Medical Terminology Chapter 3 and 4 Flashcards
EPI
above, upon
Inter
between
Pre
before
Post
after
Sub/Infra
under, below
Poly
multi, much
Macro
large
Micro
small
Quadri
four
Tri
three
two
bi
first
primi
one-half
hemi, semi
none
nulli
double
di, dipl, diplo
one
mono, uni
many, much
multi, poly
upper, above
super
from, away from
ab
toward
ad
above; excessive; superior
supra
around
circum, peri
through, across
dia, trans
in, within
endo, intra
outside, outward
ecto, exo, extra
slow
brady
rapid
tachy
different
hetero
false
pseudo
bad; painful; difficult
dys
good, normal
eu
bad
mal
union, together, joined
syn
without, not
a, an
against
anti, contra
same
homo, homeo
paralysis of the four limbs
quadri/plegia
three heads
tri/ceps
pertaining to one nucleus
uni/nucle/ar
pertaining to between the ribs
inter/cost/al
pertaining to (the period) after birth
post/nat/al
double vision
dipl/opia
pertaining to under the skin
hypo/derm/ic
flow through
dia/rrhea
pertaining to around the kidney
circum/ren/al
pertaining to outside the skull
extra/crani/al
slow heart rate
brady/cardia
without feeling
an/esthesia
childbirth that is bad, painful or difficult
dys/tocia
pregnancy that is false
pseudo/cyesis
breathing that is rapid
tachy/pnea
paralysis of four limbs
quadri/plegia
instrument for examining small objects
micro/scope
cell that is large
macro/cyte
fear of many things
poly/phobia
pertaining to around the kidney
circum/ren/al
secrete within
endo/crine
pertaining to one nucleus
mono/nuclear
pertaining to near, beside, or beyond the nose
para/nas/al
paralysis of one-half of the body
hemi/plegia
pertaining to under the skin
hypo/derm/ic or sub/cutane/ous
pertaining to under the nose
sub/nas/al
pertaining to two sides
bi/later/al
pertaining to between the ribs
inter/cost/al
turning backward or behind
retro/version
levels of organization are:
cell, tissue, organ, system and organism
what are the four types of tissue?
epithelial, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue
function of the epithelial tissue
covers the surface of organs and outer layer of the skin
function of the connective tissue
supports other body tissue
function of muscle tissue
responsible for movement
function of the nervous tissue
transmits electrical impulses to relay information through the body
organs
composed of two or more tissue types
organ system
a body system is composed of various numbers of organs and structure that perform the same function
organism (highest level)
a complex living entry capable of independent existence
midsagittal plane
runs through center of body, divides into right and left halves
coronal (frontal) plane
divides into anterior and posterior sections
transverse (horizontal) plane
divides into top and bottom section
what is another term for dorsal?
posterior
what is another term for ventral
anterior
name the two dorsal cavities
cranial and spinal
name the ventral cavities
thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic (or thoracic and abdominopelvic)
pertaining to the umbilicus
umbilical
above the stomach
epigastric
beneath the umbilicus
hypogastric
on the lower left side near the groin
left inguinal or left iliac
on the right middle side near the waist
right lumbar
cell
cyt/o
nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
tissue
hist/o
anterior, front
anter/o
middle
medi/o
lower, below
infer/o
side, to one side
later/o
back, behind,posterior
dors/o. poster/o
stomach
gastr/o
chest
thorac/o
cranium
crani/o
pelvis
pelv/I, pelv/o
abdomen
abdomin/o
loins
lumb/o
red
erythro
white
leuko, albino
black
melano
blue
cyano
yellow
cirrho, jaundo, xantho
dry
xero
extremity
acro
internal organs
viscero
disease
patho
unknown, peculiar
idio
destruction of the white cells
leukoctytolysis
pertaining to the coccyx
coccygeal
resembling red
erythroid
tumor of black cells
melanoma
pertaining to the neck
cervical
abnormal condition of blueness
cyanosis
abnormal condition of yellowness
cirrhosis
pertaining to the loins
lumbar
pertaining to a disease of unknown
idiopathic
pertaining to the body
somatic
specialist In the study of disease
pathologist
pertaining to the internal organs
visceral
white cell
leukocyte
pain in stomach
gastralgia
instrument to measure the cranium
craniometer
enlargement of internal organs
visceromegaly
incision of the chest
thorac/o/tomy
study of the tissues
hist/o/logy
record of an xray
radi/o/gram
pertaining to a deficient color
hypo/chrom/ic
disease
pathological condition with a group of signs, symptoms, and clinical findings
objective
what you can physically see
subjective
what the patient tells you
diagnosis
the cause and nature of a disease
prognosis
prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
adhesion
abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated
inflammation
body defense against injury and disease that limits the spread of injury and aids in healing
febrile
feverish, pertaining to fever
morbid
diseased. unhealthy
sepsis
presence of pathogens in blood or other tissues
suppurative
producing or pertaining to the generation of pus
electrocardiography
recording of electrical impulses generated in the heart
spirometry
pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of the lungs
anastomosis
surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to aloe the flow from one to the other
biopsy
removal of a representative sample for evaluation sample of tissue, blood or body fluid
endoscopy
visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope
radiography
use of electromagnetic beam passed through the body to produce images
ultrasound
ulra-high frequency sound waves emitted by transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen
PET scan
use of radioactive chemical called a tracer that is introduced into the body
MRI
use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images
CT scan
narrow beam of xrays that rotates in a full arc around the patient
record of sound:
son/o/gram
process of recording (images using frequencies) beyond sound:
ultra/son/o/graphy
instrument to cut skin
derm/a/tome
instrument for examining the bronchi
bronchi/o/scope
instrument to measure the cranium:
crani/o/meter
visual examination within (the body):
endo/scopy
visual examination within (the body):
trans/abdomin/al
study of blood
hemat/o/logy
instrument for measuring heat
therm/o/meter
specialist in the study of x-rays:
radi/o/logist
