plan prefixes unit 2 Flashcards
1
Q
cautery
A
burn or melt
2
Q
cry/o
A
cold or freeze
3
Q
dessicate
A
to dry out
4
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
5
Q
graft
A
living tissue
6
Q
matern/o
A
mother
7
Q
neonat/o
A
newborn, baby
8
Q
orth/o
A
straight
9
Q
palliative
A
treatment of symptoms only
10
Q
ped/i
ped/o
A
child
11
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
12
Q
-plasty
A
surgical reconstruction or reformation
13
Q
prophylaxis
A
preventative treatment
14
Q
psych/o
A
mind or mental
15
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suturing
