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MT Ch. 4
Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch. 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cellul/o | cell |
| cis/o | to cut |
| comat/o | deep sleep |
| digest/o | digestion |
| duct/o | to draw |
| later/o | side; lateral |
| nat/o | birth |
| sept/o | infection |
| son/o | sound |
| -aise | ease |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -cuspid | projection; cusps |
| -drome | to run |
| -form | shape; form |
| -genous | produced by |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -mortem | death |
| -plasm | development; formation |
| -tropia | turning |
| -version | turning; tilting |
| ab- | away from |
| -ion | process |
| duct/o | to draw |
| abduction (ab-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing away from |
| ad- | toward |
| adduction (ah-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing toward |
| ante- | before |
| -al | pertaining to |
| nat/o | birth |
| antenatal (an-tee-NAY-tal) | pertaining to before birth |
| circum- | around |
| circumduction (ser-kum-DUCK-shun) | process of drawing a part in a circular motion |
| dia- | throught; complete |
| -meter | measurement |
| diameter (dye-AM-eh-ter) | measurement from edge to edge of a circle |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| diagnosis (dye-ag-NOH-sis) | one disease is differentiated from another disease after complete knowledge is obtained of the disease thru a study of the signs & symptoms, & laboratory, x-ray, & other diagnostic procedures |
| ecto- | outside |
| -genous | produced by; produced from |
| ectogenous (eck-TOJ-eh-nus) | produced from the outside; infection that originates from the outside |
| endo- | within |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ |
| endoscope (EN-doh-skohp) | instrument used to visually examine a body cavity organ |
| epi- | upon; on; above |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| epigastric (ep-ih-GAS-trick) | pertaining to upon the stomach |
| e- ; ex- ; exo- ; extra | out; outward; outside |
| -version | process of turning |
| eversion (ee-VER-zhun) | process of turning out, as in the turning of the sole of the foot outward |
| cis/o | cut |
| excision (eck-SIH-zhun) | process of cutting out |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| ocul/o | eye |
| extraocular (ecks-trah-OCK-you-lar) | pertaining to outside the eye |
| hyper- | excessive; above |
| -plasia | formation development |
| hyperplasia (high-per-PLAY-see-ah) | excessive formation |
| hypo- | below; under; deficient |
| hypogastric (high-poh-GAS-trick) | pertaining to below the stomach |
| in- | in; into |
| incision (in-SIH-zhun) | process of cutting into |
| inversion (in-VER-zhun) | process of turning in as in the turning of the sole of the foot inward |
| infra- | below; beneath |
| -al | pertaining to |
| cost/o | rib |
| infracostal (in-frah-KOS-tal) | pertaining to below the rib |
| inter- | between |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| cellul/o | cell |
| intercellular (in-ter-SEL-you-lar) | pertaining to between the cells |
| intra- | within |
| crani/o | skull |
| intracranial (in-trah-KRAY-nee-al) | pertaining to within the skull |
| meta- | beyond |
| -stasis | stopping; controlling |
| metaplasia (met-ah-PLAY-zha) | change in formation |
| metastasis (meh-TAS-tah-sis) | the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from one organ to another |
| para- | beside; near |
| nas/o | nose |
| paranasal (par-ah-NAY-sal) | pertaining to near the nose |
| per- | through |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| cutane/o | skin |
| percutaneous ( per-kyou-TAY-nee-us) | pertaining to through the skin |
| peri- | around |
| -itis | inflammation |
| neur/o | nerve |
| perineuritis (per-ih-nyou-RYE-tis) | inflammation around a nerve |
| post- | after |
| -mortem | death |
