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Histology 4
Histology Medical Terms Ch. 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante- | before |
| con- | with |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| peri- | surrounding |
| hypo- | below |
| anteflexion | bending forward |
| antepartom | before birth |
| adrenal | gland located above kidney |
| contralateral | pertaining to the opposite side |
| bilateral | to separate apart |
| apnea | condition of no oxygen, no breathing |
| malaise | vague feeling of bodily discomfort |
| exophthalmos | eyeballs that bulge outward |
| diarrhea | watery discharge from colon |
| metastasis | spread of cancerous tumor to secondary organ or tissue |
| dys- | bad |
| infra- | below |
| pan- | all |
| adductor | muscle that carries the limb toward the body |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat |
| antisepsis | against infection |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| congential anomaly | irregularity that is present at birth |
| supra- | above, upper |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| euthyroid | normal thyroid function |
| ectopic | pregnancy out of place |
| hemiglossectomy | removal of half the tongue |
| endotracheal | pertaining to within the windpipe |
| macrocephalic | having a large head |
| infracostal | pertaining to below the rips |
| tachy- | fast |
| syn- | together |
| dyspnea | painful breathing |
| euphoria | exaggerated feeling of well being |
| dysplasia | abnormal formation of cels |
| endometrium | membrane that forms inner lining of uterus |