Term | Definition | Pronunciation |
A&D | ascending & descending | |
A-P | anterior-posterior | |
AAL | anterior axillary line | |
ab- | away from | |
ad- | toward, increase | |
AE | above elbow | |
AK | above the knee | |
ambi- | both, both sides, around | |
ana- | up, apart, again | |
ant. | anterior | |
ante- | forward, before | |
anter/o | front | |
anterior | front | an-tēr´e-or |
apo- | separate, away from | |
BE | below elbow | |
bilat | bilateral | |
BK | below the knee | |
cata- | down | |
circum- | around | |
cis- | on the same side, on the near side | |
contra- | against, opposite | |
deep | Below the surface of the skin or within body cavity or limbs. | |
dextr/o | right | |
dis- | twice, apart, not | |
dist/o | distant, far | |
distal | farthest from the origin | dis´tal |
dors/o | back of body | |
dorsum | top of the foot | dor´sum |
ecto- | out, outward | |
en- | in, within | |
endo- | within | |
epi- | above, on, following | |
eso- | inward | |
ex- | out, away from | |
exo- | outside, outward | |
ext | exterior | |
extra- | outside of, beyond | |
fore- | before, in front | |
frontal coronal plane | Separates the body's anterior and posterior | |
ICS | intercostal space | |
inf. | inferior | |
inferior | below | |
infra- | below, down, under | |
inter- | between | |
ipsi- | same | |
juxta- | near, close | |
L&R | left & right | |
lat | lateral | |
later/o | side | |
lateral | Away from the body's midline | |
LE | lower extremity | |
levo- | left | |
LLE | left lower extremity | |
LLL | left lower lobe | |
LLQ | left lower quadrant | |
LUE | left upper extremity | |
LUL | left upper lobe | |
LUQ | left upper quadrant | |
medi/o | middle | |
medial | Toward the body's midline | me´de-al |
P-A | posteroanterior | |
peri- | around, surrounding | |
post- | after, behind, back | |
post. | posterior | |
posterior | back | pos-tēr´e-or |
pre- | before, in front of | |
prone | Lying on the abdomen | prōn |
pros/o | forward, anterior | |
prox. | proximal | |
proxim/o | nearest | |
proximal | Nearest to the point of attachment to the trunk | prok´sĭ-mal |
retro- | backward | |
RLE | right lower extremity | |
RLL | right lower lobe | |
RLQ | right lower quadrant | |
RUE | right upper extremity | |
RUL | right upper lobe | |
RUQ | right upper quadrant | |
sagittal plane | separates the body's left and right sections | saj´ĭ-tal |
sinistr/o | left | |
sub- | under, below | |
sup. | superior | |
super- | above, beyond | |
superficial | near the surface | |
superior | above | |
supination | The condition of being supine. Alternatively, the act of turning the hand so that the palm is up. | |
supine | lying face up | |
supra- | above, upward | |
tel/o | complete, end | |
trans- | across, through | |
transverse horizontal plane | separates the body's upper and lower sections | |
UE | upper extremity | |
ventr/o | front, belly side | |
ventral | Pertaining to the belly or front of the body. | |