Directional Terms
What term means "front of the body"?
Anterior
What does "ACL" stand for?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Cardio =
Heart
A-, an- =
Without, absence of
-algia =
Pain
What term means "Away from the top of the body; farther away"?
Distal
What does "RC" stand for?
Derm/o =
Skin
Post- =
After, behind
-itis =
Inflammation
What term means "toward the outside"?
Lateral
What does "EXT" stand for?
Extension
My/o =
Muscle
Supra- =
Above
-ectomy =
Excision, removal (surgery)
What is abduction?
Movement away from the midline
What does "SUP/INF" stand for?
Superior/Inferior
Oste/o =
Bone
Mon/o- =
One
-plasty =
Surgical repair, reconstruction
What is dorsiflexion?
Flexion of ankle
What does "WB, NWB, PWB" stand for?
Weight Bearing, Non Weight Bearing, Partial Weight Bearing.
Pulm/o, Pulmon/o =
Lungs
End/o- =
In, within
-pexy =
Fixation (as in surgery)