A B C Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
cardiac
-agogue
promoter, stimulator
galactagogue
agent that promotes the flow of milk (galact/o)
-al
pertaining to
vocal
-algesia
pain
hypalgesia
decreased sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
neuralgia
pain in the nerve (neur/o)
-ar
pretaining to
nuclear
-ary
pretaining to
salivary
-ase
enzyme
lipase
enzyme that digests fat
-blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
histioblast
tissue forming cell
-capnia
level of carbon dioxide
hypocapnia
decreased carbon dioxide in the tissues
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
gastrocele hernia of the stomach (gastr/o)
-centesis
puncture, tap
thoracentesis
puncture of the chest (thorac/o)
-clasis
breaking
karyoclasis
-clasia
breaking
-cyte
cell
lymphocyte
white blood cell that fights infection