ch4 Flashcards
1
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What is the prefix for “away from”?
A
ab-
2
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What are three prefixes that all mean “without” or “not”?
A
a-
an-
in-
3
Q
What is the term for one who (muscle which) leads away from the body?
A
abductor
4
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What term that pertains to “away from the norm (rule); not regular“?
A
abnormal
5
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What is the prefix for “toward“?
A
ad-
6
Q
What is the term for a muscle which moves a body part towards the midline of the body?
A
adductor
7
Q
What are the endocrine glands located above the kidneys?
A
adrenal glands
8
Q
What is the prefix for “up, apart“?
A
ana-
9
Q
What is the process of building up materials (proteins) within cells?
A
anabolism
10
Q
What is the term for separating something into the parts that it is made of?
A
analysis
11
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What is the term meaning without oxygen (in tissues)?
A
anoxia
12
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What is the prefix for “before?
A
ante-
13
Q
What term means “before meals“?
A
ante cibum (ANT-tee-SEE-bum)
14
Q
What is the term for “bending forward“?
A
anteflexion
15
Q
What is the term that means “before birth“?
A
antepartum
16
Q
What is the medical term for “against”?
A
anti-
17
Q
What term means “against life (germ life) “?
A
antibiotic
18
Q
What is the protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens?
A
antibody
19
Q
What is a substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies? Example is Streptococci.
A
antigen
20
Q
What is the term for prevention of infection by inhibiting the growth of germs?
A
antisepsis
21
Q
What is a substance produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin?
A
antitoxin
22
Q
What is the term for “not breathing“?
A
apnea
23
Q
What is a condition related to making antibodies (immune substances) against one’s own tissues?
A
autoimmune disease
24
Q
What term means harmless, noncancerous?
A
benign
25
What is the medical term for “two”?
bi-
26
What is the term for forking (branching) into two? For example the trachea branches into two individual tubes.
bifurcation
27
What term pertains to two sides?
bilateral
28
What is the suffix that means “embryonic”?
-blast
29
What is the prefix for “slow“?
brady-
30
What is the term for a slow heartbeat?
bradycardia
31
What is the combining form for “wrist bones“?
carp/o
32
What is the prefix for “breakdown“?
cata-
33
What is the process of breaking down materials (such as sugar) to release energy in cells?
catabolism
34
What is the combining form of the word “meals”?
cib/o
35
What is the combining word that means “to cut”?
cis/o
36
What is the prefix for “with, together“?
con-
37
What term means an irregularity at birth?
congenital anomaly
38
What term means to tie (bind) together?
connective
39
What is the prefix for “against“?
contra-
40
What term means to point out against; as reasons why a drug should not be taken?
contraindication
41
What term pertains to the opposite side?
contralateral
42
What term pertains to the same side?
Ipsilateral
43
What is the suffix that means “to secrete”?
-crine
44
What is the combining form of the word “skin”?
cutane/o
45
What is the combining form for “ribs“?
cost/o
46
What is the combining form that means “fingers, toes”?
dactyl/o
47
What is the prefix for “down”?
de-
48
What term means lack of water?
dehydration
49
What prefix means “complete, through“?
dia-
50
What term means “complete separation“?
dialysis
51
What are two types of dialysis?
hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis
52
What term means “to measure through“?
diameter
53
What term means “ to flow through“? (water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon.)
diarrhea
54
What is the suffix that means “to run”?
-drome
55
What is the combining word that means “to lead”?
duct/o
56
What is the prefix meaning “bad, painful, difficult“?
dys-
57
Abnormal (“bad”) development or formation is called
dysplasia
58
What term means “difficult breathing“?
dyspnea
59
What is the prefix for “outside”?
