click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Med Terms Ch. 9
ch. 9 med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| endo- | within |
| ex-, exo- | outside, away from |
| hyper- | excessive, abnormally high, above |
| hypo- | under, below normal |
| para- | near, alongside, departure from normal |
| syn- | together, joined |
| acid/o | solution or substance with a pH less than 7 |
| acr/o | extremity |
| aden/o | gland |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/i | calcium |
| cortic/o | tree bark, outer covering, cortex |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| gluc/o | glucose, sugar, sweet |
| glyc/o, glycos/o | glycogen (storage form of sugar), glucose, sugar, sweet |
| hormon/o | to set in motion |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies (a by-product of fat metabolism0 |
| lob/o | rounded part, lobe |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| ren/o | kidney |
| thyr/o | shield, thyroid |
| tox/o | poison |
| ur/o | urine |
| -drome | run, running |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -ism | condition or disease |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -oid | resembling |
| -osis | condition of |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number, deficiency |
| -plasia | shape, formation |