chapter 4 Flashcards
prefixes
carp/o
wrist bones
cis/o
cut
cost/o
rib
cutane/o
skin
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
duct/o
lead, carry
flex/o
bend
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
immun/o
protection
morph/o
shape, form
mort/o
death
nat/i
birth
norm/o
rule, order
ox/o
oxygen
pub/o
pubis, anterior portion of hip bone
seps/o
infection
somn/o
sleep
son/o
sound
the/o
put, place
thel/o & theli/o
nipple
tens/o
force, strain, stretch
thyr/o
thyroid gland, shield
top/o
place, position, location
tox/o
poison
trache/o
windpipe, trachea
urethr/o
urethra
-crine
secerete
-drome
run
-fusion
coming together, to pour
-gea
substance that produces
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
-meter
measure
-mission
send
-or
one who
-oxia
oxygen
-partum
birth, labor
-phoria
bear, carry, feeling
-physis
grow
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasm
structure or formation
-pnea
breathing
-ptom
happening
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-trophy
development, nourishment
a- & an-
no, not, without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
ana-
up, apart
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against
auto-
self, own
bi-
two
brady-
slow
cata-
down
con-
with, together
contra-
against, opposite
de-
down, lack of
dia-
through, complete
dys-
abnormal, painful, bad, difficult
ec-
out, outside
epi-
upon, on, above
endo-
in, within
eu-
good,normal
ex-
out, outside
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
deficient, under
infra-
beneath, under
in-
not
in-
into, within
inter-
between
intra-
in, within, into
macro-
large
mal-
bad
meta-
beyond, change
mirco-
small
neo-
new
pan-
all
para-
abnormal, beside, near
per-
through
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
before, forward
pros-
before, forward
re-
back, again
retro-
behind, backward
sub-
under
supra-
above, under
syn- & sym-
together, within
tachy-
fast
trans-
across, through
ultra-
beyond, excess
uni-
one
antigen
a substance, foreign to body, that stimulates the production of anitbodies
antibodies
protein substance made by white blood cells in response to the presence of a foreign antigen
Rh condition
antigen-antibody condition that develops when there is a difference in Rh blood factor between a pregnant mother (Rh neg.) and a fetus (Rh pos.)
congenital anomaly
-irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with
-syndactyly, heart defects, clubbed feet
syndactyly
webbed fingers or toes
recombinant DNA
-taking a gene from on organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism
-used to manufacture insulin outside the body
crisper
acronym for a technique to change DNA sequence and turn off genes or replace them with new versions
syndrome
group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition
reye syndrome
characterized by vomiting, swelling of the brain, increased intracranial pressure, hypoglycemia and dysfunction of the liver, may occur in children after a viral infection that was treated with aspirin
transurethral resection of prostate gland (TURP)
-portion of the prostate gland is removed with an instrument passed through the urethra
-procedure is indicated when prostate tissue increases (hyperplasia) and interferes with urination
-benign hyperplasia
ultrasonography
diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue
echocardiogram
ultrasound image of the heart
sonogram
fetal ultrasound image
anteflexion
bending forward
adductor
muscle that carries the limb toward the body
before birth
antepartum
bradycardia
slow heartbeat
adrenal
gland located near (above) each kidney
apnea
absence of breathing
contralateral
pertaining to the opposite side of body
antisepsis
against infection
anaylis
to seperate
bilateral
pertaining to two (both) side
anoxia
condition of no oxygen in tissues
autoimmune disease
disorder in which the body’s leukocytes make antibodies that damage its own good tissue
antitoxen
an antibody that acts against poisons that enter body
euthyroid
normal thyroid function
dyspnea
painful breathing
ectopic
pregnancy that is out of place (outside the uterus)
endoscope
instrument to visually examine within the body
hemiglossectomy
removal of half the tongue
euphoria
good feeling
endotracheal
pertaining to within the windpipe
hypoglcemia
blood condition of less than normal blood sugar
macrocephaly
condition (congenital anomaly) of large head
intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
dysplasia
condition of abnormal formation (cells)
hyperplasia
condition of excessive formation (# of cells)
endocardium
structure (membrane) that forms the inner lining of the heart
infracostal
pertaining to below the ribs
hyperglycemia
blood condition of excessive amount of sugar
muscular dystrophy
group of congenital disorders involving abnormal development of muscle mass and strength
mircocephaly
zika virus infection during pregnancy can be a cause of decreased development of an infants head and brain
malaise
vague feeling of bodily discomfort
insomina
inability to sleep
dehydration
lack of water
metastasis
spread of cancerous tumor to secondary organ or tissue
mircoscope
instrument used to view small objects
incision
cut into an organ or tissue
exophtalmos
outward bulging of eyeballs
metamorphosis
condition of change in shape or form
diarrhea
watery discharge of wastes from colon
pancytopenia
deficiency of all blood cells
dialysis
separation of wastes from the blood by using a machine that does the job of the kidney
malignant
harmful, cancerous
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
retroperitoneal
pertaining to behind the peritoneum
suprapubic
above pubic bone
polyneuritis
inflammation of many bones
retroflexion
bending backwards
subcutaneous
pertaining to below the skin
tachypnea
rapid, fast breathing
unilateral
pertaining to one side
symptom
subjective change of condition as observed by patient
relapse
return of disease
paralysis
loss of movement in muscles
parathyroid
four endocrine glands that are located near (behind) another endocrine gland in the neck
prodrome
symptoms that come before the actual illness
prolapse
sliding, sagging downward or forward
neoplasm
new growth or tumor
remission
symptoms lessen and the patient feels better
neonatal
pertaining to new birth
postmortem
after death
bifurcation
branching into two
hypotrophy
increase development (size of cells)
antibiotic
pertaining to a chemical that works against bacterial life
metacarpals
hand bones (beyond wrist)
epithelium
surface or skin tissue of body
