Key terms from chapter 5 covering medical terminology.
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| 3768314143 | Abdominal Quadrants | Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of pain or injury. |  | 0 |
| 3768314144 | Anatomic Position | The standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. In this position, the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward. |  | 1 |
| 3768314145 | Anatomy | The study of body structure. |  | 2 |
| 3768314146 | Anterior | The front of the body or body part. |  | 3 |
| 3768314147 | Bilateral | On both sides. | 4 | |
| 3768314148 | Combining Form | A word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or suffixes to form a new word. | 5 | |
| 3768314149 | Compound | A word formed from two or more whole words. | 6 | |
| 3768314150 | Distal | Farthest away from the torso. |  | 7 |
| 3768314151 | Dorsal | Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. Synonym to posterior. |  | 8 |
| 3768314152 | Fowler Position | A sitting position. |  | 9 |
| 3768314153 | Inferior | Away from the head, usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head. (e.g. the lips are inferior to the nose.) |  | 10 |
| 3768314154 | Lateral | To the side, away from the midline of the body. |  | 11 |
| 3768314155 | Medial | Toward the midline of the body. |  | 12 |
| 3768314156 | Mid-axillary Line | A line vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle. |  | 13 |
| 3768314157 | Mid-clavicular Line | A line drawn through the center of each clavicle. |  | 14 |
| 3768314158 | Midline | An imaginary line drawn down the enter of the body dividing it into right and left halves. |  | 15 |
| 3768314159 | Palmar | referring to the palm of the hand. |  | 16 |
| 3768314160 | Physiology | The study of body functions. |  | 17 |
| 3768314161 | Plane | A flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object. |  | 18 |
| 3768314162 | Plantar | Referring to the sole of the foot. | 19 | |
| 3768314163 | Posterior | The back of the body or body part. | 20 | |
| 3768314164 | Prefix | Word part added to the beginning of a root or word to modify or quantify its meaning. | 21 | |
| 3768314165 | Prone | Lying face down. | 22 | |
| 3768314166 | Proximal | Closer to the torso. | 23 | |
| 3768314167 | Recovery Position | Lying on the side. Also known as lateral recumbent position. | 24 | |
| 3768314168 | Root | Foundation of a word that is not a word that can stand on its own. (i.e. cardi) | 25 | |
| 3768314169 | Suffix | Word part added to the end of a root or word to complete its meaning. (i.e. -itis) | 26 | |
| 3768314170 | Superior | Toward the head. | 27 | |
| 3768314171 | Supine | Lying on the back. | 28 | |
| 3768314172 | Torso | The trunk of the body, or the body without the head and the extremities. | 29 | |
| 3768314173 | Unilateral | Limited to one side | 30 | |
| 3768314174 | Ventral | Referring to the front of the body. Synonym to anterior. | 31 | |
| 3768314175 | Behind the nose. | Postnasal | 32 | |
| 3768314176 | Inflammation of the stomach. | Gastritis | 33 | |
| 3768314177 | The study of the nervous system. | Neurology | 34 | |
| 3768314178 | Inflammation of the liver. | Hepatitis | 35 | |
| 3768314179 | Fast heart. | Tachycardia | 36 | |
| 3768314180 | Slow breathing. | Bradypnea | 37 | |
| 3768314181 | Inflammation of the nerves. | Neuritis | 38 | |
| 3768314182 | Broncho/pulmo | Lungs, root. | 39 | |
| 3768314183 | Cardi | Heart, root. | 40 | |
| 3768314184 | Gastro | Stomach, root | 41 | |
| 3768314185 | Hepat | Liver, root | 42 | |
| 3768314186 | Neur | Nerve, root | 43 | |
| 3768314187 | Nas | Nose/nasal, root | 44 | |
| 3768314188 | Or | Oral/mouth, root | 45 | |
| 3768314189 | Pneumo | Air or lungs, root | 46 | |
| 3768314190 | Ab- | Away from | 47 | |
| 3768314191 | Ad- | Toward or near | 48 | |
| 3768314192 | Ante- | before | 49 | |
| 3768314193 | Brady- | Slow/before normal | 50 | |
| 3768314194 | Contra- | Against | 51 | |
| 3768314195 | Dys- | Difficult or painful | 52 | |
| 3768314196 | Hyper- | Above normal, high | 53 | |
| 3768314197 | Hypo- | Below normal, low | 54 | |
| 3768314198 | Inter- | Between | 55 | |
| 3768314199 | Peri- | Around | 56 | |
| 3768314200 | Poly- | Many | 57 | |
| 3768314201 | Post- | After | 58 | |
| 3768314202 | Pre- | Before | 59 | |
| 3768314203 | Super/supra | Above or in excess | 60 | |
| 3768314204 | Tachy- | Above normal, rapid | 61 | |
| 3768314205 | Uni- | One | 62 | |
| 3768314206 | -ac | Pertaining to, hemopheliac | 63 | |
| 3768314207 | -algia | Pain | 64 | |
| 3768314208 | -itis | Inflammation | 65 | |
| 3768314209 | -ology | The study of | 66 | |
| 3768314210 | -plegia | Paralysis | 67 | |
| 3768314211 | -pnea | Breathing | 68 | |
| 3768314212 | -rrhea | Discharge | 69 | |
| 3768314213 | -spasm | Contraction | 70 | |
| 3768314214 | -al | Pertaining to | 71 | |
| 3768314215 | -ist | One who specializes in, Cardiologist | 72 | |
| 3768317854 | Right Upper Quadrant (contains which organs) | Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder | 73 | |
| 3768322062 | Left Upper Quadrant (contains which organs) | Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon, Pancreas | 74 | |
| 3768326149 | Right Lower Quadrant (contains which organs) | Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Appendix | 75 | |
| 3768330605 | Left Lower Quadrant (contains which organs) | Left Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the left leg, Ureter | 76 | |
| 3768364778 | Semi-Fowler | Leaning back in a semi-sitting position | 77 |
