2nd Semester Final: Chapters 10-16 Flashcards
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
-emia
Blood condition
Poly-
Many, much
Lymph/o
Lymph
A-
Without, not
Sub-
Under, below
Calcane/o
Calcaneum (heel bone)
Rhabd/o
Rod shape (striated)
Amni/o
Amnion (amniotic sac)
-osis
Abnormal condition; increase (usually blood cells)
-phoresis
Carrying, transmission
Ped/o, ped/i
Foot, child
Arthr/o
Joint
Muscul/o, my/o
Muscle
Noct/o
Night
Balan/o
Glans penis
Orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o, test/o
Testis
Vas/o
Vas deferens, vessel, duct
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
-asthenia
Weakness, debility
-malacia
Softening
Oste/o
Bone
Orth/o
Straight
Cost/o
Ribs
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
Femor/o
Femur (thigh bone)
-clasia, -clast
To break, surgical fracture
-uria
Urine
-spadias
Slit, fissure
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-scopy
Visual examination
Supra-
Above, excessive, superior
Cyst/o, Vesic/o
Bladder
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
-ism
Condition
-genesis
Forming, producing, orgin
Py/o
Pus
-esthesia
Feeling
Dia-
Through, across
Retro-
Backward, behind
Salping/o
Tube (usually Fallopian or eustachian tubes)
Colp/o, vagin/o
Vagina
Oophor/o, ovari/o
Ovary
Ante-
Before , in front of
-gravida
Pregnant woman
Endo-
In, within
Metri/o uter/o
Uterus (womb)
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Gynec/o
Woman, female
Metr/o
Uterus (womb); measure
Hyster/o
Uterus (womb)
Post-
After
-rrhexis
Rupture
-rrhaphy
Suture
Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
Sugar, sweetness
-dipsia
Thirst
Hypo-
Under, below
-algesia
Pain
-gen
Forming, producing, orgin
-taxia
Order, coordination
Kinesi/o
Movement
-plexy
Stroke
-algia, -dynia
Pain
-kinesia
Movement
Neur/o
Nerve
-lepsy
Seizure
Encephal/o
Brain
-plegia
Paralysis
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Opt/o, optic/o
Eye, vision
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Retin/o
Retina
Scler/o
Hardening, sclera
-opia, -opsia
Vision
Audi/o
Hearing
Myring/o, tympan/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Kerat/o
Horny tissue, hard, cornea
Dacry/o, lacrim/o
Tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
ROM
Range of motion
Fx
Fracture
EMG
Electromyography
cath
Catheterization, catheter
ORTH, ortho
Orthopedics
IM
Intramuscular
IV
Intravenous
NSAIDS
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
PE
Pressure equalizing (tube)
OM
Otitis media
K
Potassium
Na
Sodium
GYN
Gynecology
GC
Gonorrhea
G
Gravida (pregnant)
LMP
Last menstrual period
OB
Obstetrics
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
PTH
Parathyroid hormone
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
LOC
Loss of consciousness
ICP
Intracranial pressure
PE tube
Pressure equalizing tube (placed in eardrum)
Ca
Calcium, cancer
UA
Urinalysis
O.D.
Doctor of optometry
VA
Visual acuity
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
GU
Genitourinary
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
FHT
Feral heart tones
CNS
Central nervous system
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
EEG
Electroencephalogram
P
Pulse, phosphorous
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord