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MT Chab Chapter 4

medical terminology

QuestionAnswer
Anti- against
Epi- above, on
Ab- away from
Ad- toward, near
Hemi- half
Hyper- excessive, above
Inter- between
Intra- within
Post- after, behind
Meta- change, beyond
Hypo- below, deficient
Syn- with, together
Mal- bad
Uni- one
Bi- two
Tri- three
Quadri- four
Peri- surrounding
Neo- new
Tachy fast
Brady- slow
Ultra- and meta- beyond
Pro- and ante before or forward
Poly- many or excessive
Para- near, along the side of
Dyspnea not able to breathe
Antepartum before birth
Anemia deficiency in red blood cells or of the hemoglobin
Hypertrophy excessive (more than normal) development
Relapse a return of symptoms of illness
Dysuria difficult, painful urination
Antibody a protein made by white blood cells and capable of destroying bacteria and viruses
Congenital anomaly an irregularity that occurs at birth
Bradycardia slow heart beat
Prosthesis an artificial part
Subscapular pertaining to under the shoulder bone
Bilateral pertaining to both sides
Ultrasonography process of recording sound waves to make an image of organs
Adrenal endocrine glands that are near (above)each kidney
Metastasis the spread of a cancerous tumor to another organ away from the original location
Dialysis complete separation and is the process of separating wastes from the blood
Periosteum a membrane that surrounds bone
Syndrome a group of symptoms that occur together
Epidural hematoma an abnormal collection of blood above the membrane covering the brain
Endo- and intra- within
Prolapse an organ falls or slides forward
Metacarpal hand bone
Remission symptoms of disease disappear
Perianal pertaining to surrounding the anus
Subcostal under the ribs
Retroperitoneal behind the abdominal cavity
Antigen foreign body, bacteria, virus
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