Intro to Med Term
A vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with a word root is usually a(n) ______________
-o
The vertical body plane that divides the body into right and left parts
sagittal plane
what is the definition of erythr/o
red
lumb/o
low back/loin
my/o means
muscle
A word part that is used at the end of a word root to change the meaning of the word is called ______________
suffix
Body position when one is lying flat/horizontally on their back
Definition of leuk/o
white
femor/o
femur
identify the prefix AND definition in the term hypertrophic
hyper - over/excessive
The combination of a word root and the combining vowel is called _______________
combining form
The hoizontal body plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
Transverse plane
What is a term that means fat?
lip/o, adip/o, steat/o
tars/o
ankle
What does the abbreviation for ROM mean?
range of motion
prefix
The body plane that divides the body into front and back portions
Frontal or coronal plane
deficiency in white blood cells
myel/o
bone marrow/spine
What are analgesics?
drugs used to relieve pain
The four components of a medical term
Directional term that refers to the side
lateral
define erythrocytosis
abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
what is the meaning for the abbreviation Bx?
biopsy
define myasthenia
muscle weakness