module 101 Flashcards
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ab
away from
abduct
to lead away
a, an
without
adduct
to lead towards
ad
towards
albin/o
white
albinism
a congenial absence of pigment
ante
before, in front of
antecubital
before the bend of the elbow
anti
against
antiseptic
preventing the growth of the microorganisms
ambi
both, both side or around
ambidextrous
use both hands-handedeness
bi, bis
two or twice
bilateral
two sides
brady
slow
bradycardia
abnormally slow heartbeat
clor/o
green
chloroplast
plant cells that contain chlorophyll
contra
against
contraindication
unsafe to not receive treatment (harmful)
crypt
hidden
cryptorchid
undescended testicles
cyan/o
blue
cyanotic
blue discoloration to skin because they are deficient to O2
de
away, take away
dehydrate
free of H20 or to take away H2O
dia
through
diathermy
to generate heat through the body
di, dis
two, twice, double
diplopia
double vision
dys
difficult, painful
dysphagia
difficult swallowing
ecto
outer
ectoderm
outer layer of cells (embryo)
en, endo
inside
endocornea
inside the cornea
epi
upon/ above
erythro
red
erythrocyte
red blood cell (RBC)
eu
normal
e, ex, exo
out of, outside
eupnea
normal/unlabored breathing
eversion
turning inside out
extra
outside of, beyond
extrahepatic
outside the liver
hemi
half
hemiplegia
one side of the body parylisis
hydro
water
hydrocephalus
high pressure/high CSF in the cranial cavity
hydrophobia
morbid dread of water
hyper
above
hypertension
abnormally high blood pressure
hypo
below, under
hypothermia
abnormally low body temperature
hypotension
abnormally low blood pressure
in
not
inoperable
not able to operate on
in, intra
within, in
intravenous
situated within the veins
infra
below, beneath, under
inframammary
below the mammary gland
inter
between
intercostal
space between the ribs
macro
large
macrocephaly
abnormally enlarged head
mal
bad, abnormal
malalignment
bad/incorrect alignment
meta
beyond
metacarpal
beyond the carpals-bone region
micro
small
microdontism
abnormally small teeth
mono
one
monodiplopia
images viewed by one eye
multi
many
multicellular
involving many cells
nulli
none
nulliparity
female not yet having born offspring
ortho
straight, correct
orthapedics
branch of medicine detailing correctness of injury, skeletal, ligaments, tendons
pan
all
panarthritius
inflammation of all structures of joints
para
beside
parathryoid
besides the thyroid (parathyroid gland)
per
through, by means, agency of
peri
around
periarterial
referring to tissues around the arteries
poli/o
gray
post
after
postpartum
after death
pre
before, in front of
primi
first
predisposition
susceptible to a disease
primigravida
first time pregnancy
pseudo
false
pseudarthrosis
false joint
quad, quadra
four
quadrant
4 quaters
re
back, again
reduce
restore the normal alignment
retro
behind
retrosternal
behind the sternum
semi
half
semicomotose
half unconscious/ not fully conscious
sub
under
subcalvin
under the clavicle
super
above
superficiant
at or on the surface
supra
above
suprarenal
above the kidneys
syn
together, jointed
syndactylism
fusion of fingers or toes
tacky/tachy
rapid/ swift
tachycardia
rapid heart beat
tertra
four
tetradactyl
four toes or four fingers
trans
across
transection
cut across
tri
three
trigemini
occurring in the threes
un
not
unconscious
lacking of awareness of environment
uni
one
unilateral
occurring on one side
xanth/o
yellow
xanthopia
usual disturbance where objects appear yellow
endocarditis
inflammation of the inside linings of the heart
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the myelin sheaths (nerves) graying
poly
too much, many
polyuria
too much urination
post
after
postmortem
pre
before, in front of
predisposition
primi
first
primigravida
pseudo
false
pseudarthrosis
quad, quadra
four
quadrant
re
back, again
reduce
retro
behind
retrosternal
semi
half
semicomatose
sub
under
subclavian
super
above
superficial
supra
above
suprarenal
syn
together, joined
syndalactism
tacky
rapid, swift
tachycardia
tertra
four