Parts of a Med Term
Terms of Position
Name that Term
Body Divisions
Define the Term
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A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word; usually indicate a condition, disease, diagnostic or surgical treatment, or therapeutic remedy
Suffix
100
A semi-sitting position with head of bead elevated
Fowlers
100
Term meaning away from the point of attachment
Distal
100
Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
Frontal plane
100
Meaning of "epi"
above
200
Used for grammatical purposes, this connects the root word to the suffix or to another root word
combining vowel
200
Lying face up
Supine
200
Term meaning above the stomach
Epigastric
200
The abdominal region can be divided into this number of quadrants
4
200
Ventral
Front
300
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word; usually indicate location, time, and number
Prefix
300
Anatomical position
300
Opposite of inferior
Superior
300
Divides the body into left and right sections
Median or midsagittal plane
300
Caudal
Toward the head
400
o
400
Side lying
lateral
400
Meaning closes to the point of attachment
Proximal
400
The stomach lie within this cavity, which is within the ventral cavity
Abdominal cavity
400
Dorsal
back
500
The central part of a medical word. Usually refers to the body part.
Root word
500
Lying face down
Prone
500
Meaning back
Dorsal or posterior
500
Divides the body into superior and inferior sections
Transverse plane
500
Anterior
Front