chapter 1 Flashcards by Tenley Hendrix

Cyanosis

sigh-ah-NOH-sis

cyan/o means blue and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (discoloration of the skin from lack of oxygen in the blood)

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Erythrocyte

eh-RITH-roh-sight

erythr/o means red and -cyte means cell ( a mature blood cell)

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Leukocyte

LOO-koh-sight

leuk/o means white and -cyte means cell (white blood cell)

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Melanosis

mel-ah-NOH-sis

melan/o means black and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (any condition of unusual deposit of black pigment in body tissue or organs)

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Poliomyelitis

poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis

poli/o means grey, myel means spinal cord and -itis mean inflammation (a viral infection of the grey nerve tissue of the spinal cord)

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Neuroplasty

NEW-roh-plas-tee

neur/o means nerve ,-plasty means surgical removal (the surgical repair of a nerve)

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Neurorrhaphy

(new-ROR-ah-fee

neur/o means nerve, -rrhaphy mean surgical suturing(suturing together the ends of a severed nerve)

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Tonsillitis

ton-sih-LYE-tis

Tonsill means tonsils and -itis means inflammation( inflammation of the tonsils)

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Tonsillectomy

ton-sih-LECK-toh-mee

Tonsill means tonsils and -ectomy means surgical removal(surgical removal of the tonsils)

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Gastroenteritis

gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis

gastr/o means stomach, enter means small intestine and -itis means inflammation (inflammation of the stomach and small intestine)

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Cranium

KRAY nee-um

Cran/i means skull and -um is a noun (pertaining to the skull)

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Cardiac

KAR-dee-ack

Cardi means heart and -ac is an noun (pertaining to the heart)

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Gastrosis

gas-TROFI-sis

gastr/o means stomach and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (abnormal condition or disease in the stomach)

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Pathology

pah-THOL-oh-jee

Path means disease and -ology means study (the study of diseases)

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Gastralgia

gas-TRAL -jee-ah

-algia means pain and suffering and gastr means stomach (pain in the stomach, also known as a stomachache)

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Gastrodynia

gas-troh-DIN-ee-ah

gastr/o means stomach and -dynia means pain (pain in the stomach)

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Gastritis

gas-TRY-tis

gastr means stomach and -itis means inflammation (inflammation of the stomach)

Abdominocentesis

ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis

abdomin/o means abdomen and -centesis means a surgical puncture to remove fluid (a surgical puncture that removes fluid for the abdomen)

Angiography

(an-jee-OG-rah-fee)

angi/o means blood vessel and -graphy means the process of recording (the recording or x rays of the blood vessels)

Angiogram

AN jee-oh-gram

angi/o means blood vessel and -gram means a picture or record (a picture or recording of the blood vessels)

Myoplasty

MY-oh-plas -tee

my/o means muscle and -plasty means surgical repair (the surgical repair of a muscle)

Arthroscopy

ar-THROS-koh-pee

arthr/o means joint and -scopy means visual examination (a visual examination of the joint)

Hepatomegaly

hep ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee

hepat/o means liver and -megaly means enlargement (abnormal enlargement of the liver)

Arteriomalacia

ar-tee-ree-oh-mah-LAY-shee-ah

arteri/o means artery and -malacia means abnormal softening (an abnormal softening to
the walls of an artery or arteries)

Arterionecrosis | ar-tee ree-oh-neh-KROH-sis

arteri/o means artery and -necrosis means tissue death (tissue death to an artery or arteries)

Arteriosclerosis | ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis

arteri/o means artery and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening (abnormal hardening to the walls of any artery or arteries)

Arteriostenosis | ar-tee-ree-oh-steh-NOH-sis

arteri/o means artery and -stenosis means abnormal narrowing (abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries)

Hemorrhage | HEM-or-idj

hem/o means blood and -rrhage means abnormal excessive fluid discharge (a large amount of blood loss within a short time period)

Myorrhaphy | my-OR-ah-fee

my/o means muscle and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing (the surgical suturing of a muscle wound)

Diarrhea | dye-ah-REE-ah

dia- means through, and -rrhea means flow or discharge (the frequent flow of loose or watery stools)

Myorrhexis | my-oh-RECK sis

my/o means muscle and rheuis means rupture ( the rupture of a muscle)

Prenatal | pre-NAY-tal

pre- means before, nat means birth, and | al means pertaining to ( pertaining to before birth)

natal | NAY-tal

Nat means birth and al means pertaining to (pertaining to birth)

Perinatal | pehr-ih-NAY-tal

peri- means surrounding, nat means birth, and -al means pertaining to(the time and events that surround the birth)

Suffixes meaning “pertaining to”

-ac , -eal, -ior , -al, -ical, -ory, -an, -ial, -ous, -ar, -ic, -tic, -ary, -ine

Suffixes Meaning "Abnormal Condition"

-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis

Suffixes as noun endings

-a, -e, -um, -us, -y

Prefixes Describing Direction, Quantity, Size, and Amount

``` Ab- away from, negative absent Ad- toward, to, in the direction of dextr/o: right side sinistr/o: left side ex- out of, outside, away from In- in, into, not, without Macro- large, abnormal size, long micr/o, micro- small Mega-, megal/o- large, great olig/o- scanty, few Pre- before Post- after, behind ```

Contrasting Prefixes: Opposites

ab- means away from. Abnormal means not normal or away from normal. dys- means bad, difficult, or painful. Dysfunctional means an organ or body part that is not working properly hypo- means deficient or decreased. Hypotension is lower-than-normal blood pressure. intra- means within or inside. Intramuscular means within the muscle. ad- means toward or in the direction of Addiction means being drawn toward or having a strong dependence on a drug or substance. hyper- means excessive or increased. Hypertension is higher-than-normal blood pressure. inter- means between or among. Interstitial means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue. sub- means under, less, or below. Subcostal means below a rib or ribs. super-, supra- mean above or excessive. Supracostal means above or outside the ribs>

Otorhinolaryngology | (oh-toh-rye-noh lar-in-GOL-oh-jee)

ot/o means ear, rhin/o means nose,laryng means larynx or throat, and -ology means the study of ( the study of the ears, throat, and nose)