Medical Terminology Chapter 2

Question 1

bi-, di-

Answer 1

twice, double

Question 2

brachy-

Answer 2

short

Question 3

hemi-

Answer 3

half

Question 4

iso-

Answer 4

equal, same

Question 5

mega-

Answer 5

large

Question 6

micro-

Answer 6

small, microscopic

Question 7

mono-

Answer 7

single

Question 8

multi-

Answer 8

multiple

Question 9

pan-, panto-

Answer 9

all, entire

Question 10

pluri-

Answer 10

several, more

Question 11

poly-

Answer 11

many

Question 12

quadra-, quadri-

Answer 12

four

Question 13

tri-

Answer 13

three

Question 14

uni-

Answer 14

one, single

Question 15

bilateral

Answer 15

both sides of the body

Question 16

hemiplegia

Answer 16

paralysis of half or one side of the body

Question 17

quadriplegia

Answer 17

paralysis of all four limbs

Question 18

brachyesophagus

Answer 18

abnormally short esophagus

Question 19

uniglandular

Answer 19

involves only one gland

Question 20

pluriglandular

Answer 20

involving several glands

Question 21

microscopic

Answer 21

too small to see without a scope

Question 22

isometric

Answer 22

of the same measurement

Question 23

monomania

Answer 23

obsession with a single thought or idea

Question 24

multiarticular

Answer 24

involves many joints

Question 25

polyarteritis

Answer 25

inflammation of multiple arteries

Question 26

pandemic

Answer 26

a disease that affects the entire population

Question 27

megacephaly

Answer 27

abnormal elargement of the head

Question 28

unilateral

Answer 28

condition that affects only one side of the body

Question 29

ab-, abs-

Answer 29

away from

Question 30

ad-

Answer 30

toward, to

Question 31

ana-

Answer 31

against, up, backward

Question 32

apo-

Answer 32

derived, separated from

Question 33

cata-

Answer 33

down

Question 34

circum-

Answer 34

around

Question 35

di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

Answer 35

not, separated

Question 36

dia-

Answer 36

through

Question 37

ecto-

Answer 37

outside or outward

Question 38

endo-

Answer 38

within

Question 39

epi-

Answer 39

above, over, from

Question 40

ex-

Answer 40

out of, away from

Question 41

exo-

Answer 41

external, on the outside

Question 42

extra-

Answer 42

without, on the outside

Question 43

infra-

Answer 43

positioned beneath, below, under

Question 44

intra-

Answer 44

within, in

Question 45

meso-

Answer 45

middle, median

Question 46

para-

Answer 46

near, adjacent, beside

Question 47

per-

Answer 47

thorugh, intensely

Question 48

peri-

Answer 48

around, about, near

Question 49

retro-

Answer 49

behind, backward

Question 50

sub-

Answer 50

less than, under, inferior, below or beneath

Question 51

supra-

Answer 51

above, over, excessive

Question 52

trans-

Answer 52

across, through

Question 53

abduct

Answer 53

move away from the body

Question 54

adduct

Answer 54

move towards the body

Question 55

mesoderm

Answer 55

the middle development layer of the skin

Question 56

subcutaneous

Answer 56

beneath the skin

Question 57

supramaxillary

Answer 57

above the maxilla

Question 58

anaphylactic

Answer 58

exaggerated reaction to a toxin that is against phylaxis

Question 59

cataplexy

Answer 59

sudden extreme muscle weakness

Question 60

epicondyle

Answer 60

over or near the condyle

Question 61

retroversion

Answer 61

turning backward as of the uterus is

Question 62

circum oral

Answer 62

around the mouth

Question 63

periappendicitis

Answer 63

inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix

Question 64

apobiosis

Answer 64

death of part of a living organism

Question 65

ectopic

Answer 65

occuring outside of the normal place (pregnancy)

