Suffixes
-iatry
Treatment, specialty
What is a semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
Fowler position
small
micro-
Study of
-logy
What is the combining form for black
Melan/o
-ictal
Seizure, attack
What is lying on abdomen, facing downward ; head maybe turned to one side ?
Prone position ; also called ventral recumbent position
beside, around, beyond, abnormal
para-
Inflammation
-itis
What color is being referred to in the term, xanthoma?
Yellow
-physis
Growth
What is lying on side ; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient’s side ?
Lateral recumbent position
eu-
Disease
-pathy
Red blood cells are also called
Erythrocytes
-trophy
Nourishment, development
What is lying on back facing upward?
Supine position , also called dorsal recumbent position
within
endo-
Enlargement
-megaly
Medical term for Bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood
Cyanosis
-opia
Vision (condition)
What is lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the knees ?
Trendelenburg position
below, incomplete, deficient, under
hypo-
Control, stop, standing
-stasis
Which word part is erythro in the term erythrolaryngosis?
Prefix