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abduction

moves away from midline

adduction

moves towards midline

anterior

in front

bilateral

\n pertaining to two sides

distal

farther from the limb root

dorsal

pertaining to the back

epigastric

pertaining to above the stomach

cervical

pertaining to the neck or the neck of the uterus

flexion

bending

extension

straightening out

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

infracostal

pertaining to below or under the ribs

lateral

further from midline

lumbar

pertaining to the back

medial

closer to midline

midline

divides body into equal right and left halves

palmer

\n palm side of hand or body

plantar

sole side of foot

posterior

rear or back

pronate

turning palm of hand downward

prone

face down

proximal

closer to the limb root

radiography

process of recording radiation

superficial

closer to the surface

superior

above

supinate

turning the palm of the hand upward

supine

body lying face up

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

ventral

pertaining to the belly

transverse

horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower parts

umbilical

pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)

abdomen/o

abdomen

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

crani/o

skull

gastr/o

stomach

ili/o \n

illium (lateral portion of hip bone)

inguin/o groin \n

groin

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

pelv/i pelv/o

pelvis

spin/o

spine

thorac/o

chest

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

anter/o anterior,

front

dist/o

farthest, far

dors/o

back(of body)

infer/o

lower, below

later/o

to one side , side

medi/o

middle

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

proxim/o

near, nearest

super/o

\n upper, above

ventr/o

belly, belly side

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

nucle/o

nucleus

radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)

\\ al

pertaining to

\-gen,

\-genesis forming, producing, origin

logist

specialist in the study of

\-logy

study of

\-plasia

formation, growth

bi-

two

epi-

above, upon

infra-

below, under

trans

across through

adip/o

lip/o

steat/o

fat

cutane/o

derm/o

dermat/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

erythem/o erythemat/o

erythr/o

red

hidr/o

sudor/o

sweat

ichthy/o

xer/o kerat/o

\

dry, scaly

dry

horny tissue, hard,

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pil/o

trich/o

hair

scler/o

hardening, sclera (white of eye)

seb/o

sebum, sebaceous

squam/o

scale

therm/o

heat

\-cyte

cell

\-derma

skin

\-oma

tumor

\-phoresis

carrying, transmission

\-therapy

treatment

scleroderma

skin hardening (tightening)

seborrhea

skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin and dandruff

steatoma

tumor of fat (fatty cyst originating from a sebaceous gland)

subcutaneous

pertaining to below the skin

sudoresis

condition of sweat (excessive sweating)

trichopathy

disease of hair

urticaria

hives

xeroderma

dry skin

\n adipocele

hernia or swelling of fat

anhidrosis

abnormal condition of no sweat

carcinoma

tumor of cancer

cellulitis

skin infection

contusion

bruise

cryotherapy

cold treatment