Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Flashcards
bi-, di-
twice, double
brachy-
short
hemi-
half
iso-
equal, same
mega-
large
micro-
small, microscopic
mono-
single
multi-
multiple
pan-, panto-
all, entire
pluri-
several, more
poly-
many
quadra-, quadri-
four
tri-
three
uni-
one, single
bilateral
both sides of the body
hemiplegia
paralysis of half or one side of the body
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs
brachyesophagus
abnormally short esophagus
uniglandular
involves only one gland
pluriglandular
involving several glands
microscopic
too small to see without a scope
isometric
of the same measurement
monomania
obsession with a single thought or idea
multiarticular
involves many joints
polyarteritis
inflammation of multiple arteries
pandemic
a disease that affects the entire population
megacephaly
abnormal elargement of the head
unilateral
condition that affects only one side of the body
ab-, abs-
away from
ad-
toward, to
ana-
against, up, backward
apo-
derived, separated from
cata-
down
circum-
around
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
not, separated
dia-
through
ecto-
outside or outward
endo-
within
epi-
above, over, from
ex-
out of, away from
exo-
external, on the outside
extra-
without, on the outside
infra-
positioned beneath, below, under
intra-
within, in
meso-
middle, median
para-
near, adjacent, beside
per-
thorugh, intensely
peri-
around, about, near
retro-
behind, backward
sub-
less than, under, inferior, below or beneath
supra-
above, over, excessive
trans-
across, through
abduct
move away from the body
adduct
move towards the body
mesoderm
the middle development layer of the skin
subcutaneous
beneath the skin
supramaxillary
above the maxilla
anaphylactic
exaggerated reaction to a toxin that is against phylaxis
cataplexy
sudden extreme muscle weakness
epicondyle
over or near the condyle
retroversion
turning backward as of the uterus is
circum oral
around the mouth
periappendicitis
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix
apobiosis
death of part of a living organism
ectopic
occuring outside of the normal place (pregnancy)
exogenous
produced outside of the organism
extracorporeal
outside of the body
disarticulation
separating a joint
endoabdominal
within the abdomen
endometrial
inside the uterus
intramuscular
within the muscle
diplacental
passing through the placenta
peraxillary
through the axilla
transdermal
across/ through the skin
exhale
breathe out
substernal
below the sternum
intravenous
in the vein
paracystic
near or next to the bladder
ante-
before
post-
after, following
pre-
before
primi-
first
pro-
before, forward
antemortem
before death
postmortem
after death
antepartum
before delivery or labor
post partum
after childbirth
primipara
giving birth for the first time
prenatal
before a child is born
postnatal
after the child is born
prodrome
symptoms that show up before a disease shows up
a-
without
ambi-
both, around
an-
without, no, lack
anti-
against, opposing
brady-
slow
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
together
contra-
against
de-
away from, cessation
dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
eu-
well, good, normal
hyper,
above normal, overly
hypo-
below normal
mal-
bad, inadequate
re-
again, backward
semi-
half
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
together, union, joined
tachy-
fast
ultra-
beyond, excessive
un-
not
bradycardia
abnormally slow heartrate
tachycardia
abnormally fast heart rate
ambidextrous
having ability on right and left sides
hyperactive
abnormally high energy
hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
reflux
backward flow
demylination
loss of myelin
anti-bacterial
opposing the growth of bacteria
contraindicated
against reccomendations
ultrasonic
waves beyond the frequency of sound
co-dominant
having equal degree of dominance
symbiosis
depending on eachother equally
eupepsia
normal good digestion
dysfunctional
functioning abnormally
asepsis
without living organisms
anencephalic
without a brain
malabsorption
inadequate absorption
semicomatose
a partial coma
unconsious
no conscious
auto-
self
meta-
behind, after, beyond
para-
beside, abnormal, involving two parts
autoimmune
immunity against ones own tissue
metacarpals
the five bones beyond the wrist bones
parakinesia
partial movement
autograft
graft using someones own self
metatarsal
the five bones beyond the ankle in the foot
paracervical
beside the cervix or beside the cervical spine