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Medical Terminology

Miss Samah Ishtieh

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Terminology (Relative)

• Anterior ----------- Front side of coronal plane

• Posterior ----------- Back side of coronal plane

• Dilation --------------- Widening (apertures)

• Constriction ----------- Narrowing• Left / Right ------------ WRT Patient

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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

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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

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• 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

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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 stomach6/11/2011

• Dent(o)– Pertaining to teeth• Derm(o)– Pertaining to the skin• Arthr(o)– Pertaining to joints / limbs• Arteri(o)– Pertaining to arteries

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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

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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)6/11/2011

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Sterile Field

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