Chapter 4.1/4.2 (quiz 4) Flashcards
abdomin/o=
abdomen
carp/o=
carpals (wrist bones)
cis/o=
to cut
cost/o=
ribs
cutane/o=
skin
dur/o=
dura mater
gen/o=
to produce or to begin
glyc/o=
sugar
nat/i=
birth
What does neonatal mean?
newborn
What does prenatal mean?
preceding birth
What does natality mean?
the birth rate
norm/o=
rule, order
what does normal mean?
typical
What does normoblast mean?
nucleated RBC
What does normochromic mean?
normal color
plas/o=
formation, growth, development
-plasia=
formation of cells
define dysplasia
abnormal tissue development
define neoplasia
pathologic process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor, “new formation/growth”
scapul/o=
scapula
son/o=
sound
define sonic
pertaining to sound
define sonogram
image obtained by ultrasonography
thyroid/o=
thyroid gland
top/o=
to put, place, position
define topagnosis
inability to localize tactile sensations
define topalgia
pain localized in one spot/place
define topesthesia
the ability to localize a light touch applied to any part of the skin
troph/o=
development, nourishment
define trophic
relating to or dependent upon nutrition
define atrophy
wasting away of tissues, organs, or the entire body
urethr/o=
urethra
uter/o=
uterus
-ation=
process, condition
-cision=
process of cutting
-crine=
secretion
-dipsia=
thirst
-emia=
blood
-gen=
to produce
-graphy=
process of recording
-ine=
pertaining to
-lapse=
to fall, slide
-mission=
to send
-mortem=
death
-ous=
pertaining to
-partum=
birth
-phagia=
to eat, swallow
-phasia=
to speak
-plasm=
formation
-plegia=
paralysis
-pnea=
breathing
-rrhea=
flow, discharge
-stasis=
to stand, place, stop, control
-tension=
pressure
-thesis=
to put/place
-tic=
pertaining to
-um=
structure
ab- =
away from
define abduction
movement of body part away from median plane of the body
define abberation
deviating from the normal course or pattern
define abneural
away from the neural axis
define aboral
away from the mouth
ad- =
toward, near
define adduction
movement of a body part toward the median plane of the body
ana- =
up, apart
define anabiosis
resuscitation after apparent death
define anaplasia
loss of structural differentiation
What is an analysis, such as urine analysis?
separation of urine to determine its contents
ante- =
before, forward
define antegrade
in the direction or normal movement
define antecubital
in front of the elbow
define antebrachial
relating to the forearm
define antecedent
a precursor
define antecibum
before meals
define antemortem
before death
anti- =
against
define antibiotic
inhibits the growth of microorganisms
define anticlinal
inclined in opposite directions
define anticonvulsant
preventing or arresting seizures
bi- =
two, both
define bicameral
having 2 chambers
define bicellular
having 2 cells
define bicipital
2 headed, relating to the biceps muscle
define bicuspid
having 2 points, prongs, or cusps