Directional Terms
Abbreviations
Root Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
100

What term means "front of the body"?

Anterior

100

What does "ACL" stand for?

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

100

Cardio =

Heart

100

A-, an- =

Without, absence of

100

-algia = 

Pain

200

What term means "Away from the top of the body; farther away"?

Distal

200

What does "RC" stand for?

Rotator Cuff
200

Derm/o = 

Skin

200

Post- =

After, behind

200

-itis = 

Inflammation

300

What term means "toward the outside"?

Lateral

300

What does "EXT" stand for?

Extension

300

My/o = 

Muscle

300

Supra- = 

Above

300

-ectomy = 

Excision, removal (surgery)

400

What is abduction?

Movement away from the midline

400

What does "SUP/INF" stand for?

Superior/Inferior

400

Oste/o = 

Bone

400

Mon/o- = 

One

400

-plasty = 

Surgical repair, reconstruction

500

What is dorsiflexion?

Flexion of ankle

500

What does "WB, NWB, PWB" stand for?

Weight Bearing, Non Weight Bearing, Partial Weight Bearing.

500

Pulm/o, Pulmon/o = 

Lungs

500

End/o- = 

In, within

500

-pexy = 

Fixation (as in surgery)