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Module 7 PSW
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not, lack of and away from |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| ante | before, forward, in front of |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | double, two, twice |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| contra | against, opposite |
| de | down, from |
| dia | across, through, apart |
| dis | apart, free from |
| dys | difficult, abnormal |
| ecto | outer, outside |
| en | into, in, within |
| endo | inner, inside |
| epi | over, on, upon |
| eryth | red |
| eu | normal, well, healthy, good |
| ex | out, out from, from, away from |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, too much, high |
| hypo | under, decreased, less then normal |
| in | in, into, within, not |
| infra | within |
| inter | between |
| intra | into within |
| leuk | white |
| macro | large |
| mal | illness, disease |
| meg | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| muco | mucous |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| olig | small, scant |
| para | beside, beyond, after |
| per | by, through |
| peri | around |
| poly | many, much |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front of, prior to |
| pro | before, in front of |
| re | again, backward |
| retro | backward, behind |
| sang | blood |
| semi | half |
| sero | thin, watery fluid |
| sub | under, beneath |
| super | above, over access |
| supra | above, over |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across, over |
| uni | one |
| abdomin[o] | abdomen |
| aden[o] | gland |
| adren(o) | adrenal gland |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| arteri(o) | artery, arteries |
| arthr(o) | joint |
| bronch(o) | bronchus |
| card, cardi(o) | heart |
| cephal(o) | head |
| chole(o) | bile |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| col(o) | colon, large intestine |
| cost(o) | rib |
| crani(o) | skull |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| cysti(o) | bladder, cyst |
| cyt(o) | cell |
| dent(o) | tooth |
| derma | skin |
| duoden(o) | duodenum |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| enter(o) | intestines |
| fibr(o) | fibre, fibrous |
| gastr(o) | stomach |
| gloss(o) | tongue |
| gluc(o) | sweetness, glucose |
| glyc(o) | sugar |
| gyn, gyne, gynec(o) | women, woman |
| hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o) | blood |
| hepat(o) | liver |
| hydr(o) | water |
| hyster(o), uter(o) | uterus |
| ile(o), ili(o) | ileum |
| lapar(o) | abdomen, loin or flank |
| laryngi(o) | larynx |
| lith(o) | stone |
| mamm(o)/mast(o) | mammary gland, breast |
| men(o) | menstruation |
| my(o) | muscle |
| myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr(o) | dead |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ocul(o)/ophthalm(o) | eye |
| oophor(o) | ovary |
| orth(o) | straight, normal, correct |
| oste(o) | bone |
| ot(o) | ear |
| ped(o) | child, foot |
| pharyng(o) | pharynx |
| phleb(o) | vein |
| pnea | breathing, respiration |
| pneum(o) | lung, air, gas |
| proct(o) | rectum |
| psych(o) | mind |
| pulm(o) | lung |
| py(o) | pus |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| salping(o) | uterine or fallopian tube |
| splen(o) | spleen |
| sten(o) | narrowing, constriction |
| stern(o) | sternum |
| stomat(o) | mouth |
| therm(o) | heat |
| thorac(o) | chest |
| thromb(o) | clot, thrombus |
| thyr(o) | thyroid |
| tox(o), toxic(o) | poison |
| trache(o) | trachea |
| ur(o), urin(o) | urine |
| urethr(o) | urethra |
| vas(o) | blood vessel |
| vertebr(o) | vertebrae |
| algia | pain |
| asis | condition, usually abnormal |
| cele | hernia, herniation and pouching |
| centesis | puncture and aspiration |
| cyte | cell |
| duction | make something happen |
| ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| ectomy | excision, removal of |
| emia | blood condition |
| genesis | development, production, creation |
| genic | producing, causing |
| gram | record |
| graph | a diagram, a recording instrument |
| graphy | making a recording |
| iasis | condition of |
| ism | a condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | the study of |
| lysis | destruction of, decomposition |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | measuring instrument |
| metry | measurement |
| oma | tumour |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | lack, deficiency |
| phasia | speaking |
| phobia | an exaggerated fear |
| plasty | surgical repair or reshaping |
| plegia | paralysis |
| ptosis | falling, sagging, dropping down |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhaphy | stitching, suturing |
| rrhea | profuse flow, discharge |
| scope | examination instrument |
| scopy | examination using a scope |
| stasis | maintenance, maintaining a constant level |
| ostomy | creating a surgical opening |
| tomy, otomy | incision, cutting into |
| uria | condition of the urine |
Created by:
Katie A
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