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LOM ch 4
Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abductor | One who (a muscle which) leads AWAY FROM the body |
| Adductor | One who (a muscle which) leads TOWARD the body |
| Adrenal glands | Endocrine glands located above (TOWARD) the kidneys |
| Anabolism | Process of casting (building) up materials (proteins) within cells. Another way of saying this: the process that requires (uses) energy to convert small molecules into large. |
| Analysis | To separate (apart) |
| Anoxia | Without oxygen |
| Ante cibum | Before meals |
| Anteflexion | Bending forward |
| Antepartum | Before birth |
| antibiotic | Pertaining to against life (germ life) |
| Antibody | Protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens |
| Antigen | A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies |
| Antisepsis | Condition against infection |
| Antitoxin | A substance (antibody) produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin |
| Apnea | Without breathing (not breathing) |
| Autoimmune disease | A condition related to making antibodies (an immune substance) against one's own cells and tissues |
| Benign | Noncancerous, harmless |
| Bifurcation | Forking (branching) into two |
| Bilateral | Pertaining to two sides |
| bradycardia | Condition of slow heart beat |
| Congenital anomaly | Irregularity at birth |
| Connective tissue | Tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts; to tie (bind) together |
| Contraindication | To point out against: as reasons why a drug should not be taken |
| Contralateral | Pertaining to the opposite side (opposite of ipsilateral) |
| Dehydration | Condition of lack of water |
| Dialysis | Complete separation (2 types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) |
| Diameter | To measure through: as one would measure the diameter of a circle |
| Diarrhea | To flow through: water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon |
| Dysplasia | Abnormal ("bad") development or formation |
| Dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
| Ectopic pregnancy | Pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes) |
| Endocardium | Inner lining (membrane) of the heart |
| Endoscope | Instrument used to view within the body |
| Endotracheal | Pertaining to within the trachea (windpipe) |
| Epithelium | Skin cell; originally this term referred to the tissue on (epi-) the breast nipple (thel/o) now it describes all tissue that covers the outside of the body, lines the inner surface of internal organs and lines the exocrine and endocrine glands. |
| Euphoria | Good feeling ("high") |
| Euthyroid | Normal thyroid function |
| Exophthalmos | Eyeballs that protrude |
| Hemiglossectomy | Removal of half of the tongue |
| Hyperglycemia | Increase in blood sugar |
| Hyperplasia | Condition of increase formation (increase in NUMBER of cells) |
| Hypertrophy | Increase of development; increase in SIZE of cells |
| Hypodermic injection | Use of a needle and syringe to force liquid under the skin |
| Hypoglycemia | Decrease in blood sugar |
| Infracostal | Pertaining to below the ribs |
| Insomniac | Pertaining to inability to sleep |
| Intercostal | Pertaining to between the ribs |
| Intravenous | Pertaining to within a vein |
| Macrocephaly | Pertaining to an enlarged head: a congenital anomaly. |
| Malaise | Feeling of discomfort; "bad feeling" |
| Malignant | Cancerous |
| Metacarpal bones | Pertaining to BEYOND the WRIST (referring to the five hand bones) |
| Metamorphosis | Condition of change of shape or form |
| Metastasis | Beyond control: spreading of a malignant tumor |
| Microscope | Instrument to view small objects |
| Neonatal | Pertaining to a newborn(infant) |
| Neoplasm | New growth: new formation (tumor) |
| Pancytopenia | Condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells) |
| Paralysis | Abnormal destruction (of nerves)leading to loss of muscle function |
| Parathyroid glands | Endocrine glands located near (on the dorsal side of) the thyroid gland |
| Percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Periosteum | Membrane surrounding the bone |
| Polymorphonuclear | Pertaining to a many shaped nucleus: a type of white blood cells |
| Polyneuritis | Inflammation of many nerves |
| Postmortem | After death |
| Postpartum | After childbirth: this most often refers to the mother |
| Precancerous | Pertaining to before cancer: a lesion that may become cancerous |
| Prenatal | Pertaining to before birth |
| Prodrome | Signs and symptoms that appear BEFORE the onset of a more severe illness |
| Prolapse | Sliding forward or downward |
| Pseudocyesis | State of false pregnancy |
| Recombinant DNA | Inserting a gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another organism |
| Relapse | A sliding back: recurrence of symptoms of a disease |
| Remission | To send back: disappearance of symptoms of a disease |
| Retroflexion | Bending backward |
| Retroperitoneal | Pertaining to behind the peritoneum |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to under the skin |
| Suprapubic | Pertaining to above the pubic bone |
| Symbiosis | Condition or state of "life together" |
| symmetry | State of "measurement of together" equality of parts: mirror images |
| Symphysis | To grow together: bones that grow together at the joints |
| Syndactyly | Condition of webbed (held together) fingers or toes: a congenital anomaly |
| Syndrome | A group of symptoms that run (occur) together |
| Synthesis | To put or place together |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
| Transfusion | To pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another |
| Transurethral | Pertaining to through the urethra |
| Ultrasonography | Process of recording sound waves (beyond the normal range) - creates an image |
| Unilateral | Pertaining to ONE side |
| Catabolism | Process that converts large molecules into small and releases energy / provides the energy our bodies need for physical activity (from cellular level to whole body movements) |
| Metabolism | The sum of the chemical and physical changes occurring in tissue consisting of anabolism (process that requires - uses - energy to convert small molecules into large) and catabolism (process that converts large molecules into small and releases energy) |
| Abnormal | Pertaining to AWAY FROM the norm (away from the rule); not regular |
| Pericardium | Membrane surrounding the heart |
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