Prefix /Specific Quality About a Term Flashcards
a, an / aphasia
without or absence of / absence of speaking
brady / bradycardia
slow / abnormally slow heart rate
circum / circumflex
around / bending around something else
dys / dyslexia
bad,abnormal,difficult, painful / learning ability w/ impaired reading, spelling & writing ability.
eu / eupnea
normal or good / normal or good breathing
heter, hetero / hetersexual person
different / one who prefers to have sex with a different gender than their own.
hyper / hypertension
excessive, abnormally high or above / abnormally high blood pressure
hypo / hypothyroidism
deficient, abnormally low or below / abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones
macro / macrocytosis
large / blood cells that are abnormally large.
mal / malabsorption
bad / bad absorption
mega, megalo / megalocyte
larger or great / large cell
micro / microscopy
small / procedure of observing objects to small to be seen by the naked eye.
neo / neonate
new / newborn, within the first 28 days of life
pseudo / pseudocyesis
false / false pregnancy
tachy / tacycardia
rapid,fast /rapid heart rate
trans / transverse
through,across,beyond / lie across or in a crosswise direction.
ultra / ultrasound
beyond normal / provides images of internal structures by bouncing beyond normal sound waves through body.
a, an / asymptomatic
without or absence of/ pertaining to not having symptoms
circum
around
dys / dyslexia
bad, abnormal, difficult, painful / earning disability w /impaired reading, spelling, & writing ability
eu / eupnea
normal or good / normal or good breathing
heter, hetero
different
hyper / hyperalgesia
excessive, abnormally high, or above / excessive, abnormally high sensitivity to painful stimuli
hypo / hypothyroidism
deficient,abnormally low, below / abnormallly low levels of thyroid hormones
macro / macrocytosis
large / blood cells that are abnormally large
mal / malabsorption
bad,abnormal,painful or difficult / - bad absorption
mega, megalo / megalocyte
larger or great / large cell
micro
small
neo
new
pseudo
false
tachy /tachycardia
fast / rapid hear rate
trans / transverse
through, across or beyond / lie across or in a crosswise direction
ultra / ultrasound
beyond normal / images of internal structures by bouncing beyond normal sound waves thru body
con / conjoined
with,together or jointly / joined together
contra / contraception
counter or against / counter or against
meta / metabolism
after of change / process by which foods are changed
