Med

Parasagittal plane

Sagittal plane off the midline, unequal right and left.

Decubitus

Lying down, named by the side resting on the surface.

Sims

Left side, right leg drawn up, chest forward.

Lithotomy

On back, legs flexed, thighs apart.

Knee-chest

On knees, chest and head on table.

Kraske (jackknife)

Prone with buttocks raised.

Kary

Nucleus.

Hist

Tissue.

Myx

Mucus

Reticul

Network.

Aden

Gland.

Adip

Fat.

Blast

Immature cell.

Phag

Eat, engulf.

Gen

Origin, production.

Plas

Formation, growth.

Troph

Nourishment, development.

Path

Disease.

Onc

Tumor.

Scler

Hard.

Thromb

Clot.

Necr

Death.

Tox

Poison.

Melan

Black, dark.

Erythr

Red.

Leuk

White.

Cyan

Blue.

Xanth

Yellow.

Ab-

Away from.

Ad-

Toward, near.

De-

Down, from, without.

Dia-

Through.

Ex-

Out, away from.

Exo-

Outside, outward.

In-

In, into.

Re-

Back, again.

Trans-

Across, through.

Ante-

Before, in front.

Epi-

Upon, over.

Infra-

Beneath, below.

Juxta-

Near.

Para-

Near, beside.

Dextr/o-

Right.

Sinistr/o-

Left.

Syn-, sym-

Together.

Tel/e-, tel/o-

End.

Pan-

All.

-tome

Instrument used for cutting.

-scopy

Visual examination with an instrument.

-ectomy

Excision, removal.

-tomy

Incision, cutting into.

-stomy

Creation of an opening.

-plasty

Repair, reconstruction.

-pexy

Surgical fixation.

-rrhaphy

Suture, sewing.

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

-lysis

Destruction, breakdown, separation.

-tripsy

Surgical crushing.

-gram

Record.

-metry

Process of measuring.

-osis

Abnormal condition, disease.

-emia

Blood condition.

-penia

Deficiency, lack.

-pathy

Disease.

-sclerosis

Hardening.

-algia, -dynia

Pain.

-malacia

Softening.

-uria

Urine condition.

-pnea

Breathing condition.

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Excessive bleeding.

-rrhea

Discharge, flow.

-ptosis

Drooping, prolapse.

-cele

Hernia.

-phobia

Abnormal fear.

-spasm

Cramp.

-rrhexis

Rupture.

Rhin/o

Nose.

Oto/o

Ear.

Blephar/o

Eyelid.

Cardi/o

Heart.

Gastr/o

Stomach.

Dermat/o

Skin.

Hemat/o

Blood.

Neur/o

Nerve.

Pulmon/o

Lung.

Lapar/o

Abdomen.