Body Directions
Away from the center; away from the point of origin
What is distal direction?
What are the three body planes
Transverse, coronary, and sagittal
What is the word parts and definition of Urology?
Ur/o- urinary system; urine
-logy study of
Combining word for blood
What is hemat/o?
Signs and symptoms that occur suddenly and are severe in nature
What is the definition of acute?
External
What is pertaining to the outside?
Pertaining to the posterior section and then the anterior section of the body
What is posteroanterior?
Neonatology
What is the study of new birth?
Psych/o
What is the prefix for mind?
Etiology
What is the origin or cause of a disease?
What does the term visceral refer to?
Pertaining to large internal organs
Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections
What is transverse plane?
Pulmonology
What is the study of lungs?
Dietet/o
What is the prefix for diet; foods?
The prefix of that means to send back
What is remiss/o?
What does the term inguinal refer to?
Pertaining to the groin
Sagittal plane
What is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections?
The study of skin
What is dermatology?
Prefix that means physical function
What is physi/o?
gnos/o
What is knowledge?
What does the term epigastric mean?
Pertaining to above or upon the stomach
Coronal/Frontal plane
What is a vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections?
The study of glands within the body that secrete hormones into the blood
What is endocrinology?
Prefix for breathe or coil
What is spir/o?
The prefix that means to end, word, or boundary
What is termin/o-?