Unit 11- Descriptive prefixes, asepsis, and pharmacology

Question 1

Often, words that begin with prefixes are

Answer 1

adjectives

Question 2

homo-

Answer 2

same

Question 3

hetero-

Answer 3

different

Question 4

syn-, sym-

Answer 4

joined
sym- when followed by “b, m, f, ph, or p”
syn- all others

Question 5

super-

Answer 5

excess, above

Used in descriptive common english terms and in a few medical terms

Question 6

supra-

Answer 6

above, more than

used more in describing anatomical locations

Question 7

anti-, contra-

Answer 7

against

Question 8

trans-

Answer 8

across

Question 9

a-, an-

Answer 9

absence of, lack of
a= followed by consonant
an=followed by vowel

Question 10

homoglandular

Answer 10

pertaining to the same gland

Question 11

homothermal

Answer 11

having the same body temperature all the time

Question 12

homolateral

Answer 12

pertaining to the same side

Question 13

homosexual

Answer 13

attracted to the same sex

Question 14

heteropsia

Answer 14

different vision in each eye

Question 15

heterosexual

Answer 15

being attracted to a different sex

Question 16

homogeneous

Answer 16

pertaining to the same throughout

Question 17

heterogeneous

Answer 17

pertaining to different throughout

Question 18

blephar/o

Answer 18

eyelid

Question 19

symphysis

Answer 19

growing together of parts

Question 20

symblepharon

Answer 20

eyelids that have grown together; adhesions of the eyelids

Question 21

pod/o

Answer 21

foot

Question 22

sympodia

Answer 22

lower extremities grown together

Question 23

sympathectomy

Answer 23

excision of a sympathetic nerve

Question 24

sympathoma

Answer 24

tumor of a sympathetic nerve

Question 25

superficial

Answer 25

above or on the surface

Question 26

superciliary

Answer 26

above the eyebrow

Question 27

superinfection

Answer 27

infection on top of another infection

Question 28

superiority

Answer 28

quality of being above or better than

Question 29

superlethal

Answer 29

pertaining to excessively deadly

Question 30

supernumerary

Answer 30

too many to number

Question 31

suprapubic

Answer 31

avove the pubis

Question 32

epi-

Answer 32

over, upon

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extra-

Answer 33

outside of, beyond, in addition to

Question 34

infra-, sub-

Answer 34

below, under

Question 35

meta-

Answer 35

beyond, after, occurring later in a series

Question 36

epigastric

Answer 36

above the stomach

Question 37

episplenitis

Answer 37

inflammation of tissue over the spleen

Question 38

epinephrectomy

Answer 38

excision of the tissue upon the kidney

Question 39

epigastrorrhaphy

Answer 39

suture of the region over the stomach

Question 40

epidiymectomy

Answer 40

excision of the epididymis

Question 41

epidural

Answer 41

upon the dura mater

Question 42

subdural

Answer 42

below the dura mater

Question 43

extrauterine

Answer 43

outside of or beyond the uterus

Question 44

mamm/o

Answer 44

breast

Question 45

mammography

Answer 45

process of taking x-ray picture of breast

Question 46

mammotomy

Answer 46

incision into breast tissue

Question 47

mammoplasty

Answer 47

surgical repair of the breast

Question 48

bi-

Answer 48

both or two

Question 49

bilateral

Answer 49

both sides

Question 50

subaural

Answer 50

below the ear

Question 51

stern/o

Answer 51

sternum

Question 52

cost/o

Answer 52

ribs

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pub/o

Answer 53

pubis

Question 54

metaphysics

Answer 54

study of things beyond the physical or of the spirit

Question 55

metacarpals

Answer 55

bones of hand beyond the carpals

Question 56

metatarsals

Answer 56

bones of foot beyond the tarsals

Question 57

metastasis

Answer 57

disease spreads beyond point of origin

plural=metastases

Question 58

ultra-

Answer 58

beyond or in excess

Question 59

ultraviolet (UV)

Answer 59

light waves beyond the violet frequency

Question 60

ultrasonic

Answer 60

sound waves beyond the audible frequency

Question 61

ultrasonography/ sonography

Answer 61

process of making an image using ultrasound (US)

Question 62

sepsis

Answer 62

Noun for infection
poisoned state or infection caused by absorption of pathogenic bacteria and their products into the bloodstream
adjective=septic

Question 63

asepsis

Answer 63

state without sepsis

Question 64

septicemia

Answer 64

infection in the bloodstream

Question 65

septicopyemia

Answer 65

infection with pus in the bloodstream

Question 66

sept/i, sept/o, septic/o, seps/o

Answer 66

infection

Question 67

anti-

Answer 67

against

Question 68

antipyretic

Answer 68

agent that works against a fever

Question 69

erythromycin

Answer 69

prescribe to fight bacteria

one type of antibiotic

Question 70

antirheumatic

Answer 70

work against rheumatic disease

Question 71

antispasmodic

Answer 71

work against spastic muscle

Question 72

contra-

Answer 72

against

Question 73

contraceptive

Answer 73

against contraception

Question 74

contralateral

Answer 74

opposite/against side

Question 75

trans-

Answer 75

across or over

Question 76

trasnport

Answer 76

carry across or over

Question 77

transposition

Answer 77

position across or over

Question 78

transfusion

Answer 78

blood passed across or over from one person to another

Question 79

transsexual

Answer 79

across sexes

Question 80

catheter

Answer 80

flexible tube

Question 81

catheterization

Answer 81

inserting a catheter for urine collection