Chapter 16: Greek Prefixes 1 (words) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

prosthetic (pros-the-tic)

pros = toward, in addition to, fronting
the = to put, to place
serving as a substitute (e.g., a limb)

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euthanasia (eu-thana-sia)

eu = well, good, normal
thana = death
easy or painless death; the deliberate ending of the life of a person suffering from an incurable, painful disease

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hyperthermia (hyper-therm-ia)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
therm = heat
elevation of core body temperature to 99 degrees F

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antiseptic (anti-sep-tic)

anti = against, opposite
sep = rotten
preventing decay or putrefaction (or an agent that inhibits such a process)

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amphibian (amphi-bi-an)

amphi = both
bi = life
a creature that can live either in water or on land

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psuedogene (pseud-o-gene)

pseud = false
gene = to be produced
a “false” DNA sequence that is similar to an active gene at another locus but that is inactive and not expressed

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dyspepsia (dys-peps-ia)

dys = bad, disordered, difficult
peps = to digest
impairment of the power or function of digestion

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ectopic (ec-top-ic)

ec = out, out of
top = place
located away from normal position; arising in an abnormal site or tissue

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perineurium (peri-neur-ium)

peri = around, near
neur = nerve, tendon
a layer of connective tissue in a peripheral nerve that surrounds each bundle

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emetogenic (emet-o-gen-ic)

emet = to vomit
gen = to be produced
causing vomiting (or an agent that performs this function; also simply “emetic”)

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amphicrania (amphi-crani-a)

amphi = both, around
crani = cranium
pain on “both sides of the head”

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apoplexy (apo-plex-y)

apo = from, away, off
plex = stroke, blow
an effusion of blood into an organ

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eurythmia (eu-rythm-ia)

eu = well, good, normal
rhythm = rhythm
proper rhythm or order

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esotropia (eso-trop-ia)

eso = inside, internal
trop = to turn (toward)
a “turning inward” (esp. the crossing of the eyes)

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hyperbaric (hyper-bar-ic)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
bar = weight, pressure
having pressure greater than the atmospheric norm

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antibiotic (anti-bi-otic)

anti = against, opposite
bi = life
a substance that is destructive to life

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cardiplegia (cardi-pleg-ia)

cardi = heart
pleg = paralysis
an intentional paralyzing of the heart for an operation

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ectothermic (ecto-therm-ic)

ecto = outside, external
therm = heat
having a body temperature determined exclusively by the environment

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pericardium (peri-cardi-um)

peri = around, near
cardi = heart
the membranous sac “around the heart”

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exocrine (exo-crin-e)

exo = outside, external
crin = to secrete
pertaining to the external secretion of a gland

eupeptic (eu-pept-ic)

eu = well, good, normal
pept = to digest
having to do with good digestion

antacid (ant-acid)

ant = against, opposite
an agent that neutralizes acidity

hyperacusis (hyper-acu-sis)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
acu = to hear
excessive sensitivity to sound

aphasia (a-pha-sia), dysphasia (dys-pha-sia)

a = not, without
dys = bad, disordered, difficult
pha = to say
impairment of speech

antigen (anti-gen)

anti = against, opposite gen = to be produced a substance promoting the growth of antibodies

eccritic (ec-cri-tic)

ec = out, out of cri = to separate a substance promoting excretion

eugenics (eu-gen-ics)

eu = well, good, normal gen = to be produced practice of attempting to improve populations

ectogenesis (ecto-gene-sis), exogenesis (exo-gene-sis)

ecto = outside, external exo = outside, external gene = to be produced production of bodies outside an organism

promonocyte (pro-mon-o-cyte)

pro = before, in front of, forward mon = 1 cyt = cell a precursor to a monocyte

esophoria (eso-phor-ia)

eso = inside, internal phor = to bear, to carry a turning inward or convergence

eczema (ec-zema)

ec = out, out of a rash that oozes (lit. "a boiling cut")

proerythroblast (pro-erythro-blast)

pro = before, in front of, forward blast = embryonic cell a precursor to a red blood cell

apocrine (apo-crine)

apo = from, away, off crin = to secrete denoting secretory cells that give off protoplasm

anticoagulant (anti-co-ag-ulant)

anti = against, opposite *co = with, together, very *ag = to, toward, near delaying or preventing blood clotting

eupnea (eu-pnea)

eu = well, good, normal normal ("good") respiration

dysentery (dys-en-tery)

dys = bad, disordered, difficult en = in, into, inward a disease causing diarrhea and loss of blood

apogee (apo-gee)

apo = from, away, off the highest point of an orbiting body "from the earth"

perinephritis (peri-nephr-itis)

peri = around, near nephr = kidney inflammation of the connective tissue surrounding the kidneys

hyperglycemic (hyper-glyc-em-ic)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal em = in, into, inward related to an increase in blood sugar

hyperemesis (hyper-eme-sis)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal emet = to vomit excessive vomiting

ecchondroma (ec-chondr-oma)

ec = out, out of chondr = cartilage, granule a cartilaginous outgrowth or tumor

amphicyte (amphi-cyte)

amphi = both, around cyt = cell a cell located "around" cerebrospinal ganglionic neurons

apomorphic (apo-morph-ic)

apo = from, away, off morph = form, shape related to characteristics ("forms") that distinguish between species with the same ancestor

dysrhythmia (dys-rhythm-ia)

dys = bad, disordered, difficult rhythm = rhythm abnormal or interrupted rhythm

perichondrium (peri-chondr-ium)

peri = around, near chondr = cartilage, granule collection of tissue surrounding a piece of cartilage

hyperhidrosis (hyper-hidro-sis)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal hidro = sweat the condition of perspiring excessively

progamete (pro-gam-ete)

pro = before, in front of, forward gam = marriage a cell that can develop into one or more gametes

biorhythm (bi-o-rhythm)

bi = life rhythm = rhythm a cyclic phenomenon occurring a living organism

hypergenesis (hyper-gene-sis)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal gene = to be produced excessive proliferation of cells or other bodies