Med Term 9 Flashcards
aerophobia
fear of air
aero
air
aerotherapy
therapy using air (respiratory therapy)
anaerobic
able to live without air (oxygen)
chromo
color
chromophilic
attraction of color (stain)
achromophilic
not absorbing color (stain)
chromolysis
destruction of color
dorso
near or on the back
ventro
near or on the belly side of the body
antero
toward the front or in front of
postero
following or located behind
cephalo
upward, toward the head
caudo
downward, toward the tail
medio
toward the midline
latero
toward the side, away from the midline
supero
above
infero
below
proximo
near the point of origin
disto
away from the point of origin
sagitto
vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right
corono
resembling a crown or encircling
omphalo
navel
pro-
in front of
dia
through or throughout
symptom
how a patient tells you they feel (pain, nausea, or being tired)
aero
air
chromo
color
phil
attracted to or loves
dys
abnormal, bad, painful, or difficult
-tocia
labor
eu-
good, well or easy
entero
intestine, (small intestine)
colo
large intestine
-stasis
the act or condition of stopping or controlling
-cyesis
pregnancy
pseudo-
false
viscero
organs (internal)
parieto
wall
ecto-
outer-outside
endo-
inner-inside
meso-
middle
retro-
backward-behind
para-
near
exo-
outside , greek
poly
excessive
-plasm
substance
proto-
first
topo
place
ante-
front or forward
para-
near, beside, or around
gastroscopy
looking into the stomach with a scope
retroperitoneal
behind the peritoneum
dialysis
filtering the blood through a membrane, (artificial kidney)
endoderm
inner germ layer that gives rise to organs
ectopic
outside of the normal location
posteroanterior
pertaining to direction from back to front
procephalic
pertaining to in front of the head
diagnosis
identification of a disease through signs and symptoms
omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus (navel)
ventrolateral, anterolateral
pertaining to the side and front
cephalocaudal
pertaining to the direction from head to tail
apepsia
lack of digestion
pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy
false pregnancy
euphoria
feeling of well-being (good)
euthanasia
easy (peaceful) death
dysmenorrhea
difficult (painful) menstruation
visceralpleura
membrane attached to the lung
hemostasis
control of blood flow
aerobic
uses air to live (metabolism with oxygen)
chromophilic
absorbs stain easily
peritoneum, visceroperitoneum
membrane that lines the abdominal wall
omphalorrhea
discharge from the navel
syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and the side
ectogenous
formed outside of the body (from another source)
catheterization
introduction of a tube to evacuate or irrigate a body cavity
apnea
cessation of breathing
URI
upper respiratory infection
narcolepsy
sleep seizures
CPAP
continuous positive air pressure
hypoventilation
reduced depth of breaths
syndrome
symptoms that run together
symptoms
how the patient feels
U
units
hypoglycemic
low blood sugar
analgesic
pain reliever
cephalgia
headache
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
ventilatory
getting air in lungs
anterolateral
pertaining to front and side
anteromedial
pertaining to front and middle
anteroposterior
direction from front to back
axillary
pertaining to the armpit area
midaxillary
pertaining to the middle of the armpit
midsagittal
vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves
cephalad
toward the head
cephalocaudal
pertaining to a head to tail (distal spine)
coronal
crown, lateral suture line of the skull
dia
prefix, through
dialysis
destruction through (filtration using an artificial kidney)
diarrhea
flow through, watery stool (feces)
diagnosis
identification of a disease through its symptoms and signs
dorsal
pertaining to the back (posterior)
dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
dorsoventral
direction from back to front
ecto
combining form (prefix) for outer, outside
ectocytic
outside the cell
ectogenous
produced or generated outside, not from one’s own body
ectopic
located outside the normal area, such as tubal pregnancy
endo
combining form (prefix) for inner, inside
endoderm
inner embryonic (stem cells)
endogenous
made inside one’s own body
endoscopy
looking into the body (cavity or tube) with a scope
eu
good, well, or easy
eugenics
choosing the good genes for reproduction
eupnea
easy breathing
euthanasia
good death, easy death
inferior
below, under
superior
above, over
lateral
side
medial
middle
meno
combining form for menses (menstruation)
menopause
the permanent cessation of menstruation
menorrhagia
hemorrhaging during menstruation
dysmenorrhea
difficult, painful menstruation
omphalo
combining form for umbilicus (navel)
omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
omphalitis
inflammation of the navel
omphalocele
herniation of the naval
para-
around, near
pseudo-
false
retro-
behind, in back of
pro-
before, in front of
syphilo
combining form for syphilis
syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
syphilopsychosis
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
syphilotherapy
treatment for syphilis
