Chapter 1-Ready Set Go Flashcards
Abduction
Mean to take away from the midline.
A- or An-
Means without or no.
Atraumatic
Means without injury.
Anura
Means a sense of urine
Ad-
Means towards.
Addiction
Means move towards the midline.
Anti-
Means against.
Anti metics
Means work against or prevent vomiting.
Dys-
Means difficult, painful, or bad.
Dysphasia
Means difficulty swallowing or eating.
Eu-
Means good, easy, or normal.
Euthyroid
Means having a normal functioning thyroid gland.
Endo-
Means within or inside.
Ex- or Exo-
Mean without, out of, outside, or away from.
Exocrine
Means to secrete externally (via a duct).
Endocrine
Means to secrete internally.
Endoparasite
Is an organism that lives inside the body of the host.
Ecto-
Means outside.
Ectoparasite
Is an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host.
Hyper-
Means elevated, higher, or more than normal.
Hyperglycemia
Means elevated amounts of blood glucose.
Hypo-
Means depressed, lower, or less than normal.
Hypoglycemia
Means depressed amounts of blood glucose.
Inter-
Means between.
Intercostal
Means between the ribs.
Intra-
Means within.
Intramuscular
Means within the muscle.
Poly-
Means many or excessive.
Polyuria
Means excessive amounts or frequency of urination.
Oligo-
Means scant or little.
Oliguria
Means scant amounts or frequency. Of urination.
Pre-
Means before.
Preanesthetic
Mean pertaining to before anesthesia.
Post-
Means after.
Post anesthetic
Means pertaining to after anesthesia.
Sub-
Mean below under or less.
Sublingual
Means under the tongue.
Super- or Supra-
Means above, beyond, or excessive.
Supernumerary
Means more than the regular number.
Supra scapular
Means above the shoulder blade.
Traumatic (without a prefix)
Mean pertaining to injury.
Uria (without a prefix)
Means urination
Emetic (without a prefix)
Means pertaining to vomiting.
Epi-
Means upper.
Extra-
Means outside.
Infra-
Means below or beneath
Meta-
Means beyond.
Trans-
Means across.
Ultra-
Means above, increased, or more than normal.
Ab-
Means away from.
- ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous,
- tic
Means pertaining to.
Cardiac
Means pertaining to the heart.
Renal
Means pertaining to the kidney.
Ovarian
Means pertaining to the ovary.
Lumbar
Means pertaining to the loin, lower back.
Alimentary
Means pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract.
Laryngeal
Means pertaining to the larynx.
Enteric
Mean pertaining to the intestine.
Uterine
Means pertaining to the uterus.
Cutaneous
Means pertaining to the skin.
Nephrotic
Means pertaining to the kidneys.
-ectomy
Means surgical removal.
Mastectomy
Means surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands.
-pexy
Means suture to stabilize.
Gastropexy
Means surgically stabilizing the abdominal wall.
-plastic
Means surgical repair.
Rhinoplasty
Means surgical repair of the nose.
-stony
Means surgically created opening.
Colostomy
Means a surgically created opening between the colon and body surface.
-tomy
Means cutting into.
Laparotomy
Means an incision into the abdomen.
-centesis
Means surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas.
Cystocentesis
Means surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine).
-gram
Means record of.
Electrocardiogram
Means the electrocardiography hard copy record.
-graph
Means instrument that records (for use as a record).
Electrocardiograph
Means the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.
-graphy
Means procedure that records.
Electrocardiography
Means the procedure use to record the electrical activity of the heart.
-lysis
Means separation or breakdown.
Urinalysis
Means separation of the urine into its constituents.
-scope
Means instrument to visually examine.
Endoscope
Means an instrument to visually examine inside the body.
-scopy
Means procedure to visually examine.
Endoscopy
Means the procedure to visually examine inside the body.
-therapy
Means treatment.
Chemotherapy
Means treatment with chemical substances or drugs.
-rrhagia or -rrhage (ra-je-ah or rihdj)
Means bursting forth.
Hemmorrhage
Means bursting fourth of blood from the vessels.
-rrhaphy
Means to suture.
Enterorraphy
Means suturing of the small intestine.
-rrhea
Mean flow, discharge.
Diarrhea
Means complete discharge or the bowels.
-rrhexis
Means rupture.
