medical terminology

pexy

fixation (of organ)

lysis

speration, destruction, loosening

\-rrhaphy

suture

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter

\-stenosis

narrowing, structure

\-eal

pertaining to

\-ior

pertaining to

\-ism

condition

sub-

under, below

ab-

from, away from

centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

clasis

to break; surgical fracture

desis

binding fixation of bone or joint

ectomy

excision, removal

\-gram

record, writing

dorsal cavity

whole back

toxic

poison

infra-

under, below

micro-

small

tri-

three

supra-

above, excessive

auto-

self, own

tachy-

rapid

plasty

surgical repair

\-stomy

new opening

\-tome

instrument to cut

\-tomy

incision

\-tripsy

crushing

\-graph

instrument for recording

\-graphy

process of recording

\-scope

instrument for visual examination

\-scopy

visual examination

\-algia

pain

\-dynia

pain

\-cele

hernia

\-ectasis

dilation, expansion

\-emesis

vomiting

\-emia

blood condition

\-gen

original, production

Genesis

beginning; origin

\-itis

inflammation

\-malacia

softening

\-megaly

enlargement

\-oma

tumor

\-osis

abnormal condition

pathy (suffix)

disease

\-penia

decrease, deficiency

midsagittal plane

divides the body into equal right and left sides

coronal plane

divides body anterior and posterior

transverse plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, small and large intestine

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portions of large intestine

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter

Dorsal (posterior)

cranial and spinal cavities

Ventral (anterior)

thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

Prone

lying face down on belly

supine

lying on the back face up

Bx, bx

biopsy

Dx, dx

diagnosis

CT

computed tomography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

Tx

treatment

phobia

fear

plegia

paralysis

\-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

\-rrhea

flow, discharge

\-rrhexis

rupture

\-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

\-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitchin

\-ac

pertaining to

\-al

pertaining to

\-ar

pertaining to

\-ary

pertaining to

\-ic

pertaining to

\-ous

pertaining to

\-tic

pertaining to

\-ia

condition

\-iatry

medical treatment

\-ist

medical treatment

\-y

condition, process

\-icle

small, minute

\-ole

small, minute

\-ule

small, minute

end

within

intra-

within

epi-

above, upon

hypo-

under, below, deficient

inter-

between

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

dipl-

double

diplo-

double

hemi-

one half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

mono-

one

uni-

one

multi-

many, much

poly-

many, much

quadri-

four