word parts
most common combining vowel
o
prefix that means above or above normal
the region around the navel
umbilical region
prefix that means between
inter-
what does -emia mean?
blood condition
letters that attach to the front of a root word
prefix
prefix that means against
anti-
what is the position where the patient lies on their stomach with their back upward
prone
prefix that means surrounding
peri-
what cavity protects the heart and lungs
thoracic cavity
letters at the end of a combining word
suffix
prefix that means below
what is the thin muscle that separates the abdominal cavity and the thoracic cavity?
diaphragm
prefix that means within or into
intra-
what does dissect or dissection mean?
cut apart to study
what is the central part of a word called
root word
prefix that means before
ante-
imaginary lines that divide the body into different sections
anatomical planes
if a person has a BRADYcardic heartbeat, their heartbeat is...
the suffix that means disease is...
-pathy
how do you make a word that ends in -ix plural
-ices
if a person's heartbeat is TACHYcardic, what kind of heartbeat is that?
the position that has the patient lying on their stomach with one arm and one knee bent
Sim's position
a patient lying on their side would be consider in what position?
lateral
"Normal patient position" with the chest elevated while seated
fowler's position