Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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Carp/o
A
Wrist bones
2
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Cib/o
A
Meals
3
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Cis/o
A
To cut
4
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Cost/o
A
Rib
5
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
6
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Fingers toes
7
Q
Duct/o
A
To lead, carry
8
Q
Flex/o
A
To bend
9
Q
Furc /o
A
Forking, branching
10
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Gloss/o
A
Tongue
11
Q
Glyc/o
A
Sugar
12
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Immun/o
A
Protection
13
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Morph/o
A
Shape, form
14
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Mort/o
A
Death
15
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Nat/i
A
Birth
16
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Nect/o
A
To bind, tie
17
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Norm/o
A
Rule, order
18
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Ox/o
A
Oxygen
19
Q
Pub/o
A
Pubis (pubic bone): anterior portion f the pelvic bone
20
Q
Seps/o
A
Infection
21
Q
Somn/o
A
Sleep
22
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Son/o
A
Sound
23
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The/o
A
To put, place
24
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Thel/o, theli/o
A
Nipple,
25
Thyro/o
Thyroid gland
26
Top/o
Place, position, location
27
Tox/o
Poison
28
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
29
Urethr/o
Urethra
30
-blast
Embryonic, immature
31
-crine
To secrete
32
-cyesis
Pregnancy
33
-drome
To run
34
-fusion
Coming together, to pour
35
-gen
Substrate the produce
36
-lapse
To slide, fall, sag
37
-lysis
Breaking down, separating
38
-meter
To measure
39
-mission
To send
40
-partum
Birth
41
-phoria
To bear, carry : feeling (mental state)
42
-physis
To grow
43
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
44
-pnea
Breathing
45
-ptosis
Drop, sag, prolapse
46
-rreah
Flow, discharge
47
-stasis
Stop, control
48
-trophy
Nourishment , development
49
A, an
No not , without
50
Ab
Away
51
Ad
Towards
52
Anoxia
No oxygen in tissue
53
Abnormal
Irregular
54
Abductor
Any muscle that moves a part of the body
55
Adductor
Any muscle that moves a pat of the body towards the middle line
56
Adrenal glands
Two endocrine glands above the kidneys, suprarenal glands
57
Ana-
up, apart
58
Ante-
Before, forward
59
Anabolism
The process of making complex molecules
60
Analysis
Separating a substrate into its components
61
Antecibum
Before meals
62
Anteflexion
Bending forward
63
Antepartum
Before birth
64
Anti-
Against
65
Antisepsis
Fights against infection
66
Antigen
Any substance that the body regards as foreign and simulates production of antibodies
67
Antibody
A protein produced by WBC against antigens 
68
Antibiotic
Destroys or inhibits growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria
69
Antitoxin
Acts against toxin 
70
erythroblastosis
Condition of immature blood cells
71
Brady
Slow
72
Cata
Down
73
autoimmune
The body might makes antibodies against its normal sense, and tissue causing information
74
Bifurcation
Where is an Institute parts such as bifurcation of trachea 
75
Bilateral
Both sides of the body
76
Bradycardia
Slow heart rate below 60
77
Catabolism
Breaking down of complex materials for simpler substances, and release energy
78
Con-
With, together
79
Connective tissue
A tissue that spines of support of tissues and parts, bone, cartilage and fibrous tissue are examples
80
Congenital anomaly
Birth defects, congenital means present at birth 
81
Contra-
Against, opposite
82
Ipsi -
Same
83
De -
Down , lack
84
Contraindication
Any factor in a patient’s condition that makes it unwise to pursue a certain line of treatment 
85
Contralateral
Affecting the opposite side of the body
86
Ipsilateral
Same side of the body
87
Dehydration
Deficiency of water
88
Dia-
Through, complete
89
Diameter
Length of st8 line of circulars
90
Diarrhea
Frequent discharge of water, and loose waste from the colon
91
Dialysis
Complete separation of nitrogenous waste urea from the blood with kidneys fail. 
