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ch 5B (4B old)
HLHS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ar, -al, -ac, -ic, -tic, -ary, -eal, -ia, -iac, -ical, -ose, -ous | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain, painful condition |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cide | to kill, destroy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -emia | blood; blood condition |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ion | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| lith/o | stone, rock |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition or disease; increase (used primarily in blood cells) |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical or plastic repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing, respiration |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow, drainage |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sis | action, process, state, condition |
| -stasis | stoppage, controlling, standing |
| -stomy | surgically create an artificial mouth or stoma (opening) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| appendic/o | vermiform, appendix |
| rect/o | rectum |
| procto/o | rectum |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| lumb/o | loin |
| myc/o | mushroom, fungus |
| viv/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cellul- | derived or composed of living cells |
| psycho- | mind |
| neur/o | nerve |
| amni/o | amnion (thin, innermost membrane that surrounds and protects the fetus) |
| germ- | germ, embryo, sprout, bud |
| lueko- | white |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| bacteri- | bacteria |
| electro- | electrical activity of the heart |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, under, less than |
| thyroid- | thyroid gland / hormones |
| chole- | gall, bile |
| hepat- | liver |
| rheumat- | flowing stream |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr- | kidney |
| trache- | trachea |
| encephal- | brain |
| rhin/o | nose |
| hemi- | one half |
| a-/ an- | without, not |
| oto- | ear |
| sigmoid- | mushroom, fungus |
| ven | vein |
| col/o | colon |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, double |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
| epi- | over, above, upon |
| eu- | good, normal |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| multi- | many |
| non- | not |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| supra- | above, over |
| tri- | three |
| -toxic | poisonous, harmful |
| -anal | relating to anus |
| -uria | condition in the urine |
| -operative | surgical procedure |
| -hematuria | blood in the urine |
| -permeable | a membrane allowing fluids or undissolved substances to pass through |
| -sternal | sternum |
| -pubic | pubic area |
| -cardia | state, action, rhythm, or condition of the heart |
| -chotomy | division, separation, or splitting into parts |
| -bio | relating to life |
| -immune | immunity (body's defense) |
| -furcate | branches or division |
| tension | stretching or straining |
| nodal | nodes or knots |
| sigmat- / sigmo- | describing something shaped as an 'S' |
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