Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding by Betsy J. Shiland

epi-

above, upon

ante

Forward, in front of, before

uni

one

Endo

within

Bi

two

Af

toward

ipsi-

same

contra

opposite

Ef

away from

Meta

change, beyond

viser/o

organ

infer/o

downward

anter/o

front

dist/o

far

medi/o

middle

axill/o

armpit

super/o

upward

proxim/o

near

sinistr/o

left

brachi/o

arm

Claud/o

tail

crur/o

leg

later/o

side

dextr/o

right

poster/o

back, behind

hist/o

tissue

corpor/o

body

cephal/o

head

crani/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

Inguin/o

groin

cervic/o

cervical

neck

thorac/o

chest

lapar/o

abdomen

midsagittal plane

Pertaining to the middle of the Sagittal plane.

bilateral

pertaining to two sides

dextral

pertaining to the right

Poster anterior (PA)

Pertaining to back to front

Thoriacic

pertaining to the chest

Abdominalpelvic

pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis

Lumbar

pertaining to the lower back

Contra lateral

pertaining to the opposite side

Cytoplasm

Formation of cells

Superior

Pertaining to upward

Inguinal

pertaining to the groin

Histology

study of tissues

hypogastric

Pertaining to under/below the stomach

Ipsilateral

pertaining to the same side

intracranial

pertaining to within the skull

plantar

pertaining to the sole of the foot

Palmor

pertaining to the palm of the hand

Antecubital

pertaining to the front of the elbow

Buccal

Pertaining to the cheek

biopsy

Process of viewing living tissue that has been removed for the purpose of diagnosis

lumen

space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

Mediastinum

space between the lungs

Contralateral

pertaining to the opposite side

supine

lying on the back

iliac region

Lateral to the sides

Coxial

Pertaining to the hip

epigastric

pertaining to above the stomach