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Appendix C
A. Use the word bank below to build the medical word that corresponds to each definition in
problems 1-13. Click the grey box to begin typing.
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-ad Toward, in the -ior Pertaining to
direction of.
-ics Knowledge, practice Ana- Apart from;
excessive
Prone Latin: inclined Supine Latin: lying on the
downward; Lying w/ back; Lying with the
the anterior section, posterior section, or
or front, of the body back, of the body
down. down.
viscera- Internal organs of all transverse An imaginary
body cavities. horizontal plane that
divides the entire
body into top and
bottom sections.
Hypo- Below, deficient. Re- Again and again;
backward; unable to.
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C. In this activity, break the medical word into its word parts. Using the word parts, create a
definition of the word. Write a sentence using the word in a medical context. Use the table to
record your answers.
Additional
Combining Combining
Medical Word Prefix form form or suffix Suffix Definition
Anteroposterior Moving from outside the body through
the anterior section and then through
Anter/o- Poster/o- -ior the posterior section.
Sentence: When my daughter hurt her ribs in a wrestling tournament they took an anteroposterior chest x-ray
along with other angels as well.
An imaginary vertical plane that divides
Midsagittal the entire body into left and right
Mid- Sagitt/o- -al sections.
Sentence: The diagram was drawn along the midsagittal plane.
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