Components Of a medical term
What Is Prefix
The portion before a word root
Coronal Plane
Slicing the body vertically from ear to ear dividing it into front (Ventral) and back (dorsal)
1 kilogram (kg)
2.2 LBS
1,000 grams (g)
Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body
Supination
Turning the palms upward toward the sky
Portion after a word root
Plane passing horizontally through the body at the waist creating top and bottom portions.
1 gram (g)
1,000 milligrams (mg)
Words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have a different meaning
Pronation
Turning the palms downward towards the ground
What is a word root
Sagittal Lateral Plane
A straight line that divides the body into equal halves.
1 milligram (mg)
1,000 micrograms (mcg)
eponym
Name of disease, device, procedure, or drug that is based on the person who invented or discovered it first
Range of motion
the full distance that a joint can be moved
What is a Combining vowel
A vowel that links one or more word root to an other component of a term
Axis
1 Liter (L)
1,000 milliliters (mL)
Contralateral
Opposite side of the body
Ventral
the anterior surface of the body
What is a compound word
A word containing more than one word root
Anteroposterior Axis
Axis that runs perpendicular to coronal plane.
100 Centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m)
Antonyms
Pair of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have opposite meanings
Dorsal
the posterior surface of the body, including back of hand