CAT 150 Medical Terminology
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Amandalea1986 on February 1, 2013
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ophtham/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| bas/o | base |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| derm/o | skin |
| myc/o | fungus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under |
| allo- | other |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| epi- | upon, over |
| -oma | tumor |
| -rhhea | discharge |
| subcutaneous layer | inner most layer of skin |
| cyanosis | bluish tint to skin |
| superficial | toward surface of body |
| deep | away from surface of body |
| proximal | closest to point of attachment to body |
| distal | farthest from point of attachment to body |
| lateral | toward side |
| medial | toward middle, midline of body |
| anatomical position | body erect, hands at side, palms forward, eyes forward, legs parallel with feet, toes forward |
| inferior | toward feet or below |
| superior | toward head or above |
| posterior | back side of body |
| anterior | front of body |
| transverse | horisontal plane, divides body into upper and lower |
| sagittal | vertical plane divides body into left and right |
| frontal | vertical plane, divides body into front and back |
| prone | lying on belly or face down |
| supine | lying on back or face up |
| -cyte | cell |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
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