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Reference pg. 95-105
Prefixes, Acronyms, Definitions and Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ana- | backward |
| cac/o | bad |
| carcin/o | cancer, carcinoma |
| chem/o | chemotherapy |
| cyst/o | filled sac |
| -genesis | formation |
| neo- | new |
| -oma | mass, tumor |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CA | cancer |
| Chemo | Chemotherapy |
| Mets | metastasis/metastatic |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globulin | protein |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| RBC | red blood count |
| WBC | white blood count |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| pancreat/o | pancrease |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -tropic | act upon |
| -in | a substance |
| anxi/o | uneasy, anxious, distressed |
| hallucin/o | hallucination |
| hypo- | under, blow, decreased, abnormally low |
| -mania | excited state, obessive |
| ment/o | mind |
| para | abnormal |
| phobia | fear |
| psych/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split |
| ADD | attention-deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| MDD | major depressive disorder, manic-depressive disorder |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder |