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Chab Med Term # 4
Chabner Medical Terminology - Short study Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, foward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | with, together |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec- | out, outside |
| endo- | within, in, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| extra- | outside of |
| hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
| hypo- | deficient, too little, below |
| in- | in, into, or not |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside, near, along side of |
| peri- | surrounding |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pros- | before, forward |
| re- | back, behind |
| retro- | back, behind |
| sub- | under, less than |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveoli/o | air sac; alveolus |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| tonsil/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| CT Scan | computed tomography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PFT's | pulmonary function tests |
| bi- | two, both |
| hemi- | half |
| poly- | many, much |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| abdomin/o | abdomin |
| bi- | life |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cutane/o | skin |
| gen/o | to produce, to begin |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| later/o | side |
| men/o | menes (monthly discharge of blood from uterus) |
| nat/i | birth |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| plast/o | formation, growth, development |
| son/o | sound |
| top/o | to put, place position |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -ahasia | to speak |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -y | process, condition |
| -ec | out |