Module 4 Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
Q
an/o
A
anus
2
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bi/o
A
life
3
Q
carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
4
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
5
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
6
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
7
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater (outermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
8
Q
gen/o
A
to produce, to begin
9
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
10
Q
men/o
A
menses (monthly discharge of blood)
11
Q
nat/i
A
birth
12
Q
norm/o
A
rule, order
13
Q
plas/o
A
formation, growth, development
14
Q
scapul/o
A
scapula (shoulder blade)
15
Q
son/o
A
sound
16
Q
top/o
A
to put, place, position
17
Q
troph/o
A
development, nourishment
18
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra (tube leading from bladder to exit body)
19
Q
uter/o
A
uterus
20
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
21
Q
-ation
A
process, condition
22
Q
-cision
A
process of cutting
23
Q
-crine
A
secretion
24
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-dipsia
A
thirst
25
-gen
to produce
26
-ia
condition
27
-graphy
process of recording
28
-ine
pertaining to
29
-ism
condition, process
30
-lapse
to fall, slide
31
-meter
to measure
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-mission
to send
33
-mortem
death
34
-ous
pertaining to
35
-partum
birth
36
-phagia
eating
37
-phasia
speech
38
-plasia
formation (condition)
39
-plasm
formation (tissue)
40
-plegia
paralysis
41
-pnea
breathing
42
-section
to cut
43
-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
44
-tension
pressure
45
-thesis
to put, place (state of putting or placing)
46
-tic
pertaining to
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-trophy
nourishment; development
48
-um
structure
49
-y
process, condition
50
hemi-
half
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a- or an-
no, not, without or none
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con- and syn-
with or together
53
poly-
much or many
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Quadriplegia
paralysis (-plegia) of all 4 limbs
55
anesthesia
create loss (an-) of sensation (-esthesia)
56
polycystic
pertains (-ic) to any surface/tissue containing multiple (poly-) cysts
57
congenital
condition (-al) that is with (con-) a child from birth (gen/o); ie. spina bifida= congenital fissure of vertebral column
58
dactyl/o
fingers/toes
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syndactyly
a condition (-y) in which fingers or toes (dactyl/o) are fused together (syn-)
60
hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
deficient, under
62
ultra-
beyond, excess
63
therm/o
body temperature
64
dys-
bad, painful, abnormal
65
dysplasia
abnormality (dys-) of development (-plasia) of organs to tissues
66
mal-
bad
67
neo-
new
68
neoplasm
new (neo-) formation (-plasm) ; a mass or growth that arises from normal tissue; abnormal growth/tumour
69
benign
tumour that is nonrecurrent (not malignant) , does not invade or spread and is favourable for recovery
70
malignant
a tumour that is cancerous, and spreads taking over and destroying more and more healthy tissue
71
in-
into, in
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ex-
out
73
endo-
in, within
74
ec-
out, outside
75
extra-
outside of
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ab-
away from
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ad-
towards or near
78
ante-
before, forward
79
post-
after, behind
80
pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, forward
82
inter-
between
83
intra-
within or into
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para-
near, beside
85
peri-
surrounds
86
re-
back, again
87
retro-
behind, backward
88
sub-
under, less than
89
epi-
above, upon, on
90
subcutaneous
beneath (sub-) the skin (cutane/o); a spongy, porous layer with a rich blood supply and a wealth of fat-producing cells
91
ana-
up, apart; ie. analysis
92
trans-
through, across
93
dia-
through, complete
94
di-
twice
95
meta-
change or beyond
96
metastasis
process by which tumour cells spread from one part or organ to another not directly connected with it
97
transmission
process of passing, transferring (-mission) a disease through (trans-) the population
98
anti-
against
99
antibiotic
the ability to destroy (anti-) life (bi/o) or interfere with growth of living organism
100
brady-
slow
101
tachy-
fast
