Chapter 3 Flashcards
a-
without, absence of
ab-
away from
endo-
within
intra-
within
sub-
under, beneath, below
anticonvulsive
a type of drug used to stop
con-
together, with, jointly.
contra-
counter or against
meta-
after or change
di-
double
diplegia
double paralysis, or the loss of muscle function of the two arms or two legs
dipl-
double
diplopia
a person with the condition perceives a single object as two objects
hemi-
half
hemiplegia
paralysis of half the body
mono-
one
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb or muscle/muscle group
nulli-
none
nullipara
condition of never having given birth, or no births
nulligravida
never having been pregnant or no pregnancies
pan-
all
pansinusitis
inflammation of all paranasal sinuses on one or both sides of the nose
polyphagia
excessive eating
polydipsia
condition of excessive thirst