RAD 12

a, ab-

away from

a, ad-

to, toward to

a, an-

without

What prefixes mean “both sides or around”

ambi and amphi

ana-

up, toward, apart

ante-

before, in front of

anti- contra-

against, opposite

auto-

self

bi-, bis- di- dis-

two, twice, double

circum- and peri-

around

de-

away, take away

dys-

difficult, bad

ecto-

outer, outside

en, endo, ento, in, intra

in, inside, within

epi-

upon, on, over

e-, ex-

out of, outside

extra-

outside, beyond

hemi- and semi-

half

homo-

the same

hydro-

water

hyper- super- supra

above, over

hypo- sub- infra-

below, under

inter-

between or among

leuko-, leuco-

white

macro-

large

mal-

bad, faulty, poor

meta- ultra-

beyond, after

micro-

small

ortho-

straight

pan-

all

para-

beside

per- dia- trans-

through, across

poly-

much, many

post-

after

before, in front of

pro and pre

pseudo-

false

re-

again, back

retro-

behind, backwards

together, with

sym and syn

telo-

end, fulfilment

un- and in-

not

uni-

one, single, one form

-algia

pain

-cele

swelling, hernia, tumor

-centesis

a tapping or puncture

-ectomy

to cut out or remove

-otomy

incision or cut into

-ostomy

to make an opening

graph or gram

writing, tracing, drawing, picture

graphy

whole procedure of making tracing

condition, state, presence of

-iasis and - osis

-less

without

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-pathy

disease

-ptosis

a falling down

-oids or -oides

like or resembling

-form

shape, shape like

logia and -logy

the science or study of

what SUFFIX means small

-ulus, -olus, and -culus

-uria

referring to urine, difficult urination

macroscopic anatomy

the study of parts of the body seen with the naked eye

histology

study of tissues and cells, things you see with microscopes

embryology

changes from fertilized ovum up to the time of birth

surface anantomy

study of what part of the surface of the body

comparative anatomy

study of similarities and differences in structures of the body with other species

physiology

function and behavior of organs and structures

anatomy

the study of structures and form of and organism

pathology

study of disease

anatomical postion

person is up right facing front palms turned to the front

median line

line going straight down the middle of the body

plane

flat surface created when cutting through the body or part of it

midsaggital/median plane

cut from the middle line separating the body from left to right

sagital plane

any plane or cut parallel from the median line

frontal/coronal plane

cut separating body front front and back

transverse/horizontal plane

cut separating body from top to body like cut from the stomach

section

any cut/slice from the body

medial

nearest to the medial line

lateral

further from the medial line

anterior

front part of the body

posterior

toward the back of the body

ventral

refers to the front like anterior

dorsal

refers to the back like posterior

palmer

front or palms of hand

planter

sole of the foot

volar

palm of the hand or sole of the foot

superior

upper part, toward the head

inferior

lower part, away from the head

cephalic

head end of the body or organ

caudal

refers to the tail or tail end of the body of organ

cephalad

toward head

proximal

closest to its source or origin

distal

furthest away from the source or origin

supine

laying down face up

prone

laying on stomach

longitudinal

lengthwise

transverse

crossways

vertical

perpendicular to horizon, up and down

horizontal

parallel to horizon, side to side

central

inner part, farthest from the surface