Chapter 4: terms Flashcards
(106 cards)
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cis/o
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cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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duct/o
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lead, carry
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flex/o
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bend
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furc/o
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branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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immun/o
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protection
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morph/o
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shape, form
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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norm/o
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rule, order
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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tens/o
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force, strain, stretch
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the/o
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put, place
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thel/o, theli/o
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nipple
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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top/o
place, position, location
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tox/o
poison
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trache/o
windpipe, trachea
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urethr/o
urethra
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Suffix:
| -crine
secrete
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Suffix:
| -drome
run
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Suffix:
| -fusion
coming together; to pour
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Suffix:
| -gen
substance that produces
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Suffix:
| -lapse
slide, fall, sag
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Suffix:
| -lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
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Suffix:
| -meter
measure
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Suffix:
| -mission
send
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Suffix:
| -or
one who
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Suffix:
| -oxia
oxygen
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Suffix:
| -partum
birth, labor
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Suffix:
| -phoria
bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
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Suffix:
| -physis
grow
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Suffix:
| -plasia
development, formation, growth
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Suffix:
| -plasm
structure or formation
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Suffix:
| -pnea
breathing
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Suffix:
| -ptom
happening, occurence
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Suffix:
| -ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
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Suffix:
| -rrhea
flow, discharge
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Suffix:
| -stasis
stopping, controlling
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Suffix:
| -trophy
development, nourishment
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Prefix:
| -a, an
no, not, without
| -> apnea
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Prefix:
| -ab
away from
| -> abnormal
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Prefix:
| -ad
toward
| -> adductor
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Prefix:
| -ana
up, apart
- > anabolism
- > urinalysis (urin/o + [an]/ alysis) is a labratory exam of urine that aids in the diagnosis of many medical conditions. In this term lysis means seperation
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Prefix:
| -ante
before, forward
- > ante cibum: the word cibum means meal
- >anteflexion
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Prefix:
| -anti
against
- > antibiotic
- > antibody
- > antitoxin: This is an antibody, often from an animal (such as a horse), that acts against a toxin. An example is tetanus antitoxin given against tetanus, an acute bacterial infection of the nervous system.
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Prefix:
| -auto
self, own
| -> autoimmune disease
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Prefix:
| -bi
two
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Prefix:
| -brady
slow
| ->bradycardia:slow heart rate
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Prefix:
| -cata
down
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Prefix:
| -con
with, together
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autoimmune disease
- > rheumatoid arthritis: affect joints
- > celiac disease: affect intestinal tract
- > graves disease: affecting thyroid gland
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Prefix:
| -contra
against or opposite. can have 2 meanings
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Prefix:
| -de
down, lack of
| -> dehydration
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Prefix:
| -dia
through, complete
- >diarrhea
- >diameter
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hemodialysis
waste materials are separated from the blood via a machine (artificial kidney) when the kidneys no longer function. another form of dialysis is peritoneal dialysis
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Prefix:
| -dys
abnormal, bad difficult, painful
- >dyspnea: often cause by respiratory or cardiac conditions, strenuous exercise, or anxiety
- > muscular dystrophy
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Prefix:
| -ec
out, outside
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peritoneal dialysis
a special fluid is inserted into the peritoneal cavity through a tube in the abdomen.
- waste materials (urea) seep into the fluid from the blood.
- fluid and the wastes are then drained from the peritoneal cavity
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Prefix:
| -endo
in, within
- > endocardium
- > endotracheal: An endotracheal tube, placed through the mouth into the trachea, is used for giving oxygen and in general anesthesia procedures.
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Prefix:
| -epi
upon, on, above
| -> epithelium
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Prefix:
| -eu
good, normal
- > euphoria
- > euthyroid: normal thyroid function
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Prefix:
| -ex
out, outside
| -> exophthalmos: protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland
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Prefix:
| -hemi
half
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Prefix:
| -hyper
excessive, above
-> hyperglycemia: sign of diabetes mellitus
- >hyperplasia: increase in cell numbers. characteristic of tumor growth
- >hypertrophy: increase in size of individual cells
- >hypertension: high blood pressure
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sign
an objective finding that is perceived by an examiner such as fever, rash, or hyperglycemia
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symptom
a subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient
ex: loss of apetite, abdominal pain, fatigue
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Prefix:
| -hypo
deficient, under
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Prefix:
| -in
not
| -> insomniac
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Prefix:
| -in
into, within
| -> incision
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Prefix:
| -infra
beneath, under
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Prefix:
| -inter
between
| -> intercostal- intercostal muscles lie between adjacent ribs
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Prefix:
| -intra
in, within, into
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Prefix:
| -macro
large
| -> macrocephaly
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Prefix:
| -mal
bad
- >malaise: discomfort
- > malignant: benign (ben=good) is noncancerous, whereas malignant means cancerous
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Prefix:
| -meta
beyond, change
-> Metastasis: malignant tumor that has spread to a secondary location
->metamorphosis
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Prefix:
| -micro
small
- > miscroscope
- > microcephaly: Microcephaly is associated with a smaller, underdeveloped brain. Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly.
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Prefix:
| -neo
new
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Prefix:
| -pan
all
| -> pancytopenia: deficiency of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
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Prefix:
| -para
abnormal, beside, near
- >paralysis: abnormal disruption of the connection between nerve and muscle
- > parathyroid gland: Para means beside. the 4 parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid gland. they secrete a hormone that regulates the calcium levels in blood and tissues
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Prefix:
| -per
through
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Prefix:
| -peri
surrounding
| ->pericardium
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Prefix:
| -poly
many, much
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Prefix:
| -post
after, behind
- >postmortem
- >postpartum
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Prefix:
| -pre
before, in front of
| -> prenatal
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Prefix:
| -pro
before, forward
-> prodrome: Prodromal signs and symptoms (rash, fever) appear before the actual illness (such as chickenpox) and signal its onset. Altered mood, fatigue, flashes of light, or stiff muscles may accompany the prodromal migraine aura that occurs before the actual headache.
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Prefix:
| -pros
before, forward
| -> prosthesis
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Prefix:
| -re
back, again
- > relapse
- >remission
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Prefix:
| -retro
behind, backward
| -> retroflexion: an abnormal position of an organ, such as the uterus, bent or tilted backward
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Prefix:
| -sub
under
| -> subcutaneous
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Prefix:
| -supra
above, better
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Prefix:
| -syn, sym
together, with
| -> symphysis: a symphysis is a joint in which the bony surface are firmly united by a layer of fibrocartilage
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symbiosis
occurs when 2 organisms live together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not
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Prefix:
| -tachy
fast
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Prefix:
| -trans
across, through
| -> transfusion
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Prefix:
| -ultra
beyond, excess
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Prefix:
| -uni
one
