Elec 371 - Medical Terminology
(Medial)
(Frontal)
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Elec 371 - Medical Terminology
Geometry (Relative)
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Superior / Inferior
Toward head / feet
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Medial / Lateral
Toward / Away from sagittal (medial) plane
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Anterior / Posterior
Ventral / Dorsal
Toward front / back
Toward front / back (limbs)
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Proximal / Distal
Toward / Way from trunk
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Dilation / Constriction
Widening / Narrowing
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Left / Right
WRT Patient
Medical Prefixes
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Oste(o)
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Lapar(o)
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Hyster(o)
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Gastr(o)
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Dent(o)
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Derm(o)
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Neur(o)
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Ur(o)
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Steth(o)
– Pertaining to bone
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Arthr(o)
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Braci(o)
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Ped(o)
– Pertaining to abdomen wall
– Pertaining to joints / limbs
– Pertaining to the womb / uterus
– Pertaining to the arm
– Pertaining to the foot
– Pertaining to children (pediatrics)
– Pertaining to the stomach
– Pertaining to teeth
– Pertaining to the skin
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Hema / Hemo
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Angi(o)
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Cardi(o)
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Arteri(o)
– Pertaining to the blood
– Pertaining to the nervous system
– Pertaining to the blood vessels.
– Pertaining to the heart
– Pertaining to the urinary system
– Pertaining to the upper chest
– Pertaining to arteries
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Elec 371 - Medical Terminology
Invasive
• Involving puncture or incision of the skin or insertion of
an instrument or foreign material into the body.
• Example
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Stethoscope
Ultrasound
Oral thermometer
Chemotherapy
Catheter
- Blood test
- CT scan
- Rectal thermometer
- Apirin
- Laser eye treatment
Sterility
• Sterile
– Free of all living micro-organisms
• Clean
– Free of all foreign objects / substances
• Sterilizeable
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Cleanable (no oil / grease)
No sharp concave corners
Disassemble-able
Not damaged by steam / heat (electronics)
• Not Sterilizeable
– Draped
– Kept out of sterile field (lights / tv monitors)
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Elec 371 - Medical Terminology
Non-Sterile Field
Invisible
Line
Sterile Tray (instruments)
Patient
Sterile Field
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