Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
bi-, di-
A
twice, double
2
Q
brachy-
A
short
3
Q
hemi-
A
half
4
Q
iso-
A
equal, same
5
Q
mega-
A
large
6
Q
micro-
A
small, microscopic
7
Q
mono-
A
single
8
Q
multi-
A
multiple
9
Q
pan-, panto-
A
all, entire
10
Q
pluri-
A
several, more
11
Q
poly-
A
many
12
Q
quadra-, quadri-
A
four
13
Q
tri-
A
three
14
Q
uni-
A
one, single
15
Q
bilateral
A
both sides of the body
16
Q
hemiplegia
A
paralysis of half or one side of the body
17
Q
quadriplegia
A
paralysis of all four limbs
18
Q
brachyesophagus
A
abnormally short esophagus
19
Q
uniglandular
A
involves only one gland
20
Q
pluriglandular
A
involving several glands
21
Q
microscopic
A
too small to see without a scope
22
Q
isometric
A
of the same measurement
23
Q
monomania
A
obsession with a single thought or idea
24
Q
multiarticular
A
involves many joints
25
polyarteritis
inflammation of multiple arteries
26
pandemic
a disease that affects the entire population
27
megacephaly
abnormal elargement of the head
28
unilateral
condition that affects only one side of the body
29
ab-, abs-
away from
30
ad-
toward, to
31
ana-
against, up, backward
32
apo-
derived, separated from
33
cata-
down
34
circum-
around
35
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
not, separated
36
dia-
through
37
ecto-
outside or outward
38
endo-
within
39
epi-
above, over, from
40
ex-
out of, away from
41
exo-
external, on the outside
42
extra-
without, on the outside
43
infra-
positioned beneath, below, under
44
intra-
within, in
45
meso-
middle, median
46
para-
near, adjacent, beside
47
per-
thorugh, intensely
48
peri-
around, about, near
49
retro-
behind, backward
50
sub-
less than, under, inferior, below or beneath
51
supra-
above, over, excessive
52
trans-
across, through
53
abduct
move away from the body
54
adduct
move towards the body
55
mesoderm
the middle development layer of the skin
56
subcutaneous
beneath the skin
57
supramaxillary
above the maxilla
58
anaphylactic
exaggerated reaction to a toxin that is against phylaxis
59
cataplexy
sudden extreme muscle weakness
60
epicondyle
over or near the condyle
61
retroversion
turning backward as of the uterus is
62
circum oral
around the mouth
63
periappendicitis
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix
64
apobiosis
death of part of a living organism
65
ectopic
occuring outside of the normal place (pregnancy)
66
exogenous
produced outside of the organism
67
extracorporeal
outside of the body
68
disarticulation
separating a joint
69
endoabdominal
within the abdomen
70
endometrial
inside the uterus
71
intramuscular
within the muscle
72
diplacental
passing through the placenta
73
peraxillary
through the axilla
74
transdermal
across/ through the skin
75
exhale
breathe out
76
substernal
below the sternum
77
intravenous
in the vein
78
paracystic
near or next to the bladder
79
ante-
before
80
post-
after, following
81
pre-
before
82
primi-
first
83
pro-
before, forward
84
antemortem
before death
85
postmortem
after death
86
antepartum
before delivery or labor
87
post partum
after childbirth
88
primipara
giving birth for the first time
89
prenatal
before a child is born
90
postnatal
after the child is born
91
prodrome
symptoms that show up before a disease shows up
92
a-
without
93
ambi-
both, around
94
an-
without, no, lack
95
anti-
against, opposing
96
brady-
slow
97
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
together
98
contra-
against
99
de-
away from, cessation
100
dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
101
eu-
well, good, normal
102
hyper,
above normal, overly
103
hypo-
below normal
104
mal-
bad, inadequate
105
re-
again, backward
106
semi-
half
107
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
together, union, joined
108
tachy-
fast
109
ultra-
beyond, excessive
110
un-
not
111
bradycardia
abnormally slow heartrate
112
tachycardia
abnormally fast heart rate
113
ambidextrous
having ability on right and left sides
114
hyperactive
abnormally high energy
115
hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
116
reflux
backward flow
117
demylination
loss of myelin
118
anti-bacterial
opposing the growth of bacteria
119
contraindicated
against reccomendations
120
ultrasonic
waves beyond the frequency of sound
121
co-dominant
having equal degree of dominance
122
symbiosis
depending on eachother equally
123
eupepsia
normal good digestion
124
dysfunctional
functioning abnormally
125
asepsis
without living organisms
126
anencephalic
without a brain
127
malabsorption
inadequate absorption
128
semicomatose
a partial coma
129
unconsious
no conscious
130
auto-
self
131
meta-
behind, after, beyond
132
para-
beside, abnormal, involving two parts
133
autoimmune
immunity against ones own tissue
134
metacarpals
the five bones beyond the wrist bones
135
parakinesia
partial movement
136
autograft
graft using someones own self
137
metatarsal
the five bones beyond the ankle in the foot
138
paracervical
beside the cervix or beside the cervical spine
139
