CHAPTER 4 VOCAB LIST FROM KATHLEEN Flashcards
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Ab-
A
away from
2
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Ad-
A
toward
2
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An-, A-
A
no, not, without
2
Q
Ana-
A
up, apart
2
Q
irregularity in structure or organ
A
Anomaly
2
Q
Without oxygen
A
Anoxia (ah-NOK-se-ah)
3
Q
Ante-
A
before, forward
3
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Before birth
A
Antepartum (an-te-PAR-tum)
4
Q
Anti-
A
against
5
Q
Destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection
A
Antisepsis (an-tih-SEP-sus)
6
Q
Without breathing
A
Apnea (AP-ne-ah)
7
Q
Auto-
A
self, own
8
Q
Bi-
A
two
9
Q
Brady-
A
slow
10
Q
Slow heartbeat
A
Bradycardia (bra-de-KAR-de-ah)
11
Q
Cata-
A
down
12
Q
Con-
A
with, together
13
Q
appear at birth
A
Congenital
14
Q
Contra-
A
against, opposite
15
Q
Affecting the opposite side of a part of the body.
A
Contralateral (kon-trah-LAT-er-al)
16
Q
De-
A
down, lack of
17
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Dys-
A
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
18
Q
Difficult breathing
A
Dyspnea (DISP-ne-ah)
19
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Dia-
A
complete, through
20
Ec-
out, outside
21
Endo-
within
22
Pertaining to within the trachea
Endotracheal (en-do-TRA-ke-al)
23
Epi-
above, upon
24
Layer of cells covering the
external surface of the body and
lining the hollow tubes within the body
Epithelium (ep-ih-THE-le-um)
25
Eu-
good, normal
26
Exaggerated feeling of well-being;
elevated mood, “high.”
Euphoria (u-FOR-e-ah)
27
Ex- or exo-
out, outside of, outward
28
Hemi-
half
29
Hyper-
excessive, above
30
Hypo-
deficient, under
31
Pertaining to under the skin
Hypodermic (hi-po-DER-mik)
32
Infra-
beneath, under
33
Inter-
between
34
between ribs
Intercostal
35
Intra-
in, within, into
36
Pertaining to below the ribs
Infracostal (in-frah-KOS-tal)
37
Macro-
large
38
Mal-
bad
39
Meta-
beyond, change
40
Spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original location to a distant site
Metastasis (meh-TAS-tah-sis)
41
Micro-
small
42
Neo-
new
43
Pan-
all
44
Para-
abnormal, beside, near
45
One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid
Parathyroid
46
Per-
through
47
Peri-
surrounding
48
Poly-
many, much
49
Post-
after, behind
50
Pre-
before, infront of
51
Pro-
before, forward
52
Re-
back, again
53
Retro-
behind, backward
54
Sub-
under
55
supra-
above, upper
56
Bones that grow together separated by a piece of fibrocartilage.
Symphysis (SIM-fih-sis)
57
syn- , sym-
together, with
58
tachy-
fast
59
trans-
across, through
60
Pertaining to across or through the urethra.
Transurethral (tranz-u-RE-thral)
61
Use of high frequency sound waves to produce a record or picture of an organ or tissue
Ultrasonography (ul-trah-so-NOG-rah-fe)
62
Uni-
one
63
Muscle that draws a limb away from the body
Abductor (ab-DUK-tor)
64
Examination of a body after death (postmortem) to determine the cause of death.
Autopsy (AW-top-se)
65
Branching into two parts.
Bifurcation (bi-fur-KA-shun)
66
Condition of increased formation of cells.
Hyperplasia (hi-per-PLA-ze-ah)
67
Condition of a larger than normal head; congenital anomaly
Macrocephaly (mak-ro-SEH-fah-le)
68
Instrument to view small objects.
Microscope (MI-kro-skope)
69
New growth.
Neoplasm (NE-o-plaz-im)
70
Poly-
many, much
71
Pros-
before, forward
72
Sliding or falling back; as in return of illness after apparent recovery.
Relapse (RE-laps)
73
Measurement together; similarity of parts as in mirror images of each other.
Symmetry (SIM-met-re)
74
Pertaining to one side
Unilateral (u-nih-LAT-er-al)
