Ch 3 - Prefixes of Direction | CLAS 1030 - Medical Terminology, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Ch 3 - Prefixes of Direction | CLAS 1030 - Medical Terminology and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 ab- DEFINITION 1 from, away from TERM 2 -duction DEFINITION 2 act of leading, bringing, conducting TERM 3 abduction DEFINITION 3 movement of a limb away from (an axis of) the body TERM 4 ad- DEFINITION 4 toward TERM 5 adduction DEFINITION 5 movement of a limb toward (an axis of) the body TERM 6 circum- DEFINITION 6 around TERM 7 ren DEFINITION 7 kidney TERM 8 -al DEFINITION 8 pertaining to TERM 9 circumrenal DEFINITION 9 pertaining to around the kidney TERM 10 peri- DEFINITION 10 around TERM 21 -ous DEFINITION 21 pertaining to TERM 22 ectogenous DEFINITION 22 forming outside the body or structureAn ectogenous infection is one that originates outside of the body TERM 23 exo- DEFINITION 23 outside, outward TERM 24 -tropia DEFINITION 24 turning TERM 25 exotropia DEFINITION 25 turning outward (of one or both eyes) TERM 26 extra- DEFINITION 26 outside, outward TERM 27 crani DEFINITION 27 cranium (skull) TERM 28 extracranial DEFINITION 28 outside the skull TERM 29 endo- DEFINITION 29 in, within TERM 30 -crine DEFINITION 30 secrete TERM 31 endocrine DEFINITION 31 secrete withinEndocrine describes a gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream. TERM 32 intra- DEFINITION 32 in, within TERM 33 muscul DEFINITION 33 muscle TERM 34 intramuscular DEFINITION 34 within the muscle TERM 35 para- DEFINITION 35 near, beside; beyond