Myorrexis
Means rupture of the muscle.
-algia or -dynia
Means pain.
Arthralgia or arthrodynia
Means joint pain.
-ia, -sis, -y
Means condition, process ( usually abnormal)
Hypoglycaemia
Means condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose.
-ion
Means condition, state.
-cide
Means killing.
-ema
Means swelling, distension.
-Emia
Means blood condition.
-genic
Means pertaining to, produced by/in, producing.
-ics
Means practice, knowledge.
-ism
Means disease, practice.
-ium
Means little, small
-ist
Means one who specializes in.
-itis
Means inflammation.
-logist
Means one who specializes in the study of.
-logy
Means the study of.
-lysis
Means to breakdown, destroy.
-malaria
Means softening.
-megaly
Means large, enlarged.
-oid
Means resembling.
-oma
Means tumour, mass.
-opsy
Means to view.
-osis
Means process, state, condition .
-otomy
Means cutting into.
-ous
Means pertaining to.
-pathy
Means disease, condition.
-penia
Means deficiency.
-philia
Means have an affinity for.
-phobia
Means have a fear of.
-phylaxis
Means protection.
-plasia
Means development, growth.
-plegia
Means paralysis.
-pros is
Mean drooping, sagging, prolapse.
-stasis
Means stopping, controlling.
-stat
Means stop, arrest.
-tome
Means instrument to cut.
-trophy
Means nourishment, development.
Abdomin/o
Means abdomen.
Angi/o
Blood vessel.
Appendic/o
Appendix
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Astr/o
Star.
Arther/o
Fatty substance or plaque.
Axill/o
Armpit
Bi/o
Life
Brachy
Short
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cel, coel
Hollow cavity.
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Brain.
Cervic/o
Neck
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Col/o
Colon
Crani/o
Skull
Crin/o
Secrete
Cutane
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyst/i , cyst/o
Bladder, cyst, sac
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o or dermat/o
Skin
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain (en = in, cephal = head)
Enter/o
Small intestine
Erythr/o
Red
Esthes
Sensation
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gen/o
Beginning, to produce
Geront/o
Old age
Gli/o
Glue
Gloss/o or lingu/o
Tongue
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gonad/o
Gonads
Hepat/o
Liver
Hem/o or hemat/o
Blood
Hist/o
Tissue
Hydr/o
Wet, water, fluid.
Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/I, uter/o
Uterus
Immune/o
Protection
Kinesi/o
Movement
Laryng/o
Throat, larynx
Later/o
Side
Leuk/o
White
Lumb/o
Lower back
Melan/o
Black
Metr/o or metr/a
Uterus
Morph/o
Shape, form, structure
My/o
Muscle
Myc/o
Fungus
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Nat/o
Birth
Necr/o
Death
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Ondont/o
Tooth
Onc/o
Tumor, mass
Ophthalm/o,ocul/o
Eye
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
Ovari/o,/o
Ovaries
Path/o
Disease
Phag/o
Throat
Phas/o
Speech
Phren/o
Diaphragm, mind
Physi/o
Nature
Poli/o
Grey
Py/o
Pus
Pyle/o
Renal pelvis
Pyr/o
Fever
Psych/o
Mind
Radi/o
Rays (usually x-rays)
Rhin/o
Nose
Sciera/o
Hardness
Scop/o
Examination(usually visual)
Seps/o
Infection
Stem/o
Narrow, contracted
Steth/o
Chest
Tax/o
Order, coordinate
Tel/e, tel/o
Distant, end
Testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
Thalam/o
Inner chamber
Thromb/o
Clot
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
Troph/o
Nourishment, food
Vas/o
Vessel or duct
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae, backbone
Viscer/o
Internal organs
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-pexy
Suture to stabilize
-plasty
Surgical repair
-stomy
Surgically created opening
-tomy
Cutting into
-ac, -al, -an, -ary, -ar, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic, -um
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cide
Killing
-dynia
Pain
-ema
-swelling, distension
-Emia
Blood condition
-genic
Pertaining to, produced by/in, producing
-gram
Record
-is, -sis, -y
Condition, process (usually abnormal)
-ics
Practice, knowledge
-ion
Condition, state
-ism
Disease, practice
-ium
Little, small
-ist
One who specializes in
-itis
Inflammation
-logist
One who specializes in the study of
-logo
The study of
