chapter 4 Flashcards
prefixes
1
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carp/o
A
wrist bones
2
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cis/o
A
cut
3
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cost/o
A
rib
4
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cutane/o
A
skin
5
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dactyl/o
A
fingers, toes
6
Q
duct/o
A
lead, carry
7
Q
flex/o
A
bend
8
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gloss/o
A
tongue
9
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glyc/o
A
sugar
10
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immun/o
A
protection
11
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morph/o
A
shape, form
12
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mort/o
A
death
13
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nat/i
A
birth
14
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norm/o
A
rule, order
15
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ox/o
A
oxygen
16
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pub/o
A
pubis, anterior portion of hip bone
17
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seps/o
A
infection
18
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somn/o
A
sleep
19
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son/o
A
sound
20
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the/o
A
put, place
21
Q
thel/o & theli/o
A
nipple
22
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tens/o
A
force, strain, stretch
23
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thyr/o
A
thyroid gland, shield
24
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top/o
A
place, position, location
25
tox/o
poison
26
trache/o
windpipe, trachea
27
urethr/o
urethra
28
-crine
secerete
29
-drome
run
30
-fusion
coming together, to pour
31
-gea
substance that produces
32
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
33
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
34
-meter
measure
35
-mission
send
36
-or
one who
37
-oxia
oxygen
38
-partum
birth, labor
39
-phoria
bear, carry, feeling
40
-physis
grow
41
-plasia
development, formation, growth
42
-plasm
structure or formation
43
-pnea
breathing
44
-ptom
happening
45
-rrhea
flow, discharge
46
-stasis
stopping, controlling
47
-trophy
development, nourishment
48
a- & an-
no, not, without
49
ab-
away from
50
ad-
toward
51
ana-
up, apart
52
ante-
before, forward
53
anti-
against
54
auto-
self, own
55
bi-
two
56
brady-
slow
57
cata-
down
58
con-
with, together
59
contra-
against, opposite
60
de-
down, lack of
61
dia-
through, complete
62
dys-
abnormal, painful, bad, difficult
63
ec-
out, outside
64
epi-
upon, on, above
64
endo-
in, within
65
eu-
good,normal
66
ex-
out, outside
67
hemi-
half
68
hyper-
excessive, above
69
hypo-
deficient, under
70
infra-
beneath, under
70
in-
not
71
in-
into, within
72
inter-
between
73
intra-
in, within, into
74
macro-
large
75
mal-
bad
76
meta-
beyond, change
77
mirco-
small
78
neo-
new
79
pan-
all
80
para-
abnormal, beside, near
81
per-
through
82
peri-
surrounding
83
poly-
many, much
84
post-
after, behind
85
pre-
before, in front of
86
pro-
before, forward
87
pros-
before, forward
88
re-
back, again
89
retro-
behind, backward
90
sub-
under
91
supra-
above, under
92
syn- & sym-
together, within
93
tachy-
fast
94
trans-
across, through
95
ultra-
beyond, excess
96
uni-
one
97
antigen
a substance, foreign to body, that stimulates the production of anitbodies
98
antibodies
protein substance made by white blood cells in response to the presence of a foreign antigen
99
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.)
100
congenital anomaly
-irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with
-syndactyly, heart defects, clubbed feet
101
syndactyly
webbed fingers or toes
102
recombinant DNA
-taking a gene from on organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism
-used to manufacture insulin outside the body
103
crisper
acronym for a technique to change DNA sequence and turn off genes or replace them with new versions
104
syndrome
group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition
105
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
106
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
107
ultrasonography
diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue
108
echocardiogram
ultrasound image of the heart
109
sonogram
fetal ultrasound image
110
anteflexion
bending forward
111
adductor
muscle that carries the limb toward the body
112
before birth
antepartum
113
bradycardia
slow heartbeat
114
adrenal
gland located near (above) each kidney
115
apnea
absence of breathing
116
contralateral
pertaining to the opposite side of body
117
antisepsis
against infection
118
anaylis
to seperate
119
bilateral
pertaining to two (both) side
120
anoxia
condition of no oxygen in tissues
121
autoimmune disease
disorder in which the body's leukocytes make antibodies that damage its own good tissue
122
antitoxen
an antibody that acts against poisons that enter body
123
euthyroid
normal thyroid function
124
dyspnea
painful breathing
125
ectopic
pregnancy that is out of place (outside the uterus)
126
endoscope
instrument to visually examine within the body
127
hemiglossectomy
removal of half the tongue
128
euphoria
good feeling
129
endotracheal
pertaining to within the windpipe
130
hypoglcemia
blood condition of less than normal blood sugar
131
macrocephaly
condition (congenital anomaly) of large head
132
intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
133
intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
134
dysplasia
condition of abnormal formation (cells)
135
hyperplasia
condition of excessive formation (# of cells)
136
endocardium
structure (membrane) that forms the inner lining of the heart
137
infracostal
pertaining to below the ribs
138
hyperglycemia
blood condition of excessive amount of sugar
139
muscular dystrophy
group of congenital disorders involving abnormal development of muscle mass and strength
140
mircocephaly
zika virus infection during pregnancy can be a cause of decreased development of an infants head and brain
141
malaise
vague feeling of bodily discomfort
142
insomina
inability to sleep
143
dehydration
lack of water
144
metastasis
spread of cancerous tumor to secondary organ or tissue
145
mircoscope
instrument used to view small objects
146
incision
cut into an organ or tissue
147
exophtalmos
outward bulging of eyeballs
148
metamorphosis
condition of change in shape or form
149
diarrhea
watery discharge of wastes from colon
150
pancytopenia
deficiency of all blood cells
151
dialysis
separation of wastes from the blood by using a machine that does the job of the kidney
152
malignant
harmful, cancerous
153
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
154
retroperitoneal
pertaining to behind the peritoneum
155
suprapubic
above pubic bone
156
polyneuritis
inflammation of many bones
157
retroflexion
bending backwards
158
subcutaneous
pertaining to below the skin
159
tachypnea
rapid, fast breathing
160
unilateral
pertaining to one side
161
symptom
subjective change of condition as observed by patient
162
relapse
return of disease
163
paralysis
loss of movement in muscles
164
parathyroid
four endocrine glands that are located near (behind) another endocrine gland in the neck
165
prodrome
symptoms that come before the actual illness
166
prolapse
sliding, sagging downward or forward
167
neoplasm
new growth or tumor
168
remission
symptoms lessen and the patient feels better
169
neonatal
pertaining to new birth
170
postmortem
after death
171
bifurcation
branching into two
172
hypotrophy
increase development (size of cells)
173
antibiotic
pertaining to a chemical that works against bacterial life
174
metacarpals
hand bones (beyond wrist)
175
epithelium
surface or skin tissue of body
