cna Flashcards
brady
slow
tachy
fast
hema/hemo
blood
ectomy
Surgical removal
leuk (o)
white
pathy
suffering/disease
pnea
breath
epi
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
intra
Within
endo
Within
cardio
The heart/blood vessels
pneumo
lung/breath
renal
kidneys
inter
between
itis
Inflammation or disease
hepatic
the liver
pyel (o)
pelvis
hyper
above normal
gastro/gastric
the stomach
hypo
less than normal
stasis
stopping
phag(o)
eating
plegia
paralysis / stroke
dys
abnormal / difficult / painful
bi
two
poly
many / excessive
a, an
without / not
otomy
Cutting the body
sclerosis
hardening of tissue
mal
bad / abnormal
macro
large
peri
surrounding / around
osis
disease / condition of
hepato
liver
olig (o)
few
micro
small
ur (o) urin (o)
urine / urinary tract
angina
chest pain / discomfort