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Chap 1 Med Terms
Foundations
Question | Answer |
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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 |