Directional Terms
towards the middle
Medial
Lying face up
Supine
Cardi/o
The heart
fast or rapid
Tachy
-ology
The study of
closer to or on the skin
Superficial
Lying face down
Prone
Hepat/o
The liver
under/below normal
Hypo
-pnea
Pertaining to breathing
front surface of the body
Anterior
inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
Fowler position
Arteri/o
Artery
slow
Brady
-itis
below a body part or nearer to the feet
Inferior
Position you place an unresponsive but breathing person
Recovery position
Cerebr/o
The brain
large
Mega
-emesis
vomiting
above a body part or nearer to the head
Superior
Body laid supine with feet elevated above the head
Trendelenburg
Nephr/o
The kidneys
against, opposite
Contra
-algia
Pertaining to pain