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Med Term ASA Unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| arthrit/ic | pertaining to arthritis, inflammation of the joint. |
| aur/o | ear |
| bi- | two |
| carp/o | carpal bones, wrist bones |
| cath/o | flexible tube |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum(brain) |
| cili/o | hairlike structures |
| contra- | against |
| cost/o | ribs |
| dis- | undo, take apart |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| epi- | upon |
| -emia | condition in the blood |
| extra- | outside |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| infra- | below |
| latero/o | side |
| lumin/o | lighted, illuminated |
| mamm/o | breast |
| meta- | beyond |
| -opia | vision |
| patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pub/o | pubis |
| psych/o | mind, mental process |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rheum/atic | pertaining to rheumatoid |
| scrib/o, script/o | write |
| septic/o | septic, infected |
| seps/o(sis) | infection, poison |
| spasm/o | involuntary contracting |
| splen/o | spleen |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above, on top of |
| sym- | joined, used followed by b,f,m,p,ph |
| tars/o | tarsal bones, ankle bones |
| therapeut/o | therapy |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | high, beyond, above |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| antiarthritic | agent that works against arthritis |
| antiseptic | agent that protects against infection (external cleaner) |
| antispasmodic | agent that prevents muscle spasms |
| bilateral | including both sides |
| catheterization | using a tube(catheter)inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens.To look or keep the vessel open. |
| disinfectants | chemical or physical agents that kill organisms,not used on the human body. |
| epidermal | pertaining to the epidermas |
| epidural | pertaining to the layer upon the dura |
| epigastric | upon the stomach |
| epinephritis | inflammation upon the kidney |
| episplenitis | inflammation upon the spleen |
| extra-articular | outside of a joint |
| extradural | outside of the dura mater |
| extranuclear | outside of the nucleus |
| heterogeneous | different throughout |
| heteropsia | different vision in each eye |
| homogeneous | the same throughout |
| homoglandular | same gland |
| infracostal | below the ribs |
| infrapatellar | below the patella |
| mammogram | breast x-ray film |
| mammography | process of taking a breast x-ray |
| metacarpals | bones of the hand beyond the wrist bones(carpals) |
| metatarsals | bones of the foot beyond the ankle(tarsals) |
| prescription | written order for treatment |
| psychotherapeutics | medication & treatments that treat psychological disorders |
| pyrotoxin | toxin produced by fever or heat |
| septicema | infection in the blood |
| septicopyemia | infection & pus in the blood |
| subaural | below the ear |
| subcutanious | below the skin, fat layer |
| superciliary | pertaining to the eyebrow |
| superficial | on the surface |
| superinfection | an infection on the top of another infection. |
| Give the meaning of the prefix homo | same |
| Give the meaning of the prefix in- | within |
| Give the meaning of the prefix multi- | many |
| Give the meaning of the prefix infra- | below |
| Give the meaning of the prefix supra- | above |
| Give the meaning of the prefix con- | with |
| Give the meaning of the prefix ultra- | above, beyond |
| Give the meaning of the prefix eu- | easy |
| Give the meaning of the prefix post- | after |
| Give the meaning of the prefix extra- | outside |
| Provide the correct prefix for upon | epi- |
| Provide the correct prefix for without or absent | a-, an- |
| Provide the correct prefix for against | contra-, anti |
| Provide the correct prefix for beyond | ultra-, meta-, para |
| Provide the correct prefix for both | bi-, ambi |
| Give the medical definition for a person sexually attracted to the same sex | homosexual |
| Give the medical definition for pertaining to being the same throughout or a group made up of same items | homogeneous, homogenous |
| Give the medical definition for joined or fused feet | sympodia |
| Give the medical definition for on or above the surface | superficial |
| Give the medical definition for above the kidney | suprarenal |
| Give the medical definition for region upon the stomach | epigastric |
| Give the medical definition for pertaining to the skin layer upon the dermis | epidermis |
| Give the medical definition for surgical repair of the breast | mammoplasty |
| Give the medical definition for below the dura mater of the meninges | subdural |
| Give the medical definition for outside the joint | extra-articular |
| Give the medical definition for agent that works against depression | antidepressant |
| Give the medical definition for below the layers of the skin | subcutaneous |
| Give the medical definition for bones of the hand beyond the wrist | metacarpals |
| Give the medical definition for light waves beyond violet | ultraviolet |
| Give the medical definition for lack of infectious organisms (noun) | asepsis |
| Give the medical definition for agent that works against rheumatic disease | antirheumatic |
| Give the medical definition for agent or device that prevents conception | contraceptive |
| Give the medical definition for across the lumen of a vessel | transluminal |
| Give the medical definition for inserting a flexible tube (i.e. into the bladder) | catheterizaton, chateterize |
| Give the medical definition for antiseptic | agents that prevent sepsis by inhibiting growth of causative organisms |
| Give the medical definition for symmetry | The same size and shape all around or on both sides |
| Give the medical definition for transvaginal | across (through) the vagina |
| Give the medical definition for subdural | below the dura mater (of the meninges) |
| Give the medical definition for extracerebral | outside the cerebrum |
| Give the medical definition for mammography | process of taking x-rays of the breast |
| Give the medical definition for metastasis | tumor that spreads beyond its origin |
| Give the medical definition for ultrasonography | pertaining to creating images of the body using sound waves beyond audible sound |
| Give the medical definition for suprapubic | above the pubis |
| Give the medical definition for antibiotic | agent (medication) that fights bacterial infections |
| Give the medical definition for contraindicated | not recommended in these circumstances (treatment, drugs, or procedures) |
| Give the medical definition for transposition | Placement of an organ on the opposite side |
| Use the correct medical abbreviation for ultrasound | US |
| Use the correct medical abbreviation for metastasis, metastases | met, mets, metas |
| Use the correct medical abbreviation for catheter | cath |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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