Medical Terminology Unit 3 Flashcards
encephalo
containing form for brain (inside the head)
encephalomalacia
softening of the brain
encephalistis
inflammation of the brain
hyper
prefix for above, abnormally high, increased
hypertension
abnormally high blood pressure
hypertrophy
overdevelopment, enlarged
hypo
prefix for below, abnormally low, decreased
hypotension
abnormally low blood pressure
hypotophry
underdevelopment, loss of size (atrophy)
lipo
combining form for fat (superficial fat)
lipoid
resembling fat
lipoma
tumor composed of fat tissue
mal
prefix meaning bad
malignant
bad, worsening, leading to death
athero
combining form for fatty or porridge like fat
atheroma
tumor composed of fat in the blood vessels
atherosclerosis
hardening for a blood vessel caused by fat
carcino
combining form for cancer (epithelial origin)
carcinoma
cancerous tumor (epithelial origin)
carcinogenic
pertaining to cancer development