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Stack #4661325
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | One | Unilateral |
| Bi- | Two | Bilateral |
| Tri- | Three | Triplicate |
| Ab- | Away from | Abduction |
| Ad- | Toward | Adduction |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside | Ectoparasite |
| Endo- | Inside | Endoderm |
| Epi- | Upon | Epinephrine |
| Anterior or ventral | At or near the front surface of the body | Anterior nerves |
| Posterior or dorsal | At or near the rear surface of the body | Dorsal surface of the hand |
| Superior | Above | Superior aspect |
| Inferior | below | Inferior aspect |
| Lateral | side | Lateral aspect |
| Distal | Farthest from the center | Axons distal to the injury |
| Proximal | Nearest to center | Proximal end of the forearm |
| Ambi- | Both | Ambidextrous |
| Dys- | Bad, painful, difficult | Dyslexia |
| Eu- | Good, normal | Eukaryote |
| Homo- | same | Homogeneous |
| Iso- | Equal, same | Isotope |
| Mal- | Bad, poor | Malnutrition |
| -algia | Pain | Myalgia |
| -emia | Blood | Hypoglycemia |
| -itis | Inflammation | Bronchitis |
| -oid | Like | Haploid |
| -opathy | Disease of | Neuropathy |
| -pnea | Breathing | Sleep apnea |
| -centesis | Puncture a cavity to remove fluid | Amniocentesis |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal or excision | Hysterectomy |
| -ostomy | A new permanent opening | Tracheostomy |
| -otomy | Cutting into, incision | Gastrotomy |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical repair or suture | Gastrorrhaphy |
| -opexy | Surficial fixation | Nephropexy |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair | Rhinoplasty |
| -otripsy | Crushing or destroying | Lithotripsy |
| Pil/o or trich/o | hair | |
| Hyperhidrosis | condition of excessive sweat production | |
| Hypohidrosis | condition of little sweat production | |
| Axanthopsia | Unable to see the color yellow | |
| Depigmentation | Loss of pigmentation | |
| Hypermelanosis | Condition of darkening of the skin | |
| Urticaria | Swollen, raised itchy areas of the skin | |
| Erythrocyanosis | Red and/or blue discoloration of the skin | |
| Pachyderma | Touch/thick skin | |
| Tinea | Ringworm | |
| Osteopathy | Disease of the bone | |
| Craniometer | Measures the size of the skull | |
| Carpectomy | Removal of wrist bone | |
| Costectomy | Removal of a rib | |
| Tendons | Join muscle to bone | |
| Cartilage | Found at the ends of bones (this is found within each moveable joint) and allows for smooth movement | |
| Chondrodynia | Pain in the cartilage | |
| Fasciotomy | Incision into the fascia | |
| Dystonia | Abnormal tone | |
| Crepitus | Joint makes a crackling sound when bent | |
| Cerebropathy | Disease of the cerebrum | |
| Lobotomy | Incision into a lobe | |
| Neuropathy | Nerve disease | |
| Ganglion | Pertaining to a nerve bundle | |
| Hyperesthesia | Increased sensitivity to stimuli | |
| Phrenetic | Pertaining to the mind | |
| -prognosis | The chances for things getting better or worse | |
| Encephalalgia | Brain pain | |
| Microcephaly | Abnormally small skull | |
| Myelomeningocele | Herniation of the spinal cord and meninges | |
| Corneal transplant | Replacement of cornea from a donor | |
| Vitreous liquid | Fluid that fills the posterior cavity of the eye | |
| Phacoscope | Device to view the lens | |
| Otoscope | Device to view the ear | |
| Rhinosalpingitis | Inflammation of the nose and ear canal | |
| Tympanostomy | Creation of opening in ear drum | |
| Diplopia | Double vision | |
| Hyperopia | Farsightedness | |
| Dacryoadenalgia | Pain in the tear gland | |
| Astigmatism | vision problem caused by fact that light rays are not focused on a single point in the back of the eye | |
| Gonadogenesis | Creation/development of gonads | |
| Hyperpituitarism | Overactive pituitary gland function | |
| Glucorticoid | Steroid with a glucose attached | |
