anatomical directions
It is the position of a person lying on their back.
what is supine?
This common suffix refers to inflammation.
What is -itis?
These are the two combining forms commonly used to refer to the kidneys.
What are ren/o and nephr/o?
It is the foundation of a medical term and usually indicates a location or system.
What is the root?
This suffix is used to describe paralysis, such as in "quadriplegia."
What is -plegia?
This directional term describes being toward the midline of the body.
what is medial?
It is the suffix used to describe the surgical removal of an organ or structure.
What is -ectomy?
This combining form refers to the stomach, as in the term for inflammation of its lining.
What is gastr/o?
These are words that sound the same but have different meanings, such as "ileum" and "ilium."
What are homonyms?
It is the combining form for a clot, such as in "thrombocytes."
What is thromb/o?
It means furthest from the body or at a greater distance.
what is distal?
This suffix refers to a surgical puncture for the removal of fluid.
What is -centesis?
: In digestive terminology, this combining form is used to describe the intestines.
What is enter/o?
This is the first part of a medical term you should examine when deconstructing it to find its context.
What is the suffix?
This term refers to the sheath of the meninges, often used when discussing injections like a spinal block.
What is thec/o?
This term means toward the head side of the body or higher in a hierarchy.
what is superior?
It is a suffix meaning "to crush," often used in procedures for stones.
What is -tripsy?
This is the combining form for the liver, seen in terms like "hepatopathy."
What is hepat/o?
Used to combine a root with a suffix or prefix, this part is often the letter "o."
What is a combining vowel?
Meaning "fast," this prefix describes rapid heart rates or breathing.
What is tachy-?
It is the directional opposite of "superficial," meaning away from the surface
what is deep?
While this suffix refers to an actual record, -graphy refers to the process of recording.
What is -gram?
This specific nerve innervates the diaphragm to stimulate contraction.
What is the phrenic nerve?
While all medical terms have a suffix, not all terms have this beginning portion.
What is a prefix?
This term refers to speech and is often confused with the homonym for swallowing.
What is -phasia?