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Prefix,Asepsis,Parma
Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antipyretic | agent that works against fever |
| antiarthritic | agent that works against arthritis |
| antibiotic | agent that works against organisms,especially bacteria |
| anticonvulsant | agent that prevents seizures |
| antinarcotic | agent that works against the effects of narcotics |
| antirheumatic | agent that works against rheumatic disease |
| antiseptic | agent that protects against infection (external cleaner) |
| antispasmodic | agent that prevents muscle spasms |
| antitoxin | agent that works to destroy toxins |
| asepsis | without poisons or infection |
| bilateral | including both sides (adjective) |
| catherization | using a tube (catheter) inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look, or to keep the vessel open |
| contraceptive | agent that prevents conception |
| contraindicated | not recommended under these circumstances |
| contravolitional | against one's will |
| disinfectants | chemical or physical agents that kill organisms not used on the human body |
| epicystitis | inflammation upon the urinary bladder |
| epidural | pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater (adjective) |
| epigastric | upon the stomach |
| epigastrorrhaphy | suturing of the tissue in the region upon the stomach |
| epinephrectomy | excision of tissue upon the kidney |
| epinephritis | inflammation upon the kidney |
| episplenitis | inflammation upon the splen |
| extra-articular | outside of a joint (adjective) |
| extracerebral | outside of the cerebrum (adjective) |
| extracystic | ouside of the bladder (adjective) |
| extradural | outside of the dura mater (adjective) |
| extragenital | outside of the genital area (adjective) |
| extranuclear | outside of the nucleus (adjective) |
| heterogeneous | different throughout (adjective) |
| heteropsia | different vision in each eye |
| heterosexual | attracted to the opposite sex (adjective) |
| homogeneous | the same throughout (adjective) |
| homoglandular | same gland (adjective) |
| homosexual | attracted to the same sex (adjective) |
| infracostal | below the ribs (adjective) |
| inframammary | below the breast (adjective) |
| infrapatellar | below the patella (adjective) |
| infrapubic | below the pubic bone (adjective) |
| mammogram | breast x-ray film or x-ray picture |
| mammography | process of taking a breat x-ray |
| metacarpals | bones of the hand beyound the wrist bones (capals) |
| metastasis (pl. metastases) | disease that spreads beyound its origin |
| metatarsals | bones of the foot beyound the ankle (tarsals) |
| pyrotoxin | toxin produced by fever or heat |
| septicemia | infection in the blood |
| septicopyemia | infection and pus in the blood |
| sterilization | process that kills all organisms |
| subdural | below the dura mater (adjective) |
| superciliary | pertaining to the eyebrow |
| superficial | on the surface (adjective) |
| superinfection | an infection on top of another infection |
| supracostal | above the ribs (adjective) |
| suprainguinal | above the groin |
| supralumbar | above the lumbar spine (adjective) |
| suprapubic | above the pubic bone (adjective) |
| suprarenal | above the kidney |
| suprarenopathy | disease of the suprarenal glands (adrenals) |
| symmetry | the same size and shape all around or on both sides |
| sympathetic | suffering along with, functional part of the autonomic nervous system |
| sypathoma | tumor of a sympathetic nerve |
| transcatheter | across a catheter |
| transfusion | transfering blood from one person to another |
| transillumination | use of light across a tube to view organs |
| transluminal | across the lumen of a vessel |
| transposition | placement of an organ on the opposite side |
| transsexual | a person who has changed sexes |
| transurethral | across the urethra |
| transvaginal | across the vagina |
| ultrasonography | use of ultrasound to make images from sound reflected through the body and computerized |
| ultrasound | high frequency sound waves (inaudible) |
| ultraviolet | high frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency |
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