Medical Terminology Flashcards
traumatic, with no prefix
pertaining to an injury
A-
without or no
atraumatic
without injury
uria, no prefix
urination
an-
without or no
anuria
absence of urine
Ab-
away from
Ad-
toward
Abduction
to take away from midline
adduction
move toward midline
emetic, no prefix
pertaining to vomiting
anti-
against
antiemetics
work against or to prevent vomiting
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
eu-
good, easy, normal
dysphagia
difficulty eating or swallowing
euthyroid
normally function thyroud gland
endo-
within or inside
exo-
without, outside of, or away from
endocrine
secrete internally
exocrine
secrete externally (via duct)
endoparasite
an organism that lives within the body of
ectoparasite
an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host
hyper-
elevated, higher, or more than normal
hypo-
depressed, lower, or less than normal
hyperglycemia
elevated amounts of blood glucose
hypoglycemia
depressed amounts of blood glucose
inter-
between
intra-
within
intercostal
between the ribs
intramuscular
within the muscle
poly-
many or excessive