Key word parts
Aden/o refers to
Gland
Towards the head
Cephalic
RUQ stands for what?
Right Upper Quadrant
Endo-
–in, within, inside
The study of structural and functional changes
caused by disease.
Pathology
–development, growth, formation
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
Anterior
LLQ stands for what?
Left lower quadrant
Hypogastric
Located below the umbilical region and above the pubic bone
The term referring to a "specialist" in something
ologist
The key word that means "fat"
Adip/o
Dorsal
Posterior
The proper name for "belly button"
Umbilicus, umbilical area
medial
–lower part of body, tail
caud/o
Key word part meaning "Tissue"
hist/o
Caudal
Towards the Feet
The cavity that contains the intestines
Abdominal cavity
–out of, outside, away from
Exo-
widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country
pandemic
–control, maintenance of a constant level
-stasis, -static
An imaginary line that divided the body into two equal left and right halves
Midsaggital
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastritis
an infection that is acquired during a hospital stay
nosocomial infection
definition of an epidemic
widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time