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Prefix Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ante- | before, forward |
| Ab- | away from |
| Anti- | against |
| Ad- | toward |
| Auto- | self, own |
| Brady- | slow |
| Centi- | one hundredth |
| Dys- | difficult, painful, bad, abnormal |
| Hypo- | low, deficient, under |
| Eu- | good, normal |
| Intra- | in, within, into |
| Mal- | bad |
| Post- | after, behind |
| Pre- | before |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Contra- | against, opposite |
| Bi- | two |
| Dia- | complete, through |
| Nulli- | none |
| trans- | through, across |
| Primi- | first |
| Epi- | above, upon, on |
| Inter- | between |
| Infra- | below |
| Poly- | many, much |
| Hemi- | half |
| Post- | after, behind |
| Sub- | under |
| Retro- | behind, back |
| Syn- | together |
| -cele | hernia |
| -gram | Record |
| -algia | pain |
| Anti- | against |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ia | condition |
| -opsy | to view |
| -logy | study of |
| -pathy | disease |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stasis | to stop, control |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -ptosis | droop |
| -graph | instrument of recording |
| -staxis | dripping |
| Thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
| Ox/o | oxygen |
| Phon/o | voice |
| Rhin/o | nose |
| Pnea | breathing |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Pre- | before |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| Phobia | fear |
| Tonsill/o | tonsil |
| Palat/o | palate |
| Lingu/o | tongue |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Crani/o | skull |
| Pelv/i | pelvis hip region |
| Sacr/o | sacrum |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Pector/o | chest |
| Sphyx/o | pulse |
| Furc/o | branching, split |
| Lob/o | lobe |
| Hemat/o | blood |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Duct/o | carry, to lead |
| Py/o | pus |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Gloss/o | tongue |
| Mandibul/o | mandible |
| Pneum/o | lung, air |
| Coni/o | dust |
| Diaphragm/o | diaphragm |
| Coccyg/o | coccyx |
| Cyst/o | bladder |
| Dors/o | back; portion of the body |
| -genesis | producing, forming |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ole | small |
| -ate | action, use possession |
| Cranial | cranium |
| Thoracic | thorax |
| Abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| Pelvic | pelvis |
| Spinal | spine |
| Space below the chest containing organs such as the liver, stomach, gallblader, and intesines | abdominal cavity |
| space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull | cranial cavity |
| Muscle seprating the abdominal and thoracic cavity | diaphragm |
| pertaining to the back | dorsal (posterior) |
| Centarally located space between the lungs | mediastinum |
| Space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary, bladder, and reproductive organs | pelvic cavity |
| Double-layered membrance surrounding the abdominal organs | peritoneum |
| Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung | pleura |
| Space between the pleural membranes | pleural cavity |
| space within the spinal column ( back bones) and containing the spinal cord | spinal cavity |
| space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs | Thoracic cavity |
| Pertaining to the front | ventral ( anterior) |
| neck region | cervical |
| chest region | thoracic |
| Lion ( waist) region | lumbar |
| region of the sacrum | sacral |
| region of the coccyx | coccygeal |
| Cheek | bucc/o |
| lips | cheil/o labi/o |
| hard palate and soft palate | palat/o |
| uvula | uvul/o |
| tongue | gloss/o lingu/o |
| tonsils | tonsill/o |
| gums | gingiv/o |
| teeth | denti odont/o |
| groove or crack- like sore | fissure |
| growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane | polyp |
| (MD) muscular dystrophy | abnormal development of the muscle |
| a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp top on the patellar tendon | (KJ) knee- jerk |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| sphyx/o | pulse |
| -ema | condition of |
| ventr/o | belly side of the body |
| Paranasal sinuses | 1- sphenoidal 2- ethmoidal 3- frontal 4- maxillary |
| shortness of breath | SOB |
| upper respiratory infection | URI |
| acute respiratory distress syndrome | ARDS |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| chest x-ray ( film) | CXR |
| paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea | PND |
| furc/o | split, branching |
| pericardium | surrounding the heart |
| External respiration | exchange of oxygen between the air and blood in the lungs |
| Internal (cellular) respiration | exchange of oxygen between the blood and and the body cell |
| Rhonchi | loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum |
| Sputum | material expelled from the bronch, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting |
| Stridor | strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration |
| Wheezes | continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing |
| Croup | acute viral infection of infants and children |
| Pertussis | whooping cough, highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, trachea |
| Asthma | chronic bronchial inflammatory |
| Cystic fibrosis (CF) | inherited disorder of exorine glands resulting in thick mucous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally |
| Atelectasis | collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli |
| Emphysema | hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
| Pneumonia | acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction |
| Sarcoidosis | chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs |
| Tuberculosis (TB) | infection disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Mesothelioma | rare malognant tumor arising in the pleura |
| Pleurisy (Pleuritis) | inflammation of the pleura |
| Heimlick | an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea (Taqunek and forsing) |
| Influenza | a cute viruse, contagious disease |
| Pulmonary function test | test that measure breathing, air flow, volume of exhaled |
| Thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space |
| Tracheostomy | surgical creation of an opining into the trachea through the neck |
| neck region | cervical |
| chest region | thoracic |
| lion (waist) region | lumbar |
| sacrum region | sacral |
| coccyx region | coccygeal |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -cele | hernia |
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -ema | condition of |
| Sclero- | hardening |
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