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Chap 1 Med Terms
Foundations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to; toward |
| ante- | before |
| astr- | star |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| ect- | outside, outer |
| en- | in, within |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out, outer |
| hemi- | half |
| infra- | below, inferior |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | same, equal |
| macro- | large |
| meta- | change, after, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | near, beside |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below, under |
| super- | above, over, excess |
| supra- | above, on top of |
| sym- | with, association |
| syn- | together, with, union |
| tachy- | fast |
| a-, an-, ana- | no, not, without |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| non- | not |
| bi- | two, double, both |
| centi- | hundred, hundredth |
| dec- | ten |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| quadr- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| carcin- | cancerous |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| mal- | bad, poor, abnormal |
| -ac, -al, -ar,-ary | pertaining to |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -crit | to separate |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gen, -genesis, -genic | producing, forming |
| goblin, globulin | protein |
| -gram | record, picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iac, -ic | pertaining to |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -(o)logist | specialist |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phonia | voice, sound |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -phoria | feeling, mental state |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument of viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -somnia | sleep |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
| -tocia, | labor, birth |
| -tresia | opening |
| -trophy | growth, development |
| -tropin | nourish, develop, stimulate |
| -version | to turn |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, herniation |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia, -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis, -lytic | breakdown, destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decreased number |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
| -ptysis | spitting up |
| -(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| -(r)rhea | flow, discharge |
| -(r)rhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | contraction, twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -desis | binding together |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | stretching, dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -(o)stomy | create a new opening |
| -(o)tomy | incision into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -(r)rhaphy | suture |
| -tripsy | crushing, friction |
| abdomin/o, lapar/o, ceil/o | abdomen |
| adip/o, lip/o | fat, fatty |
| anter/o | front |
| chonr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dors/o | back |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hist/o | tissue |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side, away from the midline |
| lumb/o | loin |
| medi/o | middle |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near |
| spin/o | spine |
| thorac/o | chest |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| ventr/o | front side, belly |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| anterior | toward the front, pertaining to the front |
| Anteroposterior (AP) | from the front to the back |
| caudal | downward, toward the tail |
| cranial | toward the head, pertaining to the head |
| cephalad | toward the head, pertaining to the head |
| deep | away from the surface |
| distal | away from the trunk, farthest from the point of origin of a body part |
| dorsal | toward the back, pertaining to the back |
| inferior | below, downward toward the feet |
| lateral | to the side, away from the midline of the body |
| medial | toward the midline of the body, pertaining to the middle |
| posterior | toward the back, pertaining to the back of the body |
| Posteroanterior (PA) | from the back to the front, pertaining to the back and the front |
| prone | face down, lying on the abdomen |
| proximal | toward the trunk of the body, nearest to the point of origin of a body part |
| superficial | near the surface, pertaining to the surface |
| supine | face up, lying on the back |
| ventral | toward the front, pertaining to the front side |
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