Study of
Medical Suffixes
Body Terminology
Describing Motion
Body Planes
100

Pathy

Disease/Suffering

100

itis

inflammation or infection

100

medial

the middle

100

flexion

decrease in movement

100

sagittal

vertically  right and left

200

logy

field of study

200

emia

in the blood

200

proximal

Center

200

extension

increase in motion

200

transverse

horizontal upper and lower

300

gram

to record

300

cardia

in the heart

300

Distal

away from an area

300

abduction

pulls away

300

lateral

sides

400

scopy

viewing/examining

400

ectomy

surgical removal

400

Anterior

front

400

adduction

pulls toward

400

prone

face down

500

osis

Disease or condition

500

rreah

discharge

500

posterior

further back

500

elevation

movement superior/upward

500

DOUBLE POINTS

Anatomical Position

standing upright..feet shoulder with and parallel toes forward...upper limbs out at each side palms facing forward

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