Medical Terminology Unit 9
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120 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dors/o | near on the back |
| ventr/o | near or on the belly side of the body |
| anter/o | toward the front or in front of |
| poster/o | following or located behind |
| cephal/o | upward, toward the head |
| caud/o | downward, toward the tail |
| medi/o | toward the midline |
| later/o | toward the side, away from the midline |
| super- | above |
| sub-/infra- | below |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin |
| sagitt/o | vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right |
| coron/o | resembling a crown or encircling |
| achromophilic | resisting color (stain) |
| aerobic | requiring air to live |
| aerocele | herniation containing air |
| aerophobia | abnormal fear of air |
| aerotherapy | treatment using air (respiratory therapy) |
| amenorrhea | cessation of menstruation |
| anaerobic | able to live without air |
| anterolateral | front and side |
| ateromedial | front and middle |
| anteroposterior | from front to back |
| anterosuperior | front and top |
| ateriostasis | control of flow through arteries |
| bioethics | study of what is good and bad for living things |
| biology | the study of living things |
| blastoderm | embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm |
| caudad | toward the tail (sacrum) |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cephalocaudal | from head to tail |
| chondrodysplasia | defective development of cartilage |
| chromogenesis | formation of color |
| chromolysis | destruction of color |
| chromometer | measuring color |
| chromophilic | attracting color (stain) |
| coronal | pertaining to the crown or encircling |
| coronary | pertaining the the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart) |
| diagnosis | identifying a disease |
| dialysis | separating of substances in a solution (filtration) |
| diarrhea | abnormally loose watery bowel movement |
| distal | away from a point of origin of designated point |
| dorsal | back (posterior) |
| dorsocephalad | from back toward the head |
| dysentery | inflammation of the intestine |
| dysmenorrhea | difficult or painful menstruation |
| dyspepsia | poor digestion |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| dystocia | difficulty in labor |
| ectocytic | outside the cell (extracellular, adjective) |
| ectoderm | outer embryonic (germ) layer |
| ectogenous | formed outside the body (from another source, adjective) |
| ectopic | outside the normal location (adjective) |
| ectoplasm | outer membrane of the cell |
| endocardium | inner membrane layer of the heart |
| endochondral | within the cartilage (adjective) |
| endocolitis | inflammation of the lining of the colon |
| endocystic | inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst (adjective) |
| endoderm | inner embryonic (germ) layer |
| endoenteritis | inflammation of the lining of the small intestine |
| endogenous | made by one's own body (adjective) |
| endoscopy | process of using scope to look into the body |
| eugenics | choosing good genetic train to propagate |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| eupnea | easy breathing |
| euthanasia | easy death |
| eutocia | easy labor |
| hyperplasia | overdevelopment (too many cells) |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment (too few cells) |
| inferior | below |
| lateral | side |
| lithotripsy | surgical crushing of a stone |
| lymphostasis | control of lymph flow |
| medial | middle |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of female reproductive system |
| menorrhagia | hemorrhage during menstruation |
| menses | menstruation (menorrhea) plural: menses |
| midsagittal | the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves |
| neurotripsy | surgical crushing of a nerve |
| omphalectomy | excision of the umbilicus |
| omphalic | pertaining the the umbilicus |
| omphalitis | inflammation of the umbilicus |
| omphalocele | umbilical hernia |
| omphalorrhagia | hemorrhage of the umbilicus |
| omphalorrhea | discharge from the umbilicus |
| omphlorrhexis | rupture of the umbilicus |
| osteochondrodysplasia | defective development of bone and cartilage |
| para-appendicitis | inflammation near the appendix |
| paracentral | pertaining to near the center (adjective) |
| paracolpitis | inflammation near the vagina |
| paracystitis | inflammation near the urinary bladder |
| parahepatitis | inflammation near the kidney |
| parietal | pertaining to the wall |
| peritoneum | membrane of the abdomen |
| phlebostasis | control of flow through a vein |
| pleura | membrane of the lungs |
| posteroanterior | from back to front |
| pesteroexternal | back and outside |
| posterointernal | back and inside |
| posterolateral | back and side |
| procephalic | in front of head |
| prognosis | predicting the outcome of a disease |
| prognostic | pertaining to prognosis |
| proximal | near the point of origin of a designated point |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| pseudocyst | false cyst |
| pseudoedema | false swelling |
| pseudoesthesia | false sensation |
| retrocolic | behind the colon |
| retroflexion | bending (flexing) backward |
| retroperitoneum | behind the peritoneum |
| retroperitonitis | inflammation of the area behin the peritoneum |
| retrosternal | behind the sternum (adjective) |
| retroversion | twisting (turning) backward |
| sagittal | vertical in an ateroposterior direction or plane |
| superior | above |
| sypilophobia | abnormal fear of syphilis |
| syphilopsychosis | severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis |
| syphilotherapy | treatment for syphilis |
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