Descriptive Prefixes- Unit 11 Flashcards
1
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prefix for same
A
homo
2
Q
prefix for different
A
hetero
3
Q
prefix for joined
A
syn/sym
4
Q
prefix for excess, above
A
super
5
Q
prefix for above, more than
A
supra
6
Q
prefix for against
A
anti/contra
7
Q
prefix for across
A
trans
8
Q
prefix for absence of, lack of
A
a/an
9
Q
combining form for eyelid
A
blepharo
10
Q
combining form for foot
A
podo
11
Q
combining form for breast
A
mammo
12
Q
combining form for sternum
A
sterno
13
Q
pain relievers
A
analgesics
14
Q
agent that works against arthritis
A
antiarthritic
15
Q
agent that works against organisms, especially bacteria
A
antibiotic
16
Q
agent that prevents seizures
A
anticonvulsant
17
Q
agent that works against depression
A
antidepressants
18
Q
agent that works against the effects of narcotics
A
antinarcotic
19
Q
agent that works against fever
A
antipyretic
20
Q
agent that works against rheumatic disease
A
antirheumatic
21
Q
agent that protects against infection
A
antiseptic
22
Q
agent that prevents muscle spasms
A
antispasmodic
23
Q
agent that works to destroy toxins
A
antitoxin
24
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without poisons or infection
A
asepsis
25
including both sides
bilateral
26
using a tube inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look or to keep the vessel open
catheterization
27
agent that prevents conception
contraceptive
28
not recommended under these circumstances
contraindicated
29
against ones will
contravolitional
30
chemical or physical agents that kill organisms; not used on the human body
disinfectants
31
inflammation upon the urinary bladder
epicystitis
32
pertaining to the epidermis
epidermal
33
pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater
epidural
34
upon the stomach
epigastric
35
suturing of tissue in the region upon the stomach
epigastrorrhaphy
36
excision of tissue upon the kidney
epinephrectomy
37
inflammation upon the kidney
epinephritis
38
inflammation upon the spleen
episplenitis
39
outside of a joint
extra-articular
40
outside of the cerebrum
extracerebral
41
outside of the bladder
extracystic
42
outside of the dura mater
extradural
43
outside of the genital area
extragenital
44
outside of the nucleus
extranuclear
45
different throughout
heterogeneous
46
different vision in each eye
heteropsia
47
attracted to the opposite sex
heterosexual
48
the same throughout
homogeneous
49
same gland
homoglandular
50
attracted to the same sex
homosexual
51
below the ribs
infracostal
52
below the breast
inframammary
53
below the patella
infrapatellar
54
below the pubic bone
infrapubic
55
give agent through needle and syringe
injection
56
breast x-ray film or x-ray picture
mammogram
57
process of taking a breast x-ray
mammography
58
surgical repair of the breast
mammoplasty
59
bones of the hand beyond the wrist bones
metacarpals
60
bones of the foot beyond the ankle
metatarsals
61
by mouth
oral
62
written order for treatment
prescription
63
medications and treatments that treat psychological disorders
psychotherapeutics
64
toxin produced by fever or heat
pyrotoxin
65
cleaning items or surfaces
sanitization
66
infection in the blood
septicemia
67
infection and pus in the blood
septicemia
68
process that kills all organisms
sterillization
69
below the ear
subaural
70
below the skin, fat layer
subcutaneous
71
below the dura mater
subdural
72
pertaining to the eyebrow
superciliary
73
on the surface
superficial
74
an infection on top of another infection
superinfection
75
above the ribs
supracostal
76
above the groin
suprainguinal
77
above the lumbar spine
supralumbar
78
above the pubic bone
suprapubic
79
above the kidney
suprarenal
80
disease of the suprarenal glands
suprarenopathy
81
the same size and shape all around or on both sides
symmetry
82
suffering along with, functional part of the autonomic nervous system
sympathetic
83
tumor of a sympathetic nerve
sympathoma
84
feet that have grown united
sympodia
85
performed through the lumen of a catheter
transcatheter
86
through the skin
transdermal
87
transferring blood from one person to another
transfusion
88
the passage of strong light through a body structure, to permit inspection by an observer on the opposite side
transillumination
89
across the lumen of a vessel
transluminal
90
placement of an organ on the opposite side
transposition
91
a person who has changed sexes
transsexual
92
performed through the urethra
transurethral
93
performed through the vagina
transvaginal
94
process of making a computer image using reflected high frequency sound waves
ultrasound
95
high-frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency
ultraviolet
