| Term | Definition |
|---|
| kinesio | movement |
| somato | body |
| omphalus | umbilicus |
| omphalocele | hernia of the umbilicus |
| omphaloma | tumor of the umbilicus |
| omphaloplasty | surgical repair of the umbilicus |
| omphalitis | inflammation of the umbilicus |
| dactylitis | inflammation of the digits |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| PE | physical examination |
| anatomical position | body erect, facing forward, arms at sides, palms toward the front |
| anterior | front |
| ventral | front side |
| postero | toward the back |
| dorsal | the back side |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| uni | one |
| bi | two |
| medio | middle |
| superior | uppermost or above |
| superficial | on or near the surface |
| inferior | below |
| infero | inferior |
| caudal | tail |
| proximal | near |
| distal | distant |
| cephalic | head |
| ad | toward |
| coronal | frontal plane |
| transverse | divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| midsagittal | plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves |
| palmar | palm of the hand |
| plantar | sole of the foot |
| cephalometry | measurement of the head |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| itis | inflammation |
| pathy | disease |
| cephalodynia | pain in the head |
| thoraco | chest |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| thoracodynia | pain in the chest |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| hypochondriac | beneath the ribs |
| epigastric | above the stomach |
| umbilical | area of the navel |
| iliac | lower middle region |
| lumbar | around the navel |
| cavity | spaces that contain internal organs |
| cranial | skull |
| peritoneum | membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity |
| viscera | abdominal organs |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| abdominohysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| acrodermatitis | inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
| dactylo | digit (finger or toe) |
| dactylospasm | cramping of a digit |
| chiro | hand |
| myospasm | muscle spasm |
| chiroplasty | surgical repair of the hand |
| dactylography | process of recording finger movement |
| electro | electricity |
| EKG/ECG | electrocardiography |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
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