Prefixes
Prefix meaning no or without.
a-,an-
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Inflammation
-itis
Plane that divides body into front and back portions
Frontal plane
bi-
Two, both
Prefix meaning complete or through
Dia-
Cancerous
Carcin/o
-osis
Abnormal condition, condition
Transverse plane
Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
half
-hemi
Prefix meaning slow
Brady
Brain
Encephal/o
-rrhea
flow, discharge
Plane that divides the body into left and right portions
Sagittal or midsagittal
syn-
with, together
Extra- means?
Outside of
Phleb/o
Vein
-rrhage/ rrhagia
excessive discharge of blood
Another term for Coronal plane
Frontal Plane
Glyc/o
Sugar
Meta-
change, beyond
Necro
Death
Surgical Puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
The 5 divisions of the back
1. Cervical 4. Sacral
2. Thoracic 5. Coccygeal
3. Lumbar
Ren/o
Kidney