MT Ch. 4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
cellul/o | cell |
cis/o | to cut |
comat/o | deep sleep |
digest/o | digestion |
duct/o | to draw |
later/o | side; lateral |
nat/o | birth |
sept/o | infection |
son/o | sound |
-aise | ease |
-ar | pertaining to |
-cuspid | projection; cusps |
-drome | to run |
-form | shape; form |
-genous | produced by |
-gnosis | knowledge |
-mortem | death |
-plasm | development; formation |
-tropia | turning |
-version | turning; tilting |
ab- | away from |
-ion | process |
duct/o | to draw |
abduction (ab-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing away from |
ad- | toward |
adduction (ah-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing toward |
ante- | before |
-al | pertaining to |
nat/o | birth |
antenatal (an-tee-NAY-tal) | pertaining to before birth |
circum- | around |
circumduction (ser-kum-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing a part in a circular motion |
dia- | throught; complete |
-meter | measurement |
diameter (dye-AM-eh-ter) | measurement from edge to edge of a circle |
-gnosis | knowledge |
diagnosis (dye-ag-NOH-sis) | one disease is differentiated from another disease after complete knowledge is obtained of the disease thru a study of the signs & symptoms, & laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic procedures |
ecto- | outside |
-genous | produced by; produced from |
ectogenous (eck-TOJ-eh-nus) | produced from the outside; infection that originates from the outside |
endo- | within |
-scope | instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ |
endoscope (EN-doh-skohp) | instrument used to visually examine a body cavity organ |
epi- | upon; on; above |
-ic | pertaining to |
epigastric (ep-ih-GAS-trick) | pertaining to upon the stomach |
e- ; ex- ; exo- ; extra | out; outward; outside |
-version | process of turning |
eversion (ee-VER-zhun) | process of turning out, as in the turning of the sole of the foot outward |
cis/o | cut |
excision (eck-SIH-zhun) | process of cutting out |
-ar | pertaining to |
ocul/o | eye |
extraocular (ecks-trah-OCK-you-lar) | pertaining to outside the eye |
hyper- | excessive; above |
-plasia | formation development |
hyperplasia (high-per-PLAY-see-ah) | excessive formation |
hypo- | below; under; deficient |
hypogastric (high-poh-GAS-trick) | pertaining to below the stomach |
in- | in; into |
incision (in-SIH-zhun) | process of cutting into |
inversion (in-VER-zhun) | process of turning in as in the turning of the sole of the foot inward |
infra- | below; beneath |
-al | pertaining to |
cost/o | rib |
infracostal (in-frah-KOS-tal) | pertaining to below the rib |
inter- | between |
-ar | pertaining to |
cellul/o | cell |
intercellular (in-ter-SEL-you-lar) | pertaining to between the cells |
intra- | within |
crani/o | skull |
intracranial (in-trah-KRAY-nee-al) | pertaining to within the skull |
meta- | beyond |
-stasis | stopping; controlling |
metaplasia (met-ah-PLAY-zha) | change in formation |
metastasis (meh-TAS-tah-sis) | the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another |
para- | beside; near |
nas/o | nose |
paranasal (par-ah-NAY-sal) | pertaining to near the nose |
per- | through |
-ous | pertaining to |
cutane/o | skin |
percutaneous ( per-kyou-TAY-nee-us) | pertaining to through the skin |
peri- | around |
-itis | inflammation |
neur/o | nerve |
perineuritis (per-ih-nyou-RYE-tis) | inflammation around a nerve |
post- | after |
-mortem | death |
postmortem (pohst-MOR-tehm) | after death |
pre- | before; in front of |
prenatal (pre-NAY-tal) | pertaining to before birth; referring to the fetus |
pro- | before |
-drome | to run |
prodrome (proh-drohm) | symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease. Chest pain,tiredness, shortness of breath are prodromal symptoms of a heart attack. |
prognosis (pragh-NOH-sis) | prediction or forecast of the outcome of the disease |
retro- | back; behind |
retroversion (ret-roh-VER-zhun) | backward turning or tipping of an organ |
sub- | under; below |
subcutaneous (sub-kyou-TAY-nee-us) | pertaining to under the skin |
lingu/o | tongue |
sublingual (sub-LING-gwahl) | pertaining to under the tongue |
supra- | above |
ren/o | kidney |
suprarenal (soo-prah-REE-nal) | pertaining to above the kidney |
trans- | across |
transection (tran-SECK-shun) | process of cutting across |
ultra- | beyond |
son/o | sound |
ultrasonography (ul-trah-son-OG-rah-fee) | process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves |
anti- | against |
-tic | pertaining to |
antibiotic (an-tih-bye-OT-ick) | drug used to kill harmful bacteria |
a- ; an- | no; not; lack of |
sept/o | infection |
-emia | blood condition |
aseptic (ay-SEHP-tick) | free from infectious material |
anemia (ah-NEE-me-ah) | lack of red blood cells; lack of hemoglbin |
contra- | against; opposite |
later/o | side |
contralateral (kon-trah-LAH-ter-al) | pertaining to the opposite side |
in- | not |
-ible | able to be; tending to |
digest/o | digestion |
indigestible (in-dih-JES-tih-bl) | not capable of being digested |
bi- ; di- | two |
bilateral (bye-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to two side |
dissection (dye-SECK-shun) | to cut into two pieces |
hemi- ; semi- | half |
-ectomy | excision |
hemigastrectomy (hem-ee-gas-TRECK-toh-mee) | excision of half the stomach |
comat/o | deep sleep |
semicomatose (sem-ee-KOH-mah-tohs) | state of unconsciousness from which the patient may be aroused |
mono- ; uni- | one |
-cyte | cell |
monocyte (MON-oh-sight) | blood cell with a single nucleus |
unilateral (you-nih-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to one side |
multi- ; poly- | many |
-form | shape; form |
-oma | tumor |
aden/o | gland |
multiform (MUL-tih-form) | having many shapes |
polyadenoma (pol-ih-ad-eh-NOH-mah) | tumor of many glands |
quadri- | four |
quardrilateral (kwad-rih-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to four sides |
tri- | three |
-cuspid | projection; cusp |
tricuspid (try-KUS-pid) | three cusps or projection |
ana- | apart; up |
anatomy | study of the structure of the body |
auto- | self |
-opsy | to view |
autopsy | internal & external examination of the body after death to det cause of death |
brady- | slow |
bradycardia (brad-ee-KAR-dee-ah) | pertaining to a slow heartbeat |
dys- | bad; abnormal; difficult; painful |
dysplasis (dis-PLAY-see-ah) | abnormal development |
macro- | large |
macrocephalia (mack-roh-seh-FAY-lee-ah) | excessively large head |
mal- | bad |
-aise | ease |
malaise (mah-LAYZ) | feeling of uneasines or discomfort; a sign of illness |
micro- | small |
microscope | instrument used to visually examine very small object |
neo- | new |
neoplasm | new formation of tissue such as an abnormal growth or tumor |
pan- | all |
hyster/p | uterus |
panhysterectomy (pan-hiss-ter-RECK-toh-mee) | excision of all the uterus |
syn- ; sym- | together; with; joined |
-metry | process of measuring |
synarthroctic (sin-ar-THRAH-tick) | type of joint in which the bones are joined |
symmetry (SIM-eh-tree) | like parts on opposite sides of the body are similar in form, size, & position |
tachy- | fast; rapid |
tachycardia (tack-ee-KAR-dee-ah) | pertaining to fast heartbeat |
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