Chapter 3 Flashcards
a-
without, not
a/mast/ia
without a breast
ab-
from, away from
ab/duction
movement of limb away from body
ad
toward
ad/duction
movement of limb toward body
an-
without, not
an/esthesia
without feeling
anti-
against
anti/bacteri/al
against bacteria
bi-
two
bi/later/al
pertaining to two sides
brady-
slow
brady/cardia
slow heart rate
circum-
around
circum/ren/al
pertaining to around the kidney
contra-
against
contra/ception
against conception or impregnation
dia-
through, across
dia/rrhea
flow through
dipl-
double
dipl/opia
double vision
diplo-
double
diplo/bacter/ial
bacteria linked together in pairs
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
dys/tocia
difficult childbirth
ecto-
outside, outward
ecto/gen/ous
forming outside the body or structure
endo-
in, within
endo/crine
secrete within
epi-
above, upon
epi/gastr/ic
pertaining to above the stomach
eu-
good, normal
eu/pnea
normal breathing
exo-
outside, outward
exo/tropia
turning outward
extra-
outside, outward
extra/crani/al
outside the skull
hemi-
one half
hemi/plegia
paralysis of one half of body
hetero-
different
hetero/graft
different transplant
homeo-
same
homo-
same
homeo/plasia
formation of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part
homo/graft
same transplant
hyper-
excessive, above normal
hyper/cal/emia
excessive calcium in the blood
hypo-
under, below, deficient
hypo/derm/ic
pertaining to under the skin
infra-
under, below
infra/cost/al
below the ribs