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Learn Medical
Terminology and Human

Anatomy
Review and keep track of what you've

learned by downloading the slides for this
lesson.
In our previous courses, you may have

noticed a number of complex anatomy
and physiology terms getting tossed
around. Our complete medical
terminology list will help you learn some
of the most common anatomical and
surgical terms by looking at prefixes,
suffixes, and roots.
Letʼs start off with the basics.
Numbers
Many times youʼll encounter a medical

term that contains a prefix that describes
a number. Here are a few of the most
common.
Prefix Meaning Example
Mono-, uni- One Unilateral
Bi- Two Bilateral
Tri- Three Triplicate
Directions and Positions
In medicine, youʼll often encounter terms

that describe where a procedure or
condition takes place on the body.
Ab- Away from Abduction
Ad- Toward Adduction
Ecto-, exo- Outside Ectoparasite
Endo- Inside Endoderm
Epi- Upon Epinenephrine
There are also a number of positional and

directional medical terms that are not
suffixes or prefixes, but are instead
standalone words. Here is a short medical
billing terminology list of some of the
most valuable.
Word Meaning Example
Anterior At or near the

“Anterior
or front surface of
nerves”
ventral the body
At or near the “Dorsal

Posterior
real surface of surface of
or dorsal
the body the hand”
“Superior
Superior Above (cranial)
aspect”
“Inferior
Inferior Below
aspect”
“Lateral
Lateral Side
aspect”
“Axons
Farthest from
Distal distal to the
center
injury”
Proximal
Proximal Nearest to center end of the
forearm”
Basic Anatomy Terms
This medical billing terminology list will

help you navigate the CPT and ICD
manuals, decipher doctorʼs reports, and
give you a more thorough understanding
of the medical practice in general. Letʼs
look now at a few basic terms for the
regions of the body. You might recognize
some of them.
Word Body Part
Abdominal abdomen
Buccal Cheek
Cranial Skull
Digital Fingers and toes
Femoral Thigh
Gluteal Buttock
Hallux Great toe
Inguinal Groin
Loin (lowest part of the spine

Lumbar below the false ribs and
between the hips)
Mammary Breast
Nasal Nose
Occipital Back of head
Pectoral Chest
Sternal Breastbone
Thoracic Chest
Umbilical Navel
Ventral Belly
Conditions
Now that weʼve taken a look at the terms

that describe the major regions of the
body, letʼs turn to some conditions that
may affect those body parts in this
medical terminology list.
Ambi- Both Ambidextrous
Bad, painful,
Dys- Dyslexia
difficult
Eu- Good, normal Eukaryote
Homo- Same Homogenous
Iso- Equal, same Isotope
Mal- Bad, poor Malnutrition
Suffix Meaning Example
-algia Pain Myalgia
-emia Blood Hypoglycemia
-itis Inflammation Bronchitis
Destruction,
-lysis Dialysis
break down
-oid Like Haploid
-
Disease of Neuropathy
opathy
-pnea Breathing Sleep apnea
Surgical Procedures
Letʼs wrap up this vocabulary review with

a look at some of the most common
surgical procedures. Since itʼs always
imperative to list where on the body a
surgical procedure was performed, these
vocabulary terms are a small but useful
addition to this section. Memorize this
medical terminology suffixes list and
youʼll know instantly what kind of
procedure was performed, even if you
donʼt know exactly what the procedure
did.
Suffix Meaning Example
Puncture a
-
cavity to Amniocentesis
centesis
remove fluid
Surgical
-ectomy removal or Hysterectomy
excision
A new
-ostomy permanent Tracheostomy
opening
Cutting into,
-otomy Gastrotomy
incision
- Surgical repair
Gastrorrhaphy
orrhaphy or suture
Surgical
-opexy Nephropexy
fixation
-oplasty Surgical repair Rhinoplasty
Crushing or
-otripsy Lithotripsy
destroying
Note that you can also use your CPT

manual to study human anatomy
vocabulary. Current CPT manuals come
with instructive illustrations, diagrams,
and charts all throughout the book,
including a medical terminology
abbreviations list. In the front of the CPT
manual, you should be able to find a list
of anatomical illustrations. Bookmark this
page and refer to it in case youʼre looking
for an illustration of the eye or inner ear,
or need to remember which artery goes
where. Also, be sure to download our
ebook for more detailed tables on medical
terminology.
In the next section, find our medical

terminology abbreviations list.

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Learn Medical

Terminology and Human

Review and keep track of what you've

In our previous courses, you may have

Letʼs start off with the basics.

Many times youʼll encounter a medical

Prefix Meaning Example

Mono-, uni- One Unilateral

Bi- Two Bilateral

Tri- Three Triplicate

Directions and Positions

In medicine, youʼll often encounter terms

Prefix Meaning Example

Ab- Away from Abduction

Ad- Toward Adduction

Ecto-, exo- Outside Ectoparasite

Endo- Inside Endoderm

Epi- Upon Epinenephrine

There are also a number of positional and

Word Meaning Example

Anterior At or near the

At or near the “Dorsal

Basic Anatomy Terms

This medical billing terminology list will

Word Body Part

Digital Fingers and toes

Hallux Great toe

Loin (lowest part of the spine

Occipital Back of head

Now that weʼve taken a look at the terms

Prefix Meaning Example

Ambi- Both Ambidextrous

Eu- Good, normal Eukaryote

Homo- Same Homogenous

Iso- Equal, same Isotope

Mal- Bad, poor Malnutrition

Suffix Meaning Example

-algia Pain Myalgia

-emia Blood Hypoglycemia

-itis Inflammation Bronchitis

-oid Like Haploid

-pnea Breathing Sleep apnea

Letʼs wrap up this vocabulary review with

Suffix Meaning Example

-oplasty Surgical repair Rhinoplasty

Note that you can also use your CPT

In the next section, find our medical

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