Chapter 1 Flashcards
pneunm-
root 🟥
lung or air
pulmon-
root 🟥
lung
respir-
root 🟥
to breathe
bronch-
root 🟥
bronchus
hem-
root 🟥
blood
-o-
combining form 🟪
combining vowel
-thorax
suffix 🟦
chest
-ary
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-logy
suffix 🟦
study of
-ia
suffix 🟦
condition of
-ation
suffix 🟦
a process
-itis
suffix 🟦
inflammation
-logist
suffix 🟦
one who studies
-atory
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
epi-
prefix 🟩
above
hypo-
prefix 🟩
below/below normal
-al
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
bi-
prefix 🟩
two
uni-
prefix 🟩
one
macro-
prefix 🟩
large
gastr-
root 🟥
stomach
-ic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-cyte
root 🟥
cell
post-
prefix 🟩
after
-mature
root 🟥
fully developed
pre-
prefix 🟩
before
micro-
prefix 🟩
small
nat-
root 🟥
birth/born
peri-
prefix 🟩
around
cardi-
root 🟥
heart
-pathy
suffix 🟦
disease
-my/o-
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
dia-
prefix 🟩
complete
-gnosis
root 🟥
knowledge of an abnormal condition
-tic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-gnose
root 🟥
recognize an abnormal condition
-gram
suffix 🟦
record
electr/o-
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
electricity
-ive
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
hyper-
prefix 🟩
excessive/above normal
-tens-
root 🟥
pressure
in-
prefix 🟩
in
-farct
root 🟥
area of dead tissue
-ion
suffix 🟦
action, condition
-emia
suffix 🟦
a blood condition
isch-
root 🟥
to block
-emic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to a condition of the blood
-um
suffix 🟦
structure
pro-
prefix 🟩
before, project forward
axill-
root 🟥
armpit
de-
prefix 🟩
without
-ment-
root 🟥
mind
-ous
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
muc-
root 🟥
mucus
-osa
suffix 🟦
full of; like
cervic-
root 🟥
neck
-ive
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-fusion
root 🟥
to pour
trans-
prefix 🟩
across, through
intra-
prefix 🟩
within, inside
-ven-
root 🟥
vein
neur/o-
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
nerve
ur/o-
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
urine
bronchitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the bronchi
pneumonia (pneumonitis)
full word 🟫
inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)
pulmonary
full word 🟫
pertaining to the lungs
pulmonology
full word 🟫
study of the lungs
pulmonologist
full word 🟫
specialist in treating disorders of the lung
respiration
full word 🟫
process of breathing
respiratory
full word 🟫
pertaining to respiration
gastric
full word 🟫
pertaining to the stomach
epigastric
full word 🟫
abdominal region above the stomach
hypogastric
full word 🟫
abdominal region below the stomach
lateral
full word 🟫
pertaining to one side of the body
bilateral
full word 🟫
pertaining to both sides of the body
unilateral
full word 🟫
pertaining to only one side of the body
macrocyte
full word 🟫
large cell
macrocytic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a large cell
mature
full word 🟫
fully developed
postmature
full word 🟫
infant born after 42 weeks of gestation
premature
full word 🟫
occuring before the expected time (infant born before 37 weeks of gestation)
mircocyte
full word 🟫
small cell
microcytic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a small cell
natal
full word 🟫
pertaining to birth
perinatal
full word 🟫
around the time of birth
postnatal
full word 🟫
after the birth
prenatal
full word 🟫
before the birth
pneumothorax
full word 🟫
air in the pleural (chest) cavity
cardiologist
full word 🟫
a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart
cardiology
full word 🟫
medical speacialty of diseases of the heart
cardiomyopathy
full word 🟫
disease of the heart muscle
diagnosis
full word 🟫
the determination of the cause of a disease
diagnoses
full word 🟫
plural, determining a cause of a disease
diagnostic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis
diagnose
full word 🟫
to make a dianosis
electrocardiogram
full word 🟫
record of the heart’s electrical signals
hypertensive
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from high blood pressure
infarct
full word 🟫
an area of cell death resulting from blockage of its blood supply
infarction
full word 🟫
sudden blockage of an artery
ischemia
full word 🟫
lack of blood supply to tissue
ischemic
full word 🟫
pertaining to the lack of blood supply to tissue
myocardial
full word 🟫
pertaining to heart muscle
myocardium
full word 🟫
all the heart muscle
prognosis
full word 🟫
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease
axilla (axillae, pl)
full word 🟫
medical term for the armpit
axillary
full word 🟫
pertaining to the armpit
dementia
full word 🟫
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions
ganglion (ganglia, pl)
full word 🟫
a fluid-filled cyst or a collection of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord
ileum
full word 🟫
third portion of the small intestine
ilium (ilia, pl)
full word 🟫
large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis
mucus
full word 🟫
sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes
mucous
full word 🟫
pertaining to mucus or the mucosa
mucosa
full word 🟫
lining of a tubular structure that secretes mucus
prostate
full word 🟫
organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder
prostrate/prostration
full word 🟫
to lay flat or be overcome by physical weakness and exhaustion
reflex
full word 🟫
an involuntary response to a stimulus
reflux
full word 🟫
backward flow
septum (septa, pl)
full word 🟫
a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses
cervical
full word 🟫
pertaining to the cervix or neck region
cervix
full word 🟫
lower part of the uterus
hypertension
full word 🟫
persistent high arterial blood pressure
hypotension
full word 🟫
persistent low arterial blood pressure
hypotensive
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from low blood pressure
infusion
full word 🟫
introduction of a substance other than blood intravenously
transfusion
full word 🟫
transfer of blood or blood component from a donor to a recipient
intravenous
full word 🟫
inside a vein
neurology
full word 🟫
medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system
neurologist
full word 🟫
medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system
protocol
full word 🟫
detailed plan
ureter
full word 🟫
tube that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder
urethra
full word 🟫
canal leading from the bladdar to outside
urology
full word 🟫
medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system
uterus
full word 🟫
organ in which an egg develops into a fetus
vertebra (vertebrae, pl)
full word 🟫
one of the bones of the spinal column