Chapter 4 Prefixes and Terminology Flashcards
a-
no, not, without
an-
no, not, without
-apena
not breathing
-anoxia
without oxygen
-ab
away from
-abnormal
not normal
-abductor
one who carries away
-ad
toward
-adductor
one who carries toward
-adrenal
toward the kidney
-adrenal glands
endocrine glands located above the kidney also called suprarenal glands
-ana
up, apart
-anabolism
the process of building up
-analysis
state of breaking apart; separation of anything into it’s constituent parts
anatomy
to cut apart; the structure of an organism
-ante
before, foward
-ante cibum
before meals
-ante partum
before birth; referring to the mother
-anti
against
-antisepsis
against infection
antibiotic
pertaining to against bacterial life
antitoxin
against poison
-bi
two
bifurcation
forking into two branches
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
-brady
slow
bradycardia
slow heart rate
-cata
down
-catabolism
process of breaking down
-con
with, together
congenital
present at birth
congenital anomaly
abnormality present at birth, a birth defect
connective
to tie together
-contra
against, opposite
-de
down, lack of
dehydration
process of removing water/fluid lack of fluid
-dia
through, complete
diameter
to measure through
diarrhea
loose watery stools
dialysis
complete separation; separation of waste products from the blood, when the kidneys can no longer do there job
-dys
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
dysplasia
bad formation
-ec, -ecto
out, outside
-ectopic
out of place
ectopic pregnancy
pregnancy not in the uterus
en, endo;
in, within
endotracheal
pertaining to within the trachea
endoscope
instrument to view inside the body
endocardium
inner lining of the heart
epitihelium
structure lining the body inside and out
-eu
good
euthyroid
normal(good) thyroid function
euphoria
feelinggggg Gooodddd
eupnea
good breathing
-ex
out, away from
-exophthalmos
protrusion of the eyeball
-hemi
half
-hemiglossectomy
removal of half of the tongue
hyper
excessive, above
hyperplasia
excessive development, increase in size of a structure due to an increase in the # of cells
hyperglycemia
excessive sugar in the blood diabetes
hypo
deficient, under, less than normal
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
-in
not
insomniac
not being able to sleep
-infra
beneath, below
infracostal
pertaining to below the ribs
-inter
between
intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
-intra
within
intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
-macro
big, large
macrocephalic
pertaining to a large head
-mal
bad, ill, poor
malignant
(bad fire) burning worse; resisting treatment; tending to threatening to produce death; harmful
malaise
discomfort, uneasiness, or indisposition, often indicative of infection
-meta
change, beyond
metamorphosis
changing shape
metastasis
spread of a cancer or infection beyond it’s original site
-micro
small
microscope
instrument used to view small things
-pan
all
-neo
new
neoplasm
new growth, a tumor
neonatal
newborn; first 4 weeks of life
para
near, beside, close to but apart from, abnormal
per
through
peri
structure surrounding the heart
poly
many
post
after, behind
pre
before, in front of
pro
before, forward
pseudo
false
re
back, again
supra
above, upper
syn-sym
together, with
syndrome
to run together
symbiosis
to live together
symmetry
correspondence in shape, size, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a body
symphysis
to grow together
-tachy
fast
tachypnea
rapid breathing
trans
across, through
ultra
excessive, beyond
-uni
one
unilateral
pertaining to one side
