Medical Terminology Miss Samah Ishtieh 12\6/2011 6/11/20111
Terminology (Relative) Anterior Front side of coronal plane Posterior Back side of coronal plane Dilation Widening (apertures) Constriction Narrowing Left / Right WRT Patient 6/11/20112
Terminology (Relative) Superior Toward head Inferior Toward feet Medial Toward median plane Lateral Away from median plane Proximal Toward trunk Distal Away from trunk Dorsal Back side (useful for limbs) Ventral Front side 6/11/20113
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Medical Prefixes Braci(o) – Pertaining to the arm Angi(o) – Pertaining to the blood vessels. Oste(o) – Pertaining to bone Neur(o) – Pertaining to the nervous system 6/11/20116 Cardi(o) – Pertaining to the heart Ur(o) – Pertaining to the urinary system Steth(o) – Pertaining to the upper chest Ped(o) – Pertaining to a child (pediatrics) – Pertaining to the foot
Cont. Medical Prefixes Lapar(o) – Pertaining to abdomen wall Hyster(o) – Pertaining to the womb / uterus Hema/ Hemo – Pertaining to the blood Gastr(o) – Pertaining to the stomach 6/11/20117 Dent(o) – Pertaining to teeth Derm(o) – Pertaining to the skin Arthr(o) – Pertaining to joints / limbs Arteri(o) – Pertaining to arteries
Invasive Involving puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the body. Invasive / Non-Invasive / Minimally Invasive - Oral thermometer - Heart Catheter - Glucose test (Diabetes) - Stethoscope - Open heart surgery - Laser eye treatment - Orthoscopic surgery - Hip replacement - CT scan - Ultrasound 6/11/20118
Sterility Sterile – Free of all living micro-organisms Clean – Free of all foreign objects / substances Sterilizeable – Cleanable (no oil / grease) – No sharp concave corners – Disassembleable – Not damaged by steam / heat (electronics) Not Sterilizeable – Draped – Kept out of sterile field (lights / tv monitors) 6/11/20119
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