Question 66

exogenous

Answer 66

produced outside of the organism

Question 67

extracorporeal

Answer 67

outside of the body

Question 68

disarticulation

Answer 68

separating a joint

Question 69

endoabdominal

Answer 69

within the abdomen

Question 70

endometrial

Answer 70

inside the uterus

Question 71

intramuscular

Answer 71

within the muscle

Question 72

diplacental

Answer 72

passing through the placenta

Question 73

peraxillary

Answer 73

through the axilla

Question 74

transdermal

Answer 74

across/ through the skin

Question 75

exhale

Answer 75

breathe out

Question 76

substernal

Answer 76

below the sternum

Question 77

intravenous

Answer 77

in the vein

Question 78

paracystic

Answer 78

near or next to the bladder

Question 79

ante-

Answer 79

before

Question 80

post-

Answer 80

after, following

Question 81

pre-

Answer 81

before

Question 82

primi-

Answer 82

first

Question 83

pro-

Answer 83

before, forward

Question 84

antemortem

Answer 84

before death

Question 85

postmortem

Answer 85

after death

Question 86

antepartum

Answer 86

before delivery or labor

Question 87

post partum

Answer 87

after childbirth

Question 88

primipara

Answer 88

giving birth for the first time

Question 89

prenatal

Answer 89

before a child is born

Question 90

postnatal

Answer 90

after the child is born

Question 91

prodrome

Answer 91

symptoms that show up before a disease shows up

Question 92

a-

Answer 92

without

Question 93

ambi-

Answer 93

both, around

Question 94

an-

Answer 94

without, no, lack

Question 95

anti-

Answer 95

against, opposing

Question 96

brady-

Answer 96

slow

Question 97

co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

Answer 97

together

Question 98

contra-

Answer 98

against

Question 99

de-

Answer 99

away from, cessation

Question 100

dys-

Answer 100

abnormal, difficult, painful

Question 101

eu-

Answer 101

well, good, normal

Question 102

hyper,

Answer 102

above normal, overly

Question 103

hypo-

Answer 103

below normal

Question 104

mal-

Answer 104

bad, inadequate

Question 105

re-

Answer 105

again, backward

Question 106

semi-

Answer 106

half

Question 107

syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Answer 107

together, union, joined

Question 108

tachy-

Answer 108

fast

Question 109

ultra-

Answer 109

beyond, excessive

Question 110

un-

Answer 110

not

Question 111

bradycardia

Answer 111

abnormally slow heartrate

Question 112

tachycardia

Answer 112

abnormally fast heart rate

Question 113

ambidextrous

Answer 113

having ability on right and left sides

Question 114

hyperactive

Answer 114

abnormally high energy

Question 115

hypoglycemia

Answer 115

low blood sugar

Question 116

reflux

Answer 116

backward flow

Question 117

demylination

Answer 117

loss of myelin

Question 118

anti-bacterial

Answer 118

opposing the growth of bacteria

Question 119

contraindicated

Answer 119

against reccomendations

Question 120

ultrasonic

Answer 120

waves beyond the frequency of sound

Question 121

co-dominant

Answer 121

having equal degree of dominance

Question 122

symbiosis

Answer 122

depending on eachother equally

Question 123

eupepsia

Answer 123

normal good digestion

Question 124

dysfunctional

Answer 124

functioning abnormally

Question 125

asepsis

Answer 125

without living organisms

Question 126

anencephalic

Answer 126

without a brain

Question 127

malabsorption

Answer 127

inadequate absorption

Question 128

semicomatose

Answer 128

a partial coma

Question 129

unconsious

Answer 129

no conscious

Question 130

auto-

Answer 130

self

Question 131

meta-

Answer 131

behind, after, beyond

Question 132

para-

Answer 132

beside, abnormal, involving two parts

Question 133

autoimmune

Answer 133

immunity against ones own tissue

Question 134

metacarpals

Answer 134

the five bones beyond the wrist bones

Question 135

parakinesia

Answer 135

partial movement

Question 136

autograft

Answer 136

graft using someones own self

Question 137

metatarsal

Answer 137

the five bones beyond the ankle in the foot

Question 138

paracervical

Answer 138

beside the cervix or beside the cervical spine