ch. 2 Flashcards
-algesia
condition of pain
-ase
enzyme
-ate
use, action
-blast
immature cell, germ cell
-cide
to kill
-crit
to separate
-cuspid
point
-cyst
bladder, sac
-cyte
cell
-drome
that which runs together
-gen
formation, produce
-genesis
formation, produce
-ive
nature of, quality of
-liter
liter
-logy
study of
-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
-or
one who, a doer
-phil
attraction
-stasis
control, stop, stand still
-therapy
treatment
-thermy
heat
-um
structure
-uria
urination, condition of urine
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ile
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ose
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-us
pertaining to
-y
pertaining to
-esis
condition
-ia
condition
-iatry
treatment
-ician
physician
-ism
condition
-ist
physician
-osis
condition
-y
condition
-icle
small
-ole
small
-ula
small
-ule
small
-algia
pain, ache
-asthenia
weakness
-betes
to go
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
-cusis
hearing
-derma
skin
-ectasis
dilation, distention
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomitting
-ion
process
-itis
inflammation
-kinesis
motion
-lepsy
seizure
-lexia
diction, word, phrase
-malacia
softening
-mania
madness
-megaly
enlargement, large
-mnesia
memory
-noia
mind
-oid
resemble
-oma
tumor
-opia
sight, vision
-oxia
oxygen
-pathy
disease, emotion
-penia
deficiency
-pepsia
to digest
-phagia
to eat, to swallow
-phasia
to speak, speech
-phobia
fear
-plasia
formation, produce
-plasm
a thing formed, plasma
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
-pnea
breathing
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse, sagging
-ptysis
spitting, coughing up
-rrhage
bursting forth
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
tension, spasm, contraction
-trophy
nourishment, development
-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
a break
-desis
binding
-ectomy
surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
-gram
a weight, mark, record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
recording
-ize
to make, treat, or combine with
-lysis
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
-meter
instrument to measure, measure
-metry
measurement
-opsy
to view
-pexy
surgical fixation
-pheresis
remove
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
visual examination, to view, examine
-stomy
new opening
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crashing
a-
no, without, lack of, apart
an-
no, without, lack of, apart
anti-
against
contra-
against
auto-
self
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
cac-
bad
mal-
bad
dia-
through, between
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
eu-
good, normal
ex-
out, away from
exo-
out, away from
hetero-
different
-homeo
similar, same, likeness, constant
hydro-
water
micro-
small
oligo-
scanty, little
pan-
all
psuedo-
false
sym-
together, with
syn-
together, with
ad-
toward, near
bi-
two, double
de-
down, away from
di-
two, double
dif-
apart, free from, separate
dis-
apart, free from, separate
ec-
out, outside, outerecto-
ecto-
out, outside, outer
end-
within, inner
endo-
within, inner
ep-
upon, over, above
epi-
upon, over, above
extra-
outside, beyond
hyper-
above, beyond, excessive
hypo-
below, under, deficient
in-
in, into, not
mega-
large, great
meta-
beyond, over, between, change
para-
beside, alongside, abnormal
poly-
many, much, excessive
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
before, in front of
super-
upper, above
supra-
above, beyond
ambi-
both
bin-
twice, two
centi-
one hundreth
deca-
ten
di(s)-
two, apart
milli-
one thousandth
mono-
one
nulli-
none
primi-
first
quadri-
four
semi-
half
hemi-
half
tri-
three
uni-
one
act/o
acting, act
cardi/o
heart
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
gynec/o
female
later/o
side
somn/o
sleep
ven/o
vein
comat
a deep sleep
consci
aware
esthet
feeling, sensation
infect
to infect
menstru
to discharge the menses
palp
touch
ras
to scrape off
ster
solid
symmetric
symmetry
turg
swelling
abrasion
process of scraping away from a surface
anesthetize
to induce a loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic agent.
asymmetrical
unequal in size or shape
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
comatose
pertaining to a state of deep sleep
gynecoid
resemble a female
hyperactive
nature or quality of excessive activity
hypoplasia
underdevelopment of tissue, organ, or body
infection
Process whereby a pathogenic microorganism invades the body, reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease
insomnia
condition of not being able to sleep
intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
latent
lying hidden
lumen
space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
palpate
to the use the hands or fingers to examine by touch
patent
wide open
pericardial
pertaining to the pericardium
polydactyly
pertaining to having more than the normal number of fingers or toes
premenstrual
pertaining to the number of days before the discharge of the menses
steroid
resembling a solid substance
superinfection
An infection following a previous infection produced by an overgrowth of a resistant strain of bacteria, fungi, or yeast.
trauma
physical injury or wound caused by external force, violence, or a toxic substance
turgor
Generally refers to the expected resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid.
