prefixes
combining forms
suffixes
positions
planes/regions
100
bi-
What is two
100
carcin/o
What is cancer
100
-sarcoma
What is a malignant tumor
100
Lying down in any position
What is recumbant
100
Vertical field running through the body from front to back at the midline, dividing body equally into right and left halves
What is midsagittal plane
200
hyper-
What is increased or excessive
200
viscer/o
What is internal organs
200
-pathy
What is disease
200
Lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
What is lithotomy position
200
Horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
What is transverse plane
300
dys-
What is painful
300
chrom/o
What is color
300
-gen
What is a substance or agent that produces or causes
300
Sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest
What is orthopnea position
300
Region superior to the umbilical region
What is epigastric region
400
intra-
What is within
400
lei/o
What is smooth
400
-stasis
What is control, stop, and standing
400
Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
What is Trendelenburg position
400
Regions to the right and left of the hypogastric region
What is iliac
500
meta-
What is after or beyond
500
xanth/o
What is yellow
500
-plasia
What is a condition of formation, development, growth
500
Lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
What is Sims position
500
Two names for the vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is frontal or coronal plane
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