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Asia's Flashcards
Asia's Flashcard deck
Term | Definition | Example |
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Mono-, uni- | One | Vision in one eye |
Bi- | Twice | Biceps |
Tri- | Three | Tricuspid |
Ab- | Away from | Abduction |
Ad- | Towards, beside | Adduction |
Ecto-, exo- | Outer, outside | Ectoparasite |
Endo- | Inner, inside | Endocrine |
Epi- | Above, surrounding | Epidermal |
Anterior or ventral | The front or direction toward the front of the body | Kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg. |
Posterior or dorsal | Back | Shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body. |
Superior | Toward the head end of the body; upper | Hand |
Inferior | Towards the bottom | Foot |
Lateral | To the side of, or away from, the middle of the body. | Ears are lateral to the nose.. |
Distal | A part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part. | The hand is distal to the shoulder. |
Proximal | Nearer to the center | The knee is proximal to the toes. |
Ambi- | Both; Both sides | Ability to use both hands equally. |
Dys- | Abnormal, painful | Shortness of breath. |
Eu- | Normal | Normal Breathing. |
Homo- | The Same | Homology (similarity in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species) |
Iso- | Equality, uniformity, and similarity | Isotonic solution (a solution that has the same salt concentration as cells and blood) |
Mal- | Bad, abnormal | Malnutrition |
-algia | Pain, painful condition | Heart Attack |
-emia | Blood condition | Blood clots |
-itis | Inflammation | (Myocarditis) may cause shortness of breath or fluid buildup. |
-lysis | Breakdown, destruction | Breakdown of the red blood cells. |
-oid | Pertaining to, resemble | Gastric, which pertains to the stomach; coronary, which pertains to the heart vessels; and capsular, which pertains to a location inside of a capsule. |
-pathy | Disease | Hepatitis A. |
-pnea | Breathing | Diaphragmatic breathing requires contraction of the diaphragm and is also called deep breathing. |
-centesis | Paracentesis | The removal of excess fluid via needle puncture from any body cavity. |
-ectomy | Excision | The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ. |
-ostomy | ostomies | Surgical creation of an opening in an organ. |
-otomy | Surgical incisions | An intentional cut made to an individual's body with the intent of performing a diagnostic or therapeutic intervention. |
-orrhaphy | Suture or operative repair | A surgical repair of a hernia using sutures. |
-opexy | Fixation | Surgical operation for fixing an organ in position. |
-oplasty | Plastic surgery | Breast augmentation |
-otripsy | Crushing | Lithotripsy is the procedure to crush stones most frequently in the kidneys or gall bladder. |
Adip/o | Fat | Fatty tissue |
Psych/o, Psyche- | Mind | Thoughts |
Leuk/o- | White | Color |
Kinesi/o | Movement | Walking |
Path/o- | Diseases | Hepatitis A |
Chondri- | cartilage | Helix piercing |
Myel/o- | Bone marrow | Sternum |
Phleb/o- | Vein | Vena cava |
Splen/o- | Spleen | An abdominal organ |
Thromb/o- | Blood clot | Gel like clumps of blood. |
-Sclerosis | Hardening | Abnormal hardening of body tissue. |
-Scope | For examining | Stethoscope |
-Plasty | Surgical reconstruction | Plastic surgery |
-Phasia | Speech | Talking |
-Malacia | Softening | Abnormal softness of brain tissue |
-Oma | Tumor | Abnormal mass of tissue |
-Cytic | Cells | The basic building blocks of living things. |
Dermat/o | Skin | The largest organ in the body and covers the body's entire external surface. |
Enter/o | Small intestine | Part of you |
Opthalm/o | Eyes | Sensory organ |
Dent/o | Teeth | For eating and chewing |
Gastr/o | Stomach | Digest food. |
Orth/o | Bone | Part of the skeleton |
Pulmon/o | Lungs | Respiratory system |
Crani/o | Skull | Bone protective cavity for the brain |
Klept/o | Desire to steal. | Take what not yours. |
Somn/o | Sleep | Rest |
Blephar/o | Eye Lids | Fold of skin that closes over the eye to protect it. |
Lacrim/o | Tear | Liquid that keeps the eye and inner eyelids moist. |
Laryng/o | Voice box | Swallowing, breathing and voice production. |
mamm/o | Breast | Organs on the upper front of a woman's body |
Neur/o | Nerves | Bundle of nerve fibers |
Nephro/o | Kidney | Organ in the abdomen |
Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow | A long, tube- like band of tissue |
Aden | Gland | |
Algia | Pain | |
Spondy/o | Vertebra | |
Brachi/o | Arm | |
Dacty/o | Finger | |
Lumb/o | Loin Lower back | |
Carp/o | Wrist | |
Cost/o | Rib | |
Femor/o | Femur | |
Tibi/o | Tibia (shinbone) | |
Tars/o | Ankle | |
Burs/o | Bursa | |
Ten/o Tend/o & Tendin/o | Tendon | |
Muscul/o My/o & Myos/o | Muscle | |
Fasci/o | Fascia | |
Esthesi/o | Feeling & sectation | |
Logy | Study of | |
Cerebr/o & Encephal/o | Brain | |
Lob/o | Lobe | |
Cepha/o | Head | |
Mirco | Small | |
Macro | Larger | |
Gangli/o | Nerve bundle | |
Tax/o | Order, arrangement & coordination. | |
Ton/o | Tone tension or pressure | |
Anky/o | Stiff, bent | |
Pyretic | Fever | |
Classia | Surgical breaking | |
Desis | Fixation/ binding | |
Rrhaphy | Repair | |
HX | History | |
FX | Fracture | |
TX | Traction or treatment | |
Stenosis | Narrow | |
Gnosi/o | Knowledge | |
Plegia | Paralysis | |
Phon | voice | |
Asthenia | Weakness | |
Opia, Opsia | Vision condition | |
Cyclo | Ciliary body | |
keto | Keto body | |
Thym | Thymus gland | |
Thyr/o Thyroid/o | Thyroid | |
Gluc/o Glucos/o & glyc/o | Sugar |