Chapter 4 Flashcards
(157 cards)
1
Q
Carp/o
A
Wrist bones
2
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Cib/o
A
Meals
3
Q
Cis/o
A
To cut
4
Q
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
Branching, forking
10
Q
Gloss/o (spell the meaning)
A
Tongue
11
Q
Glyc/o
A
Sugar
12
Q
Immun/o
A
Protection
13
Q
Morph/o
A
Shape, form
14
Q
Mort/o
A
Death
15
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Nat/i
A
Birth
16
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Nect/o
A
To bind, connect
17
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Norm/o
A
Rule, order
18
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Ox/o
A
Oxygen
19
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Pub/o
A
Pubic bone
20
Q
Seps/o
A
Infection
21
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Somn/o
A
Infection
22
Q
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
Thyr/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
-drome
To run
33
-fusion
Coming together
34
-gen
Substance that produces
35
-lapse
To slide, fall, sag
36
-lysis
Breakdown, seperation
37
-meter
To measure
38
-mission
To send
39
-or
One who
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-oxia
Oxygen
41
-pArtum
Birth
42
-phoria
Mental state, to bear, feeling
43
-physis
To grow
44
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
45
-plasm
Structure of formation
46
-pnea
Breathing
47
-ptOsis
Falling, drooping, prolapse
48
-rrhEa
Flow, discharge
49
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
50
-trophy
Development, nourishment
51
Apnea
No breathing
52
Apoxia
No oxygen
53
Abnormal
Away from normal
54
Abductor
To carry a limb away from the body
55
Adductor
To carry a limb toward the body
56
Adrenal gland
Above the kidney
57
Anabolism
Ana - up
bol - to cast
ism - process
The process of casting a build up of proteins
58
Analysis
To separate and examine
59
Ante cibum
Before meals
60
Anteflexion
Pertaining to before beding
61
Antepartum
Before Birth
62
Antibiotic
Against bacteria
63
Antibody
Against protein
64
Antigen
Causes an antibody to be produced
65
Antisepsis
Against infection
66
Antitoxin
Against poison
67
Autoimmune disease
Immune system attacks its own body
68
Bifurcation
Branching into two different things
69
Bilateral
Happens to both sides
70
Bradychardia
Slow heart rate
71
Catabolism
Cata - down
bol - cast
ism - pertaining to
72
Congenital Anomaly
Hereditary genital anomaly
73
Connective
Tissue that brings two body tissues together
74
Contraindication
Against what was originally indicated
75
Contralateral
Only happens to one side, not both
76
Dehydration
Lack of water
77
Diameter
Complete measurement
78
Diarrhea
Complete discharge, flow
79
Dialysis
Complete separation (waste removed from kidney)
80
Dyspnea
Painful breathing
81
Ectopic pregnancy
Fetus is implanted outside of the uterus
82
Endocardium
Pertaining to inside the heart
83
Endoscope
An instrument for visual inspetion
84
Epithelium
Skin cells that cover both the outside and the inside of the body
85
Euphoria
Good feeling
86
Euthyroid
Normal thyroid gland
87
Exophthalmos
Protrusion of the eye as a result of thyroid activity
88
Hemiglossectomy
Half the tongue is removed
89
Hyperglycemia
High blood sugar levels
90
Hyperplasia
Above normal increase of cell numbers
91
Hypertrophy
Above normal increase in cell size
92
Ec-
Outside
93
Ecto-
Outside
94
Ex-
Away from
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Dys-
Bad, painful, difficut
96
Eu-
Good, normal
97
Mal-
Bad
98
Syn-
With, together
99
Sym-
With, together
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Con-
With, together
101
Pro
Before, forward
102
Prodrome
To run before
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Prophylactic
Before, Preventative measure
104
Prolapse
To fall forward
105
Para-
Abnormal, beside, near
106
Parphilia
Abnormal love
107
Parachromatism
Abnormal colour
108
Parathyroid
Beside the thyroid
109
Paraproctitis
Inflammation of the area near the rectum/anus
110
Tachy-
Fast
111
Brady-
Slow
112
-cyesis
Pregnancy
113
PseudocyEsis
False pregnancy
114
Ante-
Before
115
Anti-
Against
116
Per-
Through
117
Peri-
Surrounding
118
-um
Structure
119
Infra-
Below, beneath
120
Intra-
Within, into (think intramurals in school)
121
Inter-
Between (international)
122
-pnea
Breathing
123
-pneia
Deficiency
124
Tumour of a gland
Adenoma
125
Breakdown of red blood cells
Hemolysis
126
Inflammation of many nerves
Plyneruitis
127
Glands that secrete within
Endocrine
128
Pertaining to before birth
Prenatal
129
Opposite of posterior
Anterior
130
Opposite of distal
Proximal
131
Pertaining to below the skin
Hypodermic
132
Prediction of the outcome of the disease
Prognosis
133
Removal of kidney
Nephrectomy
134
To hold back blood
Ischemia
135
Cells decrease in size
Atrophy
136
The process of building up proteins
Anabolism
137
Condition of muscle pain
Myalgia
138
A doctors best estimate of a patience condition
Diagnosis
139
Enlargement of an extremity
Actromegaly
140
Disease, condition of the liver
Hepatopathy
141
Tumour of a gland
Adenoma
142
Breakdown of red blood cells
Hemolysis
143
Inflammation of many nerves
Plyneruitis
144
Glands that secrete within
Endocrine
145
Pertaining to before birth
Prenatal
146
Opposite of posterior
Anterior
147
Opposite of distal
Proximal
148
Pertaining to below the skin
Hypodermic
149
Prediction of the outcome of the disease
Prognosis
150
Removal of kidney
Nephrectomy
151
To hold back blood
Ischemia
152
Cells decrease in size
Atrophy
153
The process of building up proteins
Anabolism
154
Condition of muscle pain
Myalgia
155
A doctors best estimate of a patience condition
Diagnosis
156
Enlargement of an extremity
Actromegaly
157
Disease, condition of the liver
Hepatopathy