| Mineralocorticoids | Maintain mineral balance | |
| Testosterone and estrogen | mainly secreted by the gonads, but some secretion does occur from the adrenal cortex | |
| Kentonuria | Is a condition of kentones in the urine | |
| Acidemia | Abnormal acidity of blood | |
| Gonadotropin | hormone that stimulates the gonads | |
| Endocrinologist | Specialist in glands and hormone secretions | |
| Adenoma | Tumor of a gland | |
| Hematoma | mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue | |
| Phagocytosis | process in which phagocytes (type of WBC) destroy foreign microorganisms or cell debris | |
| Lymphangiography | Procedure to study the lymph vessels | |
| Autoimmune disease | condition in which the body’s immune system attacks itself | |
| Lymphangiectasia | abnormal dilation of the lymph vessel | |
| Cytaphresis | apheresis to remove cellular material | |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate | |
| INR | international normalized ratio | |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (condition of easy bruising) | |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (rare blood disorder; formation of clots in small vessels of the body) | |
| Cardiotoxic | Poisonous to the heart | |
| Cyanosis | condition of blue skin (could be due to improper heart function) | |
| Angiosclerosis | Hardening of a vessel | |
| Aneurysm | Weakened area that bulges | |
| Pericarditis | inflammation of the outer lining of the heart | |
| palpitation | rapid or irregular beating of the heart | |
| skin color | blue and pale are indicators of poor perfusion | |
| pulse | heart rate and strength | |
| Angi/o/lith | stone forming in the wall of a vessel | |
| occlusion | closing or blockage of a passage | |
| ischemia – | blockage of blood flow to an organ | |
| Veno/spasm – | involuntary contraction of a vein | |
| angiography | – procedure to describe the blood vessels | |
| sonography | – using ultrasound waves to view the heart | |
| coronary circulation | – circulation from the heart to the heart muscle | |
| Laryng/o/spasm | – sudden closure of the larynx | |
| Pleur/itis – | inflammation of the pleura | |
| Turbinates – | cartilages that swirl the air; done so it will increase contact with the inside of the nose to heat, humidify, and filter it | |
| epistaxis – | nosebleed | |
| Broncho/spasm | – involuntary contraction of the bronchus | |
| pulmonary edema | swelling of lungs (lung tissue becomes wet) | |
| Hemo/thorax – | blood in the pleural space | |
| capnography – | procedure to measure carbon dioxide levels | |
| Oxi/metry – | procedure to measure oxygen levels | |
| rhinitis – | inflammation of the nasal passages | |
| stomatosis – | inflammation of the mouth | |
| odontalgia – | tooth pain | |
| Dys/entery – | infection of the small intestine causing diarrhea and bleeding | |
| Gastro/duodeno/scope | device to view the inside of the stomach and duodenum | |
| colonectomy | – colon removal | |
| Gastro/paresis | – partial paralysis of the stomach | |
| Gingivo/gloss/itis | – inflammation of the gums and tounge | |
| Hepato/malacia | – softening of the liver | |
| sialoangiectasis – | overexpansion of the salivary vessels | |
| gastroenterologist | – specialist in the stomach and intestines | |
| a/sperm/ia – | lack of sperm | |
| En/uresis | – involuntary urination | |
| Nephr/algia | – kidney pain | |
| Uretero/lithia/sis | presence of stones in the ureter | |
| nephrography – | procedure to take an x-ray of the kidney | |
| renal angiography | – procedure to obtain an x-ray image of the blood vessels of the kidney | |
| urologist – | specialist in the study of the urinary tract | |
| Uro/xanthin | the substance that gives urine its yellow color | |
| semin/oma | – a type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue | |
| Glomerulo/nephr/itis | – inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli |
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