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Med Term ASA Unit 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante- | in front of, anterior |
| bi- | two |
| con- | with |
| dis- | undo, take apart |
| ex- | out of, away from |
| febr/ile | fever |
| furc/o | forked, branched |
| fus/o | put together |
| genit/o | male & female genitals |
| hemi- | half |
| in- | in, not |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| malari/o | malaria, blood parasite |
| morbid/o | illness |
| mort/o | death |
| nat/o | birth(baby) |
| part/o | delivery(mother) |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front |
| sanguin/o | bloody |
| semi- | half |
| semin/o | semen |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathe |
| sub- | below, beneath |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| antefebrile | before a fever |
| ante flexion | bending foreward |
| antenatal | before birth(prenatal) |
| antepartum | before delivery(mother) |
| bicellular | made of two cells |
| binuclear | having two nuclei |
| bipolar | having two poles |
| congenital | born with |
| consanguinity | with blood relationship |
| disassociate | to break apart |
| dispense | to give out for use |
| dissect | to cut apart |
| excise | to take out |
| exhale | to breathe out |
| hemicardia | half a heart |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| incise | to cut into |
| incompatible | not compatible, does not associate well with. |
| insomnia | un able to fall asleep |
| intra-arterial | within the artery |
| intradermal | within the dermal layer |
| malaria | infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium |
| malformation | poor formation |
| morbidity | related to illness |
| mortality | related to death |
| postcibal | after meals |
| post febrile | after fever |
| postmortem | after death |
| postnatal | after birth (baby) |
| preanesthetic | before anesthesia |
| preoperative | before surgery |
| sanguineous | bloody |
| semicircle | half of a circle |
| semiconscious | partially conscious (half) |
| subcutaneous | the layer below the dermis of the skin |
| triceps | a three headed muscle (femoris,brachii) |
| trifurcation | branch into three |
| unicellular | of one cell |
| unilateral | one sided |
| Use the correct prefix for not | in- |
| Use the correct prefix for bad, poor | mal- |
| Use the correct prefix for three | tri- |
| Use the correct prefix for one | uni-, mono- |
| Use the correct prefix for half | semi-, hemi |
| Use the correct prefix for with | con- |
| Use the correct prefix for after | post-, retro- |
| Use the correct prefix for within | intra-, endo-, in- |
| Use the correct prefix for between | inter- |
| Give the correct medical term for not competent | incompetence, incompetent, incompetency |
| Give the correct medical term for condition of redness, swelling, and warmth | inflammation |
| Give the correct medical term for artificial______________, placing semen into the opening of the cervix | insemination |
| Give the correct medical term for general feeling of illness or lack of well-being | malaise |
| Give the correct medical term for three-bellied muscle (posterior upper arm) | triceps |
| Give the correct medical term for branch into two (like a vessel or nerve that divides into two branches | bifurcate, bifurcated |
| Give the correct medical term for cell having one nucleus | uninuclear, mononuclear |
| Give the correct medical term for sexually attracted to both sexes | bisexual |
| Give the correct medical term for half (partially) conscious | semiconscious |
| Give the correct medical term for born with | congenital |
| Give the correct medical term for having blood relationship | consanguinity |
| Give the correct medical term for to cut a tissue into parts for sutdy (verb) | dissect, dissected, dissecting |
| Give the correct medical term for the time following birth referring to the baby | postnatal |
| Give the correct medical term for time before delivery, referring to the mother | antepartum, prepartum |
| Give the correct medical term for within a vein | intravenous |
| Give the correct medical term for penetration of a solution into tissues | infiltration, infiltrate, infiltrated, infiltrating |
| Give the correct medical term for pertaining to death rate | morbidity |
| Give the correct medical term for affective disorder with swings from manic to depressive | bipolar |
| Give the correct medical term for paralyzed on one side of the body | hemiplegia |
| Define the medical term incontinence | inability to control urination or defecation |
| Define the medical term exhale | breathe out |
| Define the medical term unicellular | of one cell |
| Define the medical term malariotherapy | treatment for malaria |
| Define the medical term postfebrile | after a fever |
| Define the medical term perinatal | time around birth |
| Define the medical term hemigastrectomy | excision of half the stomach |
| Define the medical term insomnia | inability to sleep, difficulty falling asleep |
| Define the medical term malnutrition | poor nutrition |
| Define the medical term cachexia | wasting away of the body due to illness or anorexia |
| Define the medical term morbidity | disease rate |
| Define the medical term postmenopausal | after menopause (cessation of reproductive cycles) |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for before meals | ac |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for intravenous | IV |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for nurse practitioner | NP |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for postperative or by mouth | PO |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for subcutaneous | sc, subcu, subq, sq, SQ |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for three times a day | tid |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for afternoon | pm, P.M. |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for dispense as written (medication prescription) | DAW |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for excision | exc |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for intramuscular | IM |