E3: Medical Terms + Prefixes/Root/Suffixes Flashcards
alcoholic (t)
drinking too much, too much alcohol
alcoholic (p)
root - alcohol; suffix -ic (pertaining to) –> pertaining to alcohol
afebrile (t)
not feverish
afebrile (p)
prefix - a (without); root - feb/febr, fever –> without fever
angioma (t)
benign tumor from vascular or lymphatic vessel walls
angioma (p)
root - angi (blood vessel or lymph vessel); suffix - oma (tumor) –> blood vessel tumor
ascites (t)
accumulation of fluid in peritoneal sac –> swelling
ascites (p)
root - asc (sac); suffix - ites (pertaining to) –> pertaining to sac
asterixis (t)
flapping tremor when wrist is extended
asterixis (p)
prefix - a (without); root - sterixis (fixed position) –> w/o fixed position
cirrhosis (t)
chronic liver damage leading to scarring and liver failure
cirrhosis (p)
root - cirrh (tawny); suffix - osis (abnormal condition) –> abnormal tawny condition
coronary (p)
root - cor (heart); suffix - ary (pertaining to) –> pertaining to heart
cyanosis (p)
root - cyan (blue); suffix - osis (abnormal condition) –> abnormal blue condition
diaphragmatic (p)
root - diaphragm; suffix - ic (pertaining to) –> pertaining to diaphragm