Medical terminology
Derived (comes from )
Latin & Grrek
means front of body
ventral or anterior
Bp stand for and is an _______
blood pressure, acronym
hold brain
cranial cavity
@ means
at
towards the front
ventral
lying on back
lying on stomach
lying on side
supine
prone
left or right lateral
suffix
follows root word, can mean pertaining to, surgical, procedural, conditional or structural
means towards top, closer to head
superior or cephalic
po means
by mouth
organs of the thoracic cavity
heart, lungs
# means
pounds, number, weight, gauge, fracture
combines 2 or more root words
compound word
lithotomy
dorsal recumbent
supine, knees flexed, raised in stirrups
supine, knees flexed
suffix -itis
inflammation
back of head
occipital
Four times a day
Q.I.D.
The dorsal cavity inculdes
cranial and spinal cavities
> means
< means
greater than
less than
abdominal
inguinal
femoral
cranial
abdomen
groin
thigh
skull
define anatomical position
standing erect, feet forward and parallel, arms down by side, palms forward
universal across health care industry
Medical terminology
divides body into superior and inferior
transverse/ horizontal plane
term named after someone who 1st discovered a procedure, disease, diagnosis, instrument, etc. May also be a place
eponym
Holds the kidneys, spleen, intestines, etc
Abdominal cavity
2x or x2 means
twice, perform 2 times
occipital means
buccal means
gluteal means
back of head
cheek
buttock
fowler's
high fowler's
semi fowler's
low fowler's
45-60
90
30-45
15-30
parts of words for medical terminology
prefix, suffix, root word, combining form
divides body into equal right and left halves
saggital or median plane
means 10
means 5
means 4
-deca
-quinta
-quadra
the abdomen can be divided into ________ areas - name them
4, RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
10 means
first degree
ecto means
endo means
outside
inside
name of abdo regions
see answer
ectomy
surgical removal of
increase angle of joint or muscle
extension
VSS
DDX
NPO
wt
vital signs stable
differential
nothing per mouth
weight
pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, superior mediastinum cavity
thoracic cavity
derm/o
cardi/o
gastr/o
cephal/o
skin
heart
stomach
head, skull, brain
hand/ foot rolls inward
hand/ foot rolls outward
pronation
supination
Define sims
define knee chest
define trendelenberg
semi prone- left leg straight, left arm behind body, right leg bent at knee and hip, right arm in front and bent
resting on chest and knees, prone
head below feet 15-30, upside down