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Chapter 1 CNHP 2010
Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -malacia | abnormal softening ( osteomalacia: bone softening) |
| -phil/-philia | attraction for (hemophilia) |
| -plasty | reconstruction/formation of a body part. |
| -stomy | the making of an opening (stoma) |
| -dynia/-algia | pain |
| -cele | swelling, hernia, pouching |
| -rrhage/-rrhagia | excessive blood discharge |
| meta- | after or behind |
| hyper- | excessive or above normal |
| hypo- | deficient or below normal |
| multi-/poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| peri- | around |
| para- | along side |
| meso- | middle |
| infra- | below or under |
| en~/endo~/intra- | inside |
| plural ending to ~ax | ~aces |
| plural ending to ~y | ~ies |
| plural ending to ~ex/~ix | ~ices |
| plural ending to ~ma | ~mata |
| plural ending to ~on/~um | ~a |
| cardi/o | heart |
| vascul/o, angi/o | vessel |
| abdomin/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -poiesis, plas/o, -iasis | formation or presence of |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| EtOH | ethyl alcohol |