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PCC MP 111 TEST 1
PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, CFs, TERMS
Question | Answer |
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Chondr/o | cartilage |
Arthr/o | joint |
Inguin/o | groin |
Pelv/i | pelvis |
Neur/o | nerve |
Cephal/o | head |
Hemat/o | blood |
Angi/o | vessel |
Cyt/o | cell |
Son/o | sound |
Tom/o | to cut |
Ped/o | feet, kid |
Umbilic/o | umbilicus, naval |
Coccyg/o | coccyx |
Esthesi/o | sensation |
Vertebr/o | vertebrae |
Crani/o | cranium, skull |
Ili/o | ilium |
Dist/o | far, farthest |
Thorac/o | chest |
Fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
Viscer/o | internal organs |
Ventr/o | belly, belly side |
Caud/o | tail |
Dors/o | back |
Fluor/o | luminous, fluorescence |
Sarc/o | flesh |
Path/o | disease |
Oste/o | bone |
Medi/o | middle |
Append/o | appendix |
Therapeut/o | treatment |
Immun/o | immune |
Later/o | side, to one side |
Sacr/o | sacrum |
Vascul/o | vessel |
My/o | muscle |
Psych/o | mind |
Anter/o | anterior, front |
Cardi/o | heart |
Lumb/o | loins |
Spin/o | spine |
Proxim/o | near, nearest |
Poster/o | back, behind, posterior |
-metry | act of measuring |
-osis | abnormal condition, increase |
-megaly | enlargement |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-dynia | pain |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to |
-ory | pertaining to |
-ose | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-penia | decrease, deficiency |
-rrhagia | forth |
-algia | pain |
-stomy | forming an opening |
-scope | instrument to view or examine |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-iatry | medicine, treatment |
-ase | enzyme |
-desis | binding, fixation |
-ia | condition |
-ism | condition |
-y | condition |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
-plasm | formation, growth |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-pexy | suspension, fixation |
-emia | blood condition |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-lucent | to shine, clear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-tripsy | crushing |
-scopy | visual examination |
-oma | tumor |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-clasis | to break |
-emesis | vomiting |
-rrhage | bursting |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-lith | stone, calculus |
-edema | swelling |
-toxic | poison |
-tomy | incision |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-ician | specialist |
-ist | specialist |
-malacia | softening |
-pathy | disease |
-opaque | obscure |
Peri- | around |
Dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
Circum- | around |
Poly- | much, many |
Sub- | under, below |
Dia- | through, across |
Para- | near, beside, beyond |
An- | without, not |
a- | without, not |
hypo- | under, below |
post- | after, behind |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
supra- | above, excessive |
Epi- | above, upon |
Tachy- | rapid |
Brady- | slow |
Syn- | union, together, joined |
Ad- | toward |
Intra- | in, within |
Im- | not |
Neo- | new |
Infra- | under, below |
Iso- | same, equal |
Micro- | small |
Dipl- | double |
Endo- | in, within |
Inter- | between |
Trans- | through, across |
Echo- | repeated sound |
In- | in, not |
Pseudo- | false |
Macro- | large |
Ab- | from, away from |
Retro- | backward, behind |
Ultra- | excess, beyond |
Deep | Away from the surface |
External | Outside, exterior to |
Internal | within, interior to |
Superficial | toward or on the surface |
Inferior | below; toward the tail |
Superior | above; toward the head |
Prone | lying flat on the abdomen with the head turned slightly to the side with arms with above the head and extended or alongside the body |
Supine | lying flat on the back with arms at the sides or above the head |
Diaphragm | A thick muscular wall that separated the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. |
barium sulfate | A contrast medium used in diagnostic contrast studies of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. |
catheter | A hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel or cavity of the body to inject or remove fluids. |
coldspot | Light shades of gray on a scan that indicate a decreased uptake of a radiopharmaceutical substance. |
contrast medium | A substance that is injected into the body, via catheter or swallowed, to facilitate radiographic imaging of internal structures that otherwise are difficult to visualize on x-ray films. |
hotspot | Darker shades of gray on a scan that indicate an increased uptake of a radiopharmaceutical substance. |
radiation | Emission of x-rays from a common source; used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
radioisotope | A radioactive isotope of an element; used for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. |
radiopharmaceutical | Radioactive chemical occurring either as an individual element or as an element attached to another substance called a carrier. It is used in testing the location, sixe, outline, or function of tissues, organs, vessels, or body fluids. |