Question | Answer |
a-, an- | absence or lack |
ab- | departing from; away from |
ad- | to or towards |
bi- | two |
cardi-, cardio- | heart |
cerebro- | brain (especially the cerebrum) |
circum- | around |
co-, con- | together |
contra- | against |
crani- | skull |
de- | undoing, reversal, loss, removal |
di- | twice, double |
dia- | through, between |
epi- | over, above |
exo- | outside, beyond |
gastr- | stomach |
glosso- | tongue |
hemi- | half |
hepat- | liver |
hist- | tissue |
im- | not |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, inside |
iso- | equal, same |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad, abnormal |
micro- | small |
mono- | single |
multi- | many |
myelo- | spinal cord, marrow |
oculo- | eye |
odonto- | tooth |
ophthalmo- | eye |
ortho- | straight or correct |
osteo- | bone |
oto- | ear |
peri- | around |
semi- | half |
steno- | narrow |
sub- | beneath, under |
super- | above, upon |
sym-, syn- | together, with |
tachy- | rapid |
therm- | heat |
trans - | across, through |
tri- | three |
viscero- | organ, viscera |
-gen | agent that initiates |
-ia | condition |
-malacia | soft |
-oid | like, resembling |
-opia | defect of the eye |
-ory | referring to, of |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | reconstruction of a part, plastic surgery |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhagia | abnormal or excessive discharge |
-scope | instrument used for examination |
-ty | condition of, state |
-uria | urine |
Abscess | a localized collection of pus |
Adhesions | tissues abnormally bound or stuck together as a result of inflammation |
Adipose | fatty tissue |
Amenorrhea | absence or suppression of menstruation |
Aphiarthroses | slightly moveable joints having a pad of either hyaline or fibro cartilage located adjoining bony surfaces |
Apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
Anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation |
Anoxia | lack of oxygen |
Anti-inflammatory | drugs designed to prevent swelling and reduce inflammation |
Antipyretic | agent that relieves or reduces fever |
Anuria | absence of or defective excretion of urine |
Apophysis | bony outgrowth to which muscles attach |
Arthroscopy | viewing the inside of a joint through an arthroscope using a small video camera lens |
Aspiration | The drawing of a fluid or foreign matter in, out, up, or through by means of suction |
Avascular | lack of blood circulation |
Axilla | armpit |
Brachial Plexus | network of nerves arising from lower cervical spine nerves that generates the five peripheral nerves which innervate the upper extremity; Located below the clavicle and in the arm pit |
Cauliflower Ears | a descriptive term for an ear condition caused by bleeding (hematoma) that looks like the surface of a cauliflower; It occurs in wrestlers and boxers due to continued trauma to the lateral surface of the ear |
Chondral | pertaining to cartilage |
Collagen | the major protein of connective tissue |
Comatose | A state of coma or profound unconsciousness caused by disease or injury |
Concentric | the muscle shortens while contracting against resistance |
Conduction | heating through direct contact with a hot medium |
Conjunctiva | mucous membrane that lines the eyes |
Debride | removal of dirt and dead tissue from a wound |
Dermatome | segmental skin area innervated by various segments of the spinal cord |
Diplopia | double vision |
Diathermy | use of electrical current to increase circulation by heating |
Dyspnea | difficult or painful breathing |
Eccentric | the process of muscle contraction and stretch of the muscle-tendon unitby an extrinsic force(lengthening contraction) |
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