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ot/o - combining form: ear Anterior - Surface region of the body, front (or ventral), including thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities. posterior - Surface region of the body, back (or dorsal), cranial and spinal cavities. prone - lying face down, anterior part of the body down supine - lyin...

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ot/o - combining form: ear



Anterior - Surface region of the body, front (or ventral), including thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
cavities.



posterior - Surface region of the body, back (or dorsal), cranial and spinal cavities.



prone - lying face down, anterior part of the body down



supine - lying face up, posterior part of the body down



posterioranterior (PA) - type of x-ray, beam passes through the patient back to front



superior - upper half of the body, above



inferior - lower half of the body, below



Distal - away from the body



Proximal - towards the body



cephalad - toward the head



caudad - toward the tailbone, downward



lateral - side; away from the midline

,medial - Toward the midline of the body



coronal plane (frontal plane) - divides body into front and back



midsagittal plane - divides the body into equal right and left sides



Transvere Plane - divides body into top and bottom



sagittal plane - divides body into left and right sides, not evenly



ac - suffix: pertaining to, ex. cardiac



al - suffix: pertaining to, ex. intestinal



ar - suffix: pertaining to, ex. muscular



ary - suffix: pertaining to, ex. urinary



ic - suffix: pertaining to, ex. pelvic



ine - suffix: pertaining to, ex. uterine



ive - suffix: pertaining to, ex. digestive



ous - suffix: pertaining to, ex. venous



ation - suffix: process, having, being

,ion - suffix: action, condition



ia - suffix: condition, state, thing



ism - suffix: disease from a specific cause



itis - suffix: infection of, inflammation of



megaly - suffix: enlargement



oma - suffix: mass, tumor



osis - suffix: abnormal condition, process, ex. psychosis



pathy - suffix: disease



ecotmy - suffix: surgical removal



gram - suffix: picture, record



graphy - suffix: process of recording



metry - suffix: process of measuring



scope - suffix: instrument used to examine



scopy - suffix: process of using an instrument to examine

, therapy - suffix: treatment



tomy - suffix: process of cutting, making an incision



iarty - suffix: medical treatment



ics - suffix: knowledge, practice, ex. dietetics



endo - prefix: innermost, within



epi - prefix: above, upon



inter - prefix: between



intra - prefix: within



peri - prefix: around



post - prefix: after, behind



pre - prefix; before, in front of



sub - prefix: below, underneath



trans - prefix: across, through



bi - prefix: two

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