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