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HLTHCR Ch, 5B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ia | pertaining to |
| iac | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ical | pertaining to |
| ose | pertaining to |
| ous | pertaining to |
| tic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cellular | pertaining to the cell |
| psychotic | pertaining to psychosis |
| neuralgia | pain along a nerve |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| amnicentesis | insertion of a needle to withdraw sample of amniotic fluid |
| -cide | to kill, destroy |
| germicide | chemical that kills germs |
| -cyte | cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| gastrectomy | surgical removal of part or all of the stomach |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| bacteremia | bacteria in the blood |
| -gram | record |
| electrocardiogram | record of the electrical activity of the heart |
| -graph | an instrument used to record |
| electrocardiograph | instrument that records electrical variations in cardiac muscle activity |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| electrocardiography | the making and study of electrocardiograms |
| -ia | condition, abnormal state |
| tachycardia | condition of abnormal rapid heart rate |
| -ion | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypothyroidism | condition of less than normal levels of thyroid hormones |
| carditis | inflammation of the heart |
| -lithiasis | presence of or formation of stones |
| cholelithiasis | presence of stones in the gallbladder |
| logy | study of |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| -oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| megaly | enlargement |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| rhumatoid | resembling rheumatism |
| myoma | tumor containing muscle tissue |
| nephrosis | kidney disease |
| nephr | kidney |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| tracheotomy | incision into trachea |
| -pathy | disease |
| encephal | brain |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| rhino | nose |
| -plasty | repain |
| rhinoplasty | plastic surgery of the nose |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| hemi | one half |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one half |
| -pnea | breathing |
| a- | not |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| gastr | stomach |
| gastrorrhaphy | suturing a perforation of the stomach |
| -rrhea | drainage, flow, discharge |
| rhinorrhea | drainage from the nose |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart wall |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| oto | ear |
| otoscope | instrument used to examine the ear |
| -scopy | examination using a scope |
| sigmoidoscopy | examination of the sigmoid colon using a scope |
| -sis | action, process, state, condition |
| myco | fungus |
| mycosis | disease caused by a fungus |
| -stasis | stoppage, controlling, standing |
| veno | vein |
| venostasis | stoppage of blood in a vein |
| -stomy | creating an artificial mouth or opening |
| colo | colon |
| colostomy | creating an opening into the colon |
| hyper | excessive |
| poly | many, much |
| -an | without, not, absence of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| anuria | absence of urine |
| antibiotic | substance that inhibits growth of or destroys microorganisms |
| uria | urine |
| autoimmune | disease that results in immune response to one's own body |
| bi- | two |
| furcate | branches, divisions |
| bifurcate | having two branches or divisions |
| brady- | slow |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
| dyspnea | bad breathing |
| epi | above, upon |
| epigastric | over the stomach |
| eu- | good, normal |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hypo- | under, less than |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| inter | between |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| cost | ribs |
| intra | within |
| intravenous | within a vein |
| multi | many |
| node | knot |
| multinodal | having many nodes/knots |
| non- | not |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| toxic | poison |
| nontoxic | not poisonous |
| perianal | around the anus |
| polyuria | excretion of large amounts of urine |
| postoperative | following a surgical procedure |
| pre | before, in front |
| preoperative | before a surgical procedure |
| pseudo | false |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| pseudohematuria | red pigment in the urine that makes the urine "falsely" appear to have blood in it |
| quadri- | four |
| quadriplegia | paralysis in all four extremities |
| semi- | half |
| permeable | dissolvable |
| semipermeable | half permeable, a membrane that allows fluids but not the the dissolved substances to pass through |
| sub- | under, below |
| sternal | sternum |
| substernal | below the sternum |
| supra | above, over |
| suprapubic | above the pubic area |
| tachy | rapid, fast |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| tri | three |
| trichotomy | division into tree parts |
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