Medical Terminology
Somat(o) means?
What is the BODY?
The plane dividing the body into right and left portions (MidEqual).
What is Saggital/ Mid Sagittal Planes?
Refers to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body.
What is anterior?
Bad, faulty or abnormal
What is dys-?
tumor
What is oma?
Spondy(lo) means?
What is VETEBRA?
The plane dividing the body into front and back portions
What is Frontal/ Coronal Plane?
Refers to the strucure being closer to the midline or median plane of the body than another structure of the body.
What is medial?
double
What is dipl(o)?
deficient, deficiency
What is penia?
Rhe refers to
What is FLOW?
The plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions...
What is Transverse/Horizontal Planes?
Refers to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body?
What is posterior?
body
What is corpor?
examination
What is scopy?
Stom is what?
What is a mouth, opening?
refers to the structure being closest to the head or higher than another structure in the body.
What is superior?
Refers to a structure being farthest away from the midline than any other structure in the body?
What is lateral?
neck
What is cervic?
break, burst
What is rhag?
Steat(o) means what?
What is fat?
Refers to the structure being closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body.
What is inferior?
With reference to the extremities only refers to the structure being further away from the root of the limb than any other structure in that limb.
What is Distal?
against, counter
What is contra?
spine
What is rachi(o)?