92
Dys-
Bad, pain, abnormal
93
Ec-, ecto-
Out, outside
94
Dyspnea
Painful breathing
95
Dysplasia
Condition of abnormal growth بشكل غريب
96
Ectopic pregnancy
Development of fetus in a place other than the uterus
97
En- endo-
In within
98
Endocardium
The inner lining of the heart
99
Endoscope
An instrument to visualize the interior of the body
100
Endotracheal
Pertaining to within the trachea
101
Epi-
Upon, above, on
102
Eu-
Good, normal
103
Epithelium
Layer of cells covering the external surface of the body
104
Euphoria
A condition of wellbeing
105
Euthyroid
Having a normally functioning thyroid
106
Ex-
Outside
107
Hemi-
Half
108
Exophthalmos
Forward protrusion of the eyeball
109
Hemiglossectomy
Removal of half of the tongue
110
Hyper-
Excessive
111
Hypo-
Deficient
112
Hyperglycemia
High levels of sugar in the blood
113
Hypothermic injection
Placement of the needle under the skin
114
Hypoglycemia
Lower than normal level of sugar in the blood
115
hyperplasia
Condition of increased formation of cell/ increase in cell number
116
Hypertrophy
Increase in the size of a muscle or an organ
117
Infra
Beneath, under
118
Inter
Between
119
Intra
In, into, within
120
Insomnia
No sleep
121
Incision
Process of cutting into
122
Infracostal
Below the rib
123
Intercostal
Between the ribs
124
Intravenous
Within a vein
125
Macro
Large
126
Mal-
Bad
127
Ben-
Good
128
Macrocephaly
Abnormal large head
129
Malaise
Feeling of being unwell
130
Malignant
Cancerous
131
Meta-
Bones that lie within the wrist bones
132
Metamorphosis
An abnormal condition of change in shape
133
Metastasis
Spread of cancer
134
Neo
New
135
Pan
All
136
Neonatal
New born baby 4 weeks
137
Neoplasm
New abnormal growth of tissue
138
Pancytopenia
Deficiency of all blood cells
139
Para-
Abnormal, besides, near
140
Paralysis
Abnormal leading to loss of sensation or motion
141
Parathyroid gland
Tow pairs of endocrine gland behind the thyroid gland
142
Per-
Through
143
Peri-
Surrounding
144
Percutaneos
Through the skin
145
Pericardium
A membrane sac surrounding the heart
146
Periosteum
A membrane surrounding the bone
147
Poly-
Many
148
Post
After
149
Pre
Before
150
Polymophonuclear
Nucleus with multiple shapes
151
Polyneuritis
Inflammation of many nerves
152
Postmortem
After death
153
Postpartum
After birth
154
Precancerous
Before malignant condition
155
Prenatal
Before birth
156
Pro/pros
Before forward
157
Prodrome
Symptoms that appear before the onset of a more serious illness 
158
prolapse
Finding forward or download of a part of the body /uterus 
159
Prosthesis
 Artificial limb
160
Pseudo
False
161
Pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
162
Relapse
Reoccurring of a symptom of a disease after a parent discovery
163
Remission
Disappearing of the symptoms of a disease
164
recombinant DNA
Insertion of a gene from an organism into the DNA another organism 
165
Retro
Behind
166
Retroperitoneal
Behind the peritoneum
167
Retrofelxion
The bending backwards ( the womb)
168
Supra
Above
169
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
170
Subcutaneous layer
Lower layer Of the skin composed of fatty tissue 
171
Suprapubic
Above the pubic bones, anterior part of hip bone
172
Syn- / sym-
Together
173
Syndactyly
Congenital fusion of fingers or toes 
174
Symphysis
 a joint in which the bones that grow together united by a piece of fibrocartilage
175
Tachy
Fast
176
Trans
Across
177
Tachypnea
fast breathing
178
Transfusion
Transferring of blood from one person another
179
Transurethral
Through the urethra
180
Ultra-
Beyond excess
181
Uni
One
182
Ultrasonography
Use of high frequency sound waves that are beyond the range of normal hearing to produce a record or a picture of organ
183
Unilateral
One side of the body