| postmortem (pohst-MOR-tehm) | after death |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| prenatal (pre-NAY-tal) | pertaining to before birth; referring to the fetus |
| pro- | before |
| -drome | to run |
| prodrome (proh-drohm) | symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease. Chest pain,tiredness, shortness of breath are prodromal symptoms of a heart attack. |
| prognosis (pragh-NOH-sis) | prediction or forecast of the outcome of the disease |
| retro- | back; behind |
| retroversion (ret-roh-VER-zhun) | backward turning or tipping of an organ |
| sub- | under; below |
| subcutaneous (sub-kyou-TAY-nee-us) | pertaining to under the skin |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| sublingual (sub-LING-gwahl) | pertaining to under the tongue |
| supra- | above |
| ren/o | kidney |
| suprarenal (soo-prah-REE-nal) | pertaining to above the kidney |
| trans- | across |
| transection (tran-SECK-shun) | process of cutting across |
| ultra- | beyond |
| son/o | sound |
| ultrasonography (ul-trah-son-OG-rah-fee) | process of recording an image of internal structures by using high frequency sound waves |
| anti- | against |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| antibiotic (an-tih-bye-OT-ick) | drug used to kill harmful bacteria |
| a- ; an- | no; not; lack of |
| sept/o | infection |
| -emia | blood condition |
| aseptic (ay-SEHP-tick) | free from infectious material |
| anemia (ah-NEE-me-ah) | lack of red blood cells; lack of hemoglbin |
| contra- | against; opposite |
| later/o | side |
| contralateral (kon-trah-LAH-ter-al) | pertaining to the opposite side |
| in- | not |
| -ible | able to be; tending to |
| digest/o | digestion |
| indigestible (in-dih-JES-tih-bl) | not capable of being digested |
| bi- ; di- | two |
| bilateral (bye-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to two side |
| dissection (dye-SECK-shun) | to cut into two pieces |
| hemi- ; semi- | half |
| -ectomy | excision |
| hemigastrectomy (hem-ee-gas-TRECK-toh-mee) | excision of half the stomach |
| comat/o | deep sleep |
| semicomatose (sem-ee-KOH-mah-tohs) | state of unconsciousness from which the patient may be aroused |
| mono- ; uni- | one |
| -cyte | cell |
| monocyte (MON-oh-sight) | blood cell with a single nucleus |
| unilateral (you-nih-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to one side |
| multi- ; poly- | many |
| -form | shape; form |
| -oma | tumor |
| aden/o | gland |
| multiform (MUL-tih-form) | having many shapes |
| polyadenoma (pol-ih-ad-eh-NOH-mah) | tumor of many glands |
| quadri- | four |
| quardrilateral (kwad-rih-LAT-er-al) | pertaining to four sides |
| tri- | three |
| -cuspid | projection; cusp |
| tricuspid (try-KUS-pid) | three cusps or projection |
| ana- | apart; up |
| anatomy | study of the structure of the body |
| auto- | self |
| -opsy | to view |
| autopsy | internal & external examination of the body after death to det cause of death |
| brady- | slow |
| bradycardia (brad-ee-KAR-dee-ah) | pertaining to a slow heartbeat |
| dys- | bad; abnormal; difficult; painful |
| dysplasis (dis-PLAY-see-ah) | abnormal development |
| macro- | large |
| macrocephalia (mack-roh-seh-FAY-lee-ah) | excessively large head |
| mal- | bad |
| -aise | ease |
| malaise (mah-LAYZ) | feeling of uneasines or discomfort; a sign of illness |
| micro- | small |
| microscope | instrument used to visually examine very small object |
| neo- | new |
| neoplasm | new formation of tissue such as an abnormal growth or tumor |
| pan- | all |
| hyster/p | uterus |
| panhysterectomy (pan-hiss-ter-RECK-toh-mee) | excision of all the uterus |
| syn- ; sym- | together; with; joined |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| synarthroctic (sin-ar-THRAH-tick) | type of joint in which the bones are joined |
| symmetry (SIM-eh-tree) | like parts on opposite sides of the body are similar in form, size, & position |
| tachy- | fast; rapid |
| tachycardia (tack-ee-KAR-dee-ah) | pertaining to fast heartbeat |
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