CHPT 1 & 2 Flashcards
1
Q
ab-
A
without
2
Q
ad-
A
from, away
3
Q
ante-, pre-
A
before
4
Q
bi-
A
two
5
Q
brady-
A
slow
6
Q
con-, sym, syn-
A
together
7
Q
contra-
A
against
8
Q
di-, dipl-
A
two
9
Q
dia-
A
through
10
Q
dys-
A
bad
11
Q
ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-
A
outside
12
Q
en-
A
within, in
13
Q
endo-
A
within, in
14
Q
epi-
A
upon, over
15
Q
extra-
A
outside
16
Q
hemi-, semi-
A
half
17
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
18
Q
hypo-
A
under, below
19
Q
infra-
A
beneath
20
Q
inter-
A
inside
21
Q
intra-
A
within
22
Q
macro-
A
large
23
Q
meso-
A
middle
24
Q
meta-
A
beyond, after
25
micro-
small
26
mono-
one
27
neo-
not
28
olilg-, oligo-
few, little
29
pan-
all
30
para-
near
31
poly-
multiple
32
post-
after
33
quadri-
four
34
retro-
behind
35
semi-
half
36
tetra-
four
37
tachy-
rapid
38
tri-
three
39
uni-
one-
40
-ac, -ic, -ar
pertaining to
41
-alagia
pain
42
-cele
swelling
43
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
44
-cyte
cell
45
-desis
binding
46
-dynia
pain
47
-ectasis
stretching
48
-ectomy
surgical removal
49
-edema
swelling, fluid build up
50
-emesis
vomiting
51
-emia
blood condition
52
-gen, -genic, -genesis
that which generates
53
-gram
picture
54
-graph
an instrument used to record
55
-graphy
process of recording
56
-ian
specialist in a field of study
57
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
58
-iatry
medical treatment
59
-iatrics
relating to medical treatment
60
-ics
pertaining to
61
-ism
condition
62
-ist
practitioner
63
-itis
inflammation
64
-lith
stone
65
-logy
study of
66
-lysis
destruction
67
-malacia
softening
68
-megaly
enlargement
69
-meter
an instrument used to measure
70
-oma
tumor
71
-opsy
process of viewing
72
-osis
condition
73
-pathy
disease
74
-penia
deficiency
75
-pexy
surgical fixation
76
-phobia
abnormal fear
77
-plasia
abnormal formation
78
-plasty
surgical repair
79
-plegia
paralysis
80
-pnea
breathing
81
-poiesis
making, formation
82
-porosis
pourus
83
-tripsy
intentional crushing
84
-tomy
incision into
85
-tome
instrument used to cut
86
-stomy
surgical opening
87
-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
88
-stasis
stop
89
-spasm
involuntary movement
90
-scope
an instrument used to view
91
-scopy
act of viewing
92
-scelrosis
hardening
93
-rrhexis
rupture
94
-rrhaphy
repairing, suturing
95
-rrhage
excessive bleeding
96
-ptosis
drooping or prolapse
97
arthr/o-
joint
98
bronch/o-
windpipe
99
cardi/o-
heart
100
derm/o, dermat/o-
skin
101
gastr/o-
stomach
102
ger/o, geront/o-
old
103
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
104
hep/o, hepat/o
liver
105
muscul/o-
muscle
106
neur/o
nerve
107
oste/o
bone
108
path/o
disease
109
psych/o
mind
