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Touro .Medical Terminology
Chapter 5: Numbers, Positions, and Directions
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08/05/2014

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Term
Uni-
Mono-
Definition
One
Term
Bi-
Diplo-
Definition
Two (double), twice
Term
Gemin-
Definition
Pair, double
Term
Tri-
Definition
Three
Term
Quadri-
Definition
Four
Term
Tetra-
Definition
Four
Term
Quint-
Definition
Five
Term
Sext-
sexti-
Definition
Six
Term
Sept-
Septi-
Definition
Seven
Term
Octa-
Octo-
Definition
Eight
Term
Nona-
Definition
Nine
Term
Deca-
Definition
Ten
Term
Multi-
Definition
Many (more than one)
Term
Primi-
Definition
First
Term
Semi-
Definition
Half (partially)
Term
Hemi-
Definition
Half, one-sided
Term
Ambi-
Definition
Both or both sides
Term
Null-
Definition
None
Term
Pan-
Definition
All
Term
Ab-
Definition
Away from
Term
Ad-
Definition
Toward
Term
Ante-
Definition
Before, in front
Term
Circum-
Definition
Around
Term
Contra-
Definition
Opposition, against
Term
De-
Definition
Down, away from
Term
Dia-
Definition
Through
Term
Ecto-
Exo-
Definition
Outside
Term
Endo-
Definition
Within
Term
Epi-
Definition
Upon, over
Term
Salping/o (two meanings)
Definition
Uterine (fallopian) tube
&
Auditory (Eustachian) tube
Term
Extra-
Definition
Outside
Term
Infra-
Sub-
Definition
Below, under
Term
Intra-
Definition
Inside
Term
Ipsi-
Iso-
Definition
Equal
Same
Term
Ir-
Definition
Into, toward
Term
Meso-
Definition
Middle, pertaining to mesentery
Term
Meta-
Supra-
Definition
After, beyond, over.
Change or transformation.
Following in a series.
Term
Para-
Definition
Near, beside
Term
Peri-
Definition
Around, surrounding
Term
Retro-
Definition
Behind, backward
Term
Sub-
Definition
Under, near
Term
Trans-
Definition
Across, through
Term
-tropia
Definition
Turning
Term
Anatropia
Definition
Upward deviation of the visual axis of one eye when the other eye is fixing
Term
-tropin
Definition
An affinity for, stimulating
Term
Anterior
Definition
Situated at or directed toward the front
Opposite of posterior
Term
Posterior
Definition
Directed toward or situated at the back
Opposite of anterior
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Pertaining to the head, or the head end of the body
Term
Caudal
Definition
Situated toward the tail (coccygeal area)
Term
Decubitus
Definition
The act of lying down.
The position assumed in lying down.
Term
Eversion
Definition
A turning inside out.
A turning outward
Term
Extension
Definition
The movement brining the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition.
Term
Flexion
Definition
The act of bending or the condition of being bent.
Term
Fowler's
Definition
The head of the patient's bed is raised 18-20 inches above level.
Term
Internal
Definition
Situated or occurringwithin or on the inside.
Term
External
Definition
Situated or occurring on the outside.
Term
Knee-chest
Definition
The patietn rests on his or her knees and chest.
The head is turned to one side, and the arms are extended on the bed, the elbows flexed and resting so that they partially bear the weight of the patient.
Term
Lateral
Definition
Situated away from the midline of the body.
Pertaining to the side.
Term
Bilateral
Definition
Having two sides.
Pertaining to both sides.
Term
Lithotomy
Definition
Position in which the patient lies on his or her back, legs flexed on the thighs, thighs flexed on the abdomen and abducted.
Term
Medial
Definition
Situated toward the midline
Term
Oblique
Definition
Slanting.
Incline.
Term
Peripheral
Definition
An outward structure or surface.
The portion of a system outside the central region.
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the center or median line.
The point of attachment or origin.
Term
Distal
Definition
Remote.
Farther from any point of reference.
Term
Quadrant
Definition
One of four corresponding parts, or quarters, as of the surface of the abdomen or the field of vision.
Term
Recumbent
Definition
Lying down
Term
Rotation
Definition
The process of turning around an axis.
Term
Sims'
Definition
The patient lies on his or her left side and chest, the right knee and thigh drawn up, the left arm along the back.
Term
Sinitro
Definition
Left.
Left side
Term
Dextro
Definition
Right.
Right side.
Term
Dextro
Definition
Right.
Right side.
Term
Superior
Definition
Situated above, or directed upward.
Term
Inferior
Definition
Situated below, or directed downward.
Term
Supine
Definition
Llying with the face upward or on the dorsal surface.
Term
Supination
Definition
The act of placing or lying on the back.
Term
Prone
Definition
Lying face downward or on the ventral surface.
Term
Pronation
Definition
The act of assuming the prone position.
Term
Trans
Definition
Through, acorss, beyond.
Term
Trendelenburg's
Definition
The patient is supine on a surface inclined 45 degrees, the head lower than the legs.
Term
Upright
Definition
Perpendicular, vertical, erect in carriage or posture.
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