Ec-
60
What is a pregnancy with implantation out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes)?
ectopic pregnancy
61
What is the prefix for “in, within“?
endo-
62
What is the inner lining (membrane) of the heart?
endocardium
63
What is the instrument to view within the body?
endoscope
64
What are three specific types of endoscopes?
gastroscope, bronchoscope, laparoscope
65
What term means “within the trachea“?
endotracheal
66
What is the prefix for “above”?
epi-
67
What term means “skin cell“, or surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin?
epithelium
68
What is the prefix for “normal”?
Eu-
69
What is the term for “a good feeling“?
euphoria
70
A normal thyroid function is referred to as
euthyroid
71
What is the term for eyeballs that protrude?
exophthalmos
72
What is the combining word that means “to bend”?
flex/o
73
What is the combining word that means “forking”?
furc/o
74
What is the term that means “coming together”?
fusion
75
What is the suffix that means “substance that produces”?
-gen
76
What is the combining form for “tongue“?
gloss/o or ling/o
77
What is the combining word that means “sugar”?
glyc/o
78
What is the prefix for “half“?
hemi-
79
Removal of half the tongue is called what?
hemiglossectomy
80
What is an increase in blood sugar called?
hyperglycemia
81
What is a decrease in blood sugar called?
hypoglycemia
82
What is the term for increased number of cells?
hyperplasia
83
What is an increase in size of cells or muscles called?
hypertrophy
84
What is the prefix for “deficient, under“?
hypo-
85
What term pertains to “under the skin“?
hypodermic
86
What term involves the use of a needle and syringe to force liquid under the skin?
hypodermic injection
87
What is the combining word that means “protection”?
immun/o
88
What is the term for the “process of cutting into; sectioning”?
incision
89
What is the prefix for “below“?
infra-
90
What term pertains to “below ribs“?
infracostal
91
What term pertains to the inability to sleep?
insomniac
92
What is the prefix for “between“?
inter-
93
What term pertains to “between the ribs“?
intercostal
94
What is the prefix for “within“?
intra-
95
What term pertains to “within a vein“?
intravenous
96
What is the suffix that means “to slide”?
-lapse
97
What is the suffix that means “breakdown”?
-lysis
98
What is the prefix for “large”?
macro-
99
What word pertains to an enlarged head; a congenital anomaly?
macrocephaly
100
What is the prefix for “bad”?
mal-
101
What is the term for a feeling of discomfort; “bad feeling”?
malaise
102
What is the term meaning harmful, bad; cancerous condition?
malignant
103
What is the prefix for “beyond, change“?
meta-
104
What are the five bones in the palm of the hand called?
metacarpal bones
105
What is the condition of change of shape or form?
metamorphosis
106
What is the term for beyond control; spreading of a malignant tumor?
metastasis
107
What is the suffix that means “to measure”?
-meter
108
What is the prefix for “small“?
micro-
109
What is the instrument to view small objects?
microscope
110
What is the suffix for “to send”?
-mission
111
What is the combining word that means “shape”?
morph/o
112
What is the combining form for “death“?
necr/o or mort/o
113
What is the combining word that means “birth”?
nat/i
114
What is the combining word that means “to bind”?
nect/o
115
What is the prefix for “new“?
neo-
116
What term pertains to a newborn (infant)?
neonatal
117
What is the term meaning new growth; new formation (tumor)?
neoplasm
118
What is the combining word that means “rule”?
norm/o
119
What is the suffix for “one who”?
-or
120
What is the suffix for “oxygen in the tissues”?
-oxia
121
What is the combining word that means “oxygen”?
ox/o
122
What is the prefix for “all“?
pan-
123
What is the condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells)?
pancytopenia
124
What is the prefix for “abnormal, beside, or near“?
para-
125
What is an abnormal destruction (of nerves) leading to loss of muscle function?
paralysis
126
What are endocrine glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland in the neck?
parathyroid glands
127
What term means “birth, labor“?
partum
128
What is the prefix for “through“?
per-
129
What term pertains to “through the skin“?
percutaneous
130
What is the prefix for “surrounding“?
peri-
131
What is the membrane surrounding the heart?
pericardium
132
What is the membrane surrounding the bone?
periosteum
133
What is the suffix for “to carry or feel”?
