Position in medical terminology By Samer and Mohammad Last week recap oIncomplete comparison oforms used to describe positions on human body, derived from prepositions, having only comparative and superlative forms oante anterior, ius opost posterior, ius postremus, a, um osupra superior, ius supremus, a, um oinfra inferior, ius infimus/imus, a, um ointra interior, ius intimus, a, um o u1 cartilago lateralis u u2 concha nasalis inferior u u3 concha nasalis media u 4concha nasalis superior 5 5sinus sphenoidalis 6 6septum nasi u General terms uLocus, I, m / situs, us, m u uIn situ u uLoco typico u uLoco cacatricIs u uCicatrix, icis, f u uEodem loco u uLocalis, e u uPositio, onis, f u u •In the (afore – mentioned place) •Place •In the typical place •In the place of the scar •Scar •In the same place •Local •Position/ location Lateral position uL.sin Related image Lateris sinistri =On the left side, the left one Lateral position uL.dx Lateris dextri =on the right side, the right one Lateral position uL.utr u Lateris utriUsque =on both sides, both Výsledek obrázku pro both sides of body Lateral position ulater- (L.) *(prefix) = related to side u u •/bi/lateralis, e = /bi/lateral e.g. decubitus bilaterales • •collateralis, e = located on the same side e.g. arteria collateralis •sinistro-/dextropositio = reversal of an organ to the left/right •marginalis, e = marginal e.g. gingivitis marginalis •acralis, e (G.) = referring to extremities e.g. cyanosis acralis Medial position uMedius, a, um/ medianus, a, um u u u e.g. Auris media Medialis,e e.g vastus medialis Intermedius, a, um Inter = between e.g. Septum intermedium Image result for ¨vastus medialis Medial position uMes-o (prefex) uMeso comes from the greek word mEsos for middle. u u u u e.g. Mesoderma, the middle germ layer in the early embryo. Image result for Mesoderma) Anterior position/before sth Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.png Antero- Ante- Prae- Pro- =situated in front, fore =before =a variant of pre, “before” , “prior to” =for e.g. anteroposterior, anterolateralis, anteroinferior, e.g. Antepositio uteri e.g. transfusio praeoperativa e.g. progeria adultorum, prognathia Figure 28 02 01.JPG identification-patients-preoperative-preparation-july-modern-hospital-jiangxi-province-doctors-nurs es-to-40225467.jpg (1300×955) Posterior position/after sth https://www.epainassist.com/images/Posterolateral-Corner-Injury.jpg Postero- Post- Retro- Meta- = at the back of =after =Backward, back, behind =after, along with, beyond, among, behind e.g. infarctus posterolateralis e.g. regio postnasalis, status postabortalis e.g. Spatium retropharyngeum e.g. ossa metacarpalia Image result for post nasal Image result for ossa metacarpalia Superior position Supero- Supra/-super- Epi- Hyper- e.g. nodi lymphatici inguinales superficialis superomedialis e.g. fossa supravesicalis e.g. venae episclerales e.g. hypernephritis =Situated above =above =upon =over, usually implying excess or exaggeration Image result for nodi lymphatici inguinales superficiales superomedial Image result for fossa supravesicalis Image result for venae episclerales Image result for e.g. hydronephrosis Inferior position infero- infra- sub- hypo- e.g. infarctus inferoposterior e.g. nervus infraorbitalis e.g. ductus sublingualis major e.g. hypodermis =low =beneath =beneath/under =deficient/below normal Image result for nervus infraorbitalis Internal position Internus, a, um e.g. auris interna Intra- Endo- e.g. haemorrhagia intracranialis e.g. endocarditis =within =within =inward, internal Image result for haemorrhage intracranial External position Externus, a, um Extra- Ecto-/exo- e.g. meatus acusticus externus e.g. circulatio extracorporallsis e.g. ectoparasitus; neurosis exogenes =outward external =outwards or beyond an area =outer, outside, external Image result for circulation extracorporelle fractura entra-sterni Hypertensio high blood pressure Antepartus Pars extravenosa Part outwards (or beyond) the vein Posterior inferior iliac spine spina iliaca inferior posterior Hypogastric region regio hypogastrica Antefractura before fracture Retrotrachialis space pars retrotrachialis Fracture of within breastbone Endocrine system Systema endocrinum before giving birth (delivering )