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Pankit PHAT 121/122
Chapter 11 Medical Terminology for 2nd mod final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Word Root | core that indentifies the fundamental anatomic and physiologic system |
| prefixs | a eord element attached to the beginning of word to modify its meaning. |
| suffix | a word element attached to the end of a word to create a new word with a specific meaning. |
| arteri/o | arteries |
| cardio | heart |
| cyst/o | bllader |
| cyt/o | cell |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hemato | blood |
| nephro | kidneys |
| oste/o | bone |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| ur/o | urinary |
| ven/o | vein |
| mono | one |
| bi-;di | two |
| tri | three |
| quad | four |
| nulli | none |
| pan | all |
| re | again |
| hemi | half |
| multi-; poly | many |
| ante | before |
| post | after |
| neo | new |
| an-;a | without |
| brady | slow |
| hyper | above normal |
| hypo | below normal |
| tachy | rapid |
| anti-;contra | against |
| dys | impaired-;bad |
| im-;in | not |
| mal | bad |
| pseudo | false |
| algia | pain |
| edema | swelling |
| emesis | vomitting |
| emia | presence in blood |
| ia | state; condition |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflamation |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| oma | tumar; mass |
| osis | unusal or diseased condition |
| pathy | disease |
| rrhage;rrhagia | excessive ; abnormal flow |
| rrhea | flow |
| uria | a particular substance in uria. |