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LOM Chapter 4
Language of Medicine 7th edition
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| apnea | Not breathing. |
| anoxia | Without oxygen (decrease in tissues). |
| abnormal | Pertaining to-away from the norm (rule); not regular. |
| abductor | One who (muscle which) leads away from the body. |
| abduct | To carry away by force; kidnap |
| admit | To send toward or permit entrance |
| adductor | One who (muscle which) leads toward the body. |
| adrenal glands | Endocrine glands located above (toward) the kidneys. |
| anabolism | Process of casting (building up materials (proteins) within cells. |
| analysis | To separate(apart). |
| ante cibum | Before meals. |
| anteflexion | Bending forward. |
| antepartum | Before birth. |
| antisepsis | Condition against infection. |
| antibiotic | Pertaining to against life (germ life). |
| antigen | A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies). |
| antibody | Protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens. |
| antitoxin | A substance (antibody) produced in response to and capable of neutralizing antitoxin specific for an animal or insect venom. |
| autoimmune | Related to making antibodies (immune substances) against one's own cells and tissues. |
| bifurcation | Forking (branching) into two; as the trachea bifurcates into two individual tubes. |
| bilateral | Pertaining to two sides. |
| bradycardia | Condition of a slow heart. |
| catabolism | Process of casting down materials (sugar) to release energy in cells. |
| congenital anomaly | Irregularity at birth. |
| connective | To tie (bind) together. A conference (con- connect) (fer- bring together) is where people gather together or meet. |
| contraidictation | To point out against; as reasons why a drug should not be taken. |
| contralateral | Pertaining to the opposite side. |
| dehydration | Condition of lack of water. |
| diameter | To measure through; as the diameter of a circle. |
| diarrhea | To flow through; water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon. |
| dialysis | Complete separation; two types |
| dyspnea | Difficult breathing. |
| dysplasia | Abnormal ("bad") development or formation. |
| ectopic pregnancy | Pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in hte fallopian tubes). |
| endocardium | Inner lining (membrane) with in the heart. |
| endoscope | Instrument to view within the body; gastroscope, brinchoscope, laparoscope. |
| endotracheal | Pertaining to within the trachea. |
| epithelium | Skin cell. Literally, "upon a nipple". |
| euphoria | Good feeling, "high." A eulogy is a speech saying good things about a person after his or her death. |
| euthyroid | Normal thyroid function. |
| exophthalmos | Eyeballs that protrude. |
| hemiglossectomy | Removal of half the tongue. |
| hyperglycemia | Increase in blood sugar. |
| hyperplasia | Condition of increased formation (increase in number of cells) |
| hypertrophy | Increase in development; increase in size of cells. |
| hypodermic | Pertaining to below the skin. |
| hypoglycemia | Decrease in blood sugar. |
| insomniac | Pertaining to inability to sleep. |
| incision | Process of cutting into; sectioning. |
| infracostal | Pertaining to below ribs. |
| intercostal | Pertaining to between the ribs. |
| intravenous | Pertaining to within a vein. |
| macrocephaly | Pertaining to a enlarged head. A congenital anomaly. |
| malignant | Harmful, bad, cancerous condition. |
| malaise | Feeling of discomfort; "bad feeling." |
| metacarpal bones | Five hand bones (beyond the wrist). |
| metamorphosis | Condition of change of shape or form. |
| metastasis | Beyond control; spreading of a cancerous tumor. |
| microscope | Instrument to view small objects. |
| neonatal | Pertaining to a newborn (infant). |
| neoplasm | New growth; new formation. |
| pancytopenia | Condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells). |
| paralysis | Abnormal destruction (of nerves) leading to loss of muscle function. |
| parathyroid glands | Endocrine glands located near (on the dorsal side of) the thyroid gland. |
| percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin. |
| pericardium | Membrane surrounding the heart. |
| periosteum | Membrane surround the bone. |
| polymorphonuclear | Pertaining to a many-shaped nucleus; a type of white blood cell. |
| polyneuritis | Inflammation of many nerves. |
| postmortem | After death. |
| precancerous | Pertaining to before cancer; a lesion that may become cancerous. |
| prenatal | Pertaining to before birth. |
| prodome | Symptoms that appear before the onset of a more severe illness. |
| prolapse | Sliding forward of downward. |
| pseudocyesis | State of false pregnancy. |
| relapse | A sliding back; recurrence of symptoms of disease. |
| remission | To send back; disappearance of symptoms of disease. |
| recombinant DNA | Inserting a gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another organism. |
| retroperitioneal | Pertaining to behind the peritoneum. |
| retroflexion | Bending backward. |
| subcutaneous | Pertaining to under the skin. |
| suprapubic | Pertaining to above the pubic bone (part of the pelvic bone). |
| syndactyly | Condition of webbed (held together) fingers or toes; a congenital anomaly |
| synthesis | To put, place together, as in protein synthesis or photosynthesis. |
| syndrome | A group of symptoms that run (occur) together. |
| symbiosis | Condition or state of "life together"; two organisms living together for mutual benefit or not (parasitism). |
| symmetry | State of "measurement together"; equality of parts; mirror images. |
| symphysis | To grow together; bones that grow together at the joint. |
| trachypnea | Rapid breathing. |
| transfusion | To pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another. |
| transurethral | Pertaining to through the urethra. |
| ultrasonography | Process of recording ultrasound (beyond the normal range) waves. |
| unilateral | Pertaining to one side. |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cib/o | meals |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| duct/o | to lead, carry |
| flex/o | to bend |
| furc/o | forking, branching |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| immun/o | protection |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| mort/o | death |
| nat/i | birth |
| nect/o | to bind, tie, connect |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pub/o | pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone |
| seps/o | infection |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| the/o | to put, place |
| thel/o | nipple |
| thyr/o | shield |
| top/o | place, position, location |
| tox/o | poison |
| trache/o | windpipe, trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| blast/o | ebryonic, immature |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -drome | to run |
| -fusion | coming together; to pour |
| -gen | producing, forming |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation, loosening |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -or | one who |
| -phoria | to bear, carry; feeling |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development, formation |
| -plasm | development, formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -stasis | stop, control; place |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| a, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self, own |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| en-, endo- | in, within |
| epi- | upon, on, above |
| eu- | good, normal |
| ex- | out, away from |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | dificient, under |
| in- | not |
| in- (2) | into, within |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | into, within |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal, beside, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro | before, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under |
| supra- | above, upper |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
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