-phoria
134
What is the suffix for “to grow”?
-physis
135
What is the suffix for “development, formation“?
-plasia
136
What is the suffix for “structure”?
-plasm
137
What is the suffix for “breathing“?
-pnea
138
What is the prefix for “many, much“?
poly-
139
What term pertains to a many-shaped nucleus; a type of white blood cell?
polymorphonuclear
140
What is the inflammation of many nerves called?
polyneuritis
141
What term means “after death“?
postmortem
142
What is the term for after childbirth; this most often refers to the mother?
postpartum
143
What is the prefix for “before, in front of“?
pre-
144
What term pertains to “before cancer; a lesion that may become cancerous“?
precancerous
145
What term pertains to “before birth“?
prenatal
146
What are 2 prefixes that mean “before”?
pro- or pre-
147
What are signs and symptoms that appear before the onset of a more severe illness?
prodrome
148
What is the term for sliding forward or downward?
prolapse
149
What is an artificial limb or part of the body (literally, to put or place forward) called?
prosthesis
150
What is the prefix for “false“?
pseudo-
151
What is the term for “dropping, sagging, prolapse“?
ptosis
152
What is the combining word that means “pubis”?
pub/o
153
What is the prefix for “behind, back, backward, again“?
re-
154
What is DNA Inserting a gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another called?
recombinant
155
What is the process of “sliding back; recurrence of symptoms of disease“?
relapse
156
What is the term meaning to “send back; disappearance of symptoms of disease“?
remission
157
What is the prefix for “back, behind“?
retro-
158
What is the term for “bending backward“?
retroflexion
159
What term pertains to “behind the peritoneum“?
retroperitoneal
160
What is the suffix meaning “flow”?
-rrhea
161
What is the combining form for “infection“?
seps/o
162
What is the combining word that means “sleep”?
somn/o
163
What is the combining word that means “sound”?
son/o
164
What is the suffix for “controlling”?
-stasis
165
What is the prefix for “under, below“?
sub-
166
What term pertains to “under the skin“?
subcutaneous
167
What term pertains to “above the pubic bone (part of the pelvis) “?
suprapubic
168
What term means “life together”; two organisms living together? Parasitism is an example
symbiosis
169
What is the state of “measurement together; equality of parts; mirror images“?
symmetry
170
What term means “to grow together; bones that grow together at the joint“?
symphysis
171
What is the prefix for “together, with, or fused“?
syn-
172
What is the term for “fingers or toes (digits) “?
dactyl
173
What is the condition of webbed (held together) fingers or toes; a congenital anomaly?
syndactyly
174
What is the term for more than 10 fingers or 10 toes?
polydactyly
175
What is the term for a group of symptoms that occur together?
syndrome
176
What is the term meaning to put or place together, as in making proteins?
synthesis
177
What is the prefix for “fast“?
tachy-
178
What is the term for “rapid breathing“?
tachypnea
179
What is the term for “rapid heart rate“?
tachycardia
180
What is the combining word that means “to put”?
the/o
181
What is the combining word that means “nipple”?
thel/o or theli/o
182
What is the combining word that means “thyroid”?
thyr/o
183
What is the combining word that means “position or location”?
top/o
184
What is the combining word that means “poison”?
tox/o
185
What is the combining word that means “trachea”?
trache/o
186
What is the prefix meaning “across“?
trans-
187
What term means to pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another?
transfusion
188
What term pertains to “through the urethra“?
transurethral
189
What is the suffix for “nourishment, development“?
-trophy
190
What is the prefix for “beyond“?
ultra-
191
Sound waves and echoes used to create an image is called what?
ultrasonography
192
What is the prefix for “one“?
uni-
193
What term pertains to one side?
unilateral
194
What is the combining word that means “urethra”?
urethr/o
