the chest in the lower arm, drawn parallel to the back

Sitting position

Bed position with head of the bed elevated at an angle between 15° and 90° with a slight elevation of the knees

Supine position

Lying on back facing upward

Trendelenburg position

Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

Radiography

Visualizes dent structures and is used to examine the bones and lungs

Fluoroscopy

Digitalize as deep tissues and hollow structures, often used to examine the gastrointestinal track urinary system and reproductive system

Sonography

Visualize a soft tissue structures plus movement of blood and denseness of tissue often used to examine heart, blood vessels, eyes, thyroid and more

Magnetic resonance ( MR)

Visualize internal organs, spine joints in blood vessels in is often used to examine the brain spine joints and the gallbladder

Posotron emission tomography (PET)

This realizes cellular and tissue activity and is often used to examine the brain, heart and vessels

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Visualize as blood flow, cellular, and tissue activity used to examine heart, brain and bones