1. Medical Terminology Miss Samah Ishtieh 12\6/2011 6/11/20111

2. 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

3. 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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6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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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