Directional Terms
This forearm bone is on the thumb side.
What is Radius?
This cavity holds the heart and lungs.
What is Thoracic cavity?
This eye condition is also known as “pink eye.”
What is Conjunctivitis?
This combining form means “fungus.”
What is Myc/o?
This directional term means “toward the midline of the body.”
What is Medial?
These tubes carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
What is Fallopian Tubes?
This suffix means “instrument for viewing.”
What is Scope?
This combining form means “ovary.”
What is Oophor/o?
This directional term means “away from the midline of the body.”
What is Lateral?
This small organ stores bile for digestion.
What is Gallbladder?
When breaking down a medical term, you start by defining this part first.
What is Suffix?
This combining form refers to movement.
What is Kinesi/o?
This movement increases the angle between two bones.
What is Extension?
This organ is the main reproductive organ in males.
What is Testis?
This prefix means “fast.”
What is Tachy?
This combining form relates to hearing.
What is Audi/o?
This term means something occurs on only one side of the body.
What is Unilateral?
These are the four sections used to describe locations in the abdomen.
What is Four abdominopelvic quadrant?
This combining form refers to “thirst.”
What is Dips/o?
This combining form means tumor.
What is Onc/o?