Vu, Madden, Unit 2 medical terminology

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

astr/o

star, star-shaped

bol/o

cast/throw

carcin/o

cancer

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

sull

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from point of origin, far, distant

dors/o

back of the body

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

below

is/o

same, equal

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lumbar region, loin

medi/o

middle

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvis

physi/o

function

poster/o

back of body, behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin, near close

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ton/o

tone, tension

umibilib/o

umbilicus(belly button)

ventr/o

belly side of body, ventral aspect

viscer/o

internal organs

acromial

pertaining to acromion( shoulder)

antebrachial

pertaining to forearm

antecubital

pertaining to area in front of the elbow

anterior

toward the front side of belly

anteroposterior

passing from anterior toward the posterior

axillary

armpit

bilateral

2 sides

brachial

arms

buccal

cheek of mouth

calcaneal

heel bone

carpal

wrist

caudal

tailbone

cephalic

toward the head

cephalocaudal

pattern of growth from the head downward to feet

cervical

neck

coxal

hip

cranial

skull

crural

leg, specifically shin bone

cubital

pertaining to elbow

deep

more internal, further inside the body, away from the surface

digital

the fingers or toes

distal

further away from the center of body, the trunk, or the point where a limb attached to the body

external

outer part of the body

femoral

thigh

fibular

lateral side of the lower leg

frontal

forehead

genital

reproductive organ

gluteal

buttocks

inferior

below or toward feet

inguinal

pertaining to groin

internal

inside body

lateral

away from midline, toward side of the body

left

left hand side of anatomical position

lumbar

lower back region and 5 vertebrae between chest and sacrum

mammary

breast region

medial

toward midline

mental

chin

medial

toward midline or center of the body

metacarpal

hand bones

midline

imaginary center line

nasal

nose

occipital

back of the head

olecranal

point of the elbow

oral

mouth

orbital

eye socket, or eye

otic

pertaining to ear

palmar

palm of the hand

parietal

pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity

patellar

kneecap

pectoral

chest

perineal

perineum (patch of flesh between pe, vul, or an)

plantar

sole of the foot

popliteal

back of the knee

posterior

toward the rear side of the body

posteroanterior

from posterior to anterior of the body

prone

lying face down with palms downward

proximal

close to the center of the body, or where limbs attach

pubic

refers to genitals

right

right hand side of anatomical position

sacral

triangle at the base of the spine

scapular

scapula/ shoulder blades

sternal

sternum(breast bone)

superficial

toward body surface

superior

positioned higher above another body part

supine

lying flat on the back with palms up

sural

located near calf