medical terminology miss samah ishtieh 12\6/2011 6/11/20111
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Medical Terminology
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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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