Parts of a Med Term
Anatomical Directions
Abbreviations
Body Parts
Guess the term
100
Part of the med term located at the end of the word; usually indicates condition, treatment, or remedy
Suffix
100
Meaning to the front
anterior or ventral
100
DM
Diabetes
100
Cardi
heart
100
Pericarditis refers to infection or inflammation ___________ the heart
around
200
Central part of the medical term; usually refers to the body part
Root word
200
Face up
supine
200
Prescription
Rx
200
Pulmon/o
lung
200
Pulmonary hypertension is increased pressure within the
lungs
300
Located at the beginning of the med term; usually indicates location, number, or time
Prefix
300
Toward the midline
medial
300
Hx
History
300
Largest artery in the body
aorta
300
Hepatitis is an inflammation of this organ
liver
400
Combining vowels connect the root word to another root word or to...
suffix
400
Side-lying
lateral
400
Treatment
400
Gloss/o
tongue
400
The cavity referring to the chest
Thoracic
500
O
500
Away from the point of reference or trunk of the body
distal
500
Diagnose
Dx
500
Outermost layer of the skin
epidermis
500
Pyuria indicates what condition
pus in the urine