Medical Terminology PDF
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This document provides a comprehensive list of medical terminology, including prefixes and suffixes related to body parts, colors, and numbers. It also touches on human body systems, tissues and organs, and planes/directions of the body. This is a great resource for learning and understanding medical terminology.
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Medical Terminology ***THE FIVE RRH'S IN HEALTH CARE*** -rrhagia, -rrhage = excessive flow, profuse fluid discharge -rrhaphy = suture -rrhea = discharge flow -rrhythm/o = rhythm -rrhexis = ***THE NUMBERS IN HEALTH CARE*** Half = demi-, hemi-, semi- One = mo...
Medical Terminology ***THE FIVE RRH'S IN HEALTH CARE*** -rrhagia, -rrhage = excessive flow, profuse fluid discharge -rrhaphy = suture -rrhea = discharge flow -rrhythm/o = rhythm -rrhexis = ***THE NUMBERS IN HEALTH CARE*** Half = demi-, hemi-, semi- One = mono-, uni- One-and-a-half = sesqui- Two = bi-, di- Three = tri- Four = tetra-, quadri- Five = quinque-, pent-, penta- Six = hex-, hexa-, sex- Seven = hepta-, sept-, septi- Nine = noni- Ten = deca- Hundred = hecto- Thousand = kelo- Million = mega- Billion = giga- Trillion = tera- Quadrillion = peta- Quintillion = exa- One hundredth = centi- One thousandth = mili- One millionth = micro= One billionth = nano- One trillionth = pico- One quadrillionth = femto- One quintillionth = atto- ***COLORS IN HEALTH CARE*** White = al b/o, albin/o Green = chlor/o Cirrh/o = orange-yellow Cyan/o = blue Eosin/o = red, rosy, drawn Erythr/o = red Flav/o = yellow Fusc/o = dark brown Glauc/o = gray, bluish green Jaund/o = yellow Leuk/o = white Lute/o = yellow Melan/o = black Poli/o = gray Purpur/i = purple Rhod/o = red, rosy Rose/o = rosy Rubr/o , Rubr/i = red Tephr/o = grey (ashen) Xanth/o = yellow ***THE HUMAN BODY*** Development = Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems, Organisms Major Componets Cell Membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus Tissues Connective Epithelium Muscle Nervous Organs Composed of two or more different tissues Have specific functions Systems Related organs with common functions Organism *A living person* Cavities A space containing organs Dorsal (Cranial, Vertebral) Ventral (Abdominal, Pelvic, Thoracic) Planes An imaginary flat surface Frontal (anterior, posterior) Sagittal (right, left) Transverse (upper, lower) A reference point for location or direction Anterior/Ventral (front of the body) Posterior/Dorsal (back of the body) Superficial (on the surface) Inferior (situated below) Superior (situated above) Lateral (pertaining to the side) Medial (pertaining to the middle) Prone (lying face down) Supine (lying face up)
