Medical Terminology a systems approach ch4
Terms
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ante-
ante/cubit/al
? /elbow / pertaining to -
before, infront
_____/cubit/al
pertaining to before or infront of the elbow. -
pre-
pre/operative
? /operation -
before, in front
____/operative
before an operation -
pro-
pro/ot/ic
? /ear/pertaining to -
before, infront
____/ot/ic
pertaining to infront of the ear -
epi-
epi/derm/is
? /skin/noun ending -
above, upon
above or upon the skin
___/derm/is -
hypo-
hypo/derm/ic
? /skin/relating to -
under, below
relating to under or below the skin
____/derm/ic -
infra-
infra/pub/ic
? / pubis/ relating to -
under, below
relating to under or below the pubis
_____/pub/ic -
sub-
sub/nas/al
? / nose/ pertaining to -
under, below
pertaining to under or below the nose
____/nas/al -
inter-
inter/cost/al
? / ribs/ pertaining to -
between
pertaining to between the ribs
_____/ cost/al -
medi-
medi/al
? / pertaining to -
middle
pertaining to the middle
___/al -
meso-
meso/derm
? / skin -
middle
middle skin
____/derm
a primary germ layer between ectoderm and endoderm. -
post-
post/nat/al
?/ birth/ pertaining to -
after, behind
pertaining to after the birth
____ /nat/al -
retro-
retro/peritone/al
? / peritoneum/ pertaining to -
backward, behind
___/peritone/al
pertaining to behind the peritoneum -
bi-
bi/later/al
? / side/ relating to -
two
___/later/al
relating to two sides -
dipl-
dipl/opia
? / vision -
double, two fold
_____/opia
double vision -
diplo-
diplo/cocci
? / spherical bacteria -
double, twofold
____/cocci
spherical bacteria that appears in double or in pairs -
hemi-
hemi/plegia
? / paralysis -
half
___/plegia
half paralised -
semi-
semi/circul/ar
? / circle/ pertaining to -
half
___/circul/ar
pertaining to a half circle -
hyper-
hyper/glyc/emia
? / glucose, sugar / blood -
excessive, above normal
_____/ glyc/emia
above normal blood sugar -
macro-
macro/cephal/y
? / head/ noun ending -
large
_____/cephal/y
large head -
micro-
micro/scope
? / instrument to view -
small
_____/scope
instrument to view small things -
mono-
mono/nucle/ar
? / nucleus / pertaining to -
one
_____/nucle/ar
pertaining to one nucleus -
uni-
uni/para
? / to bear (offspring) -
one
___/para
to bear one offspring -
multi-
multi/para
? / to bear (offspring) -
many much
______/para
to bear many offspring -
poly-
poly/phobia
? / fear -
many, much
____/phobia
many fears -
primi-
primi/gravida
? / pregnancy -
first
____/gravida
first pregnancy -
quadri-
quadri/plegia
? / paralysis -
four
_____/plegia
paralysis of all four limbs or extremities -
tri-
tri/ceps
? / heads -
three
___/ceps
heads of three
pertains to muscle heads or attachments -
a-
a/mast/ia
? / breast / condition -
without, not
____/mast/ia
a condition of being without a breast -
an-
an/esthes/ia
? / sensation /condition -
without, not
____/esthesia
a condition of being without sensation -
im-
im/potency
? / potent -
in, not
___/potency
not potent -
in-
in/sane
? / sound -
in, not
____/sane
not sound -
ab-
ab/norm/al
? NOT/ regular, uaual / pertaining to -
from, away from
_____AWAY _/norm/al
pertaining to being away from the usual or normal -
ad-
ad/stern/al
? / sternum, breastbone / relating to -
toward
____/stern/al
relating to being towrd the sternum or breastbone -
circum-
circum/or/al
? / mouth / pertaining to -
around
______/or/al
pertaining to around the mouth -
peri-
peri/oste/itis
? / bone / inflamation -
around
____/oste/itis
inflamation around a bone -
ec-
ec/top/ia
? / place / condition -
out, out from
_____/top/ia
condition of being out of place
**malposition of an organ -
ex-
ex/cise
? / to cut -
out, out from
___/cise
to cut out -
dia-
dia/rrhea
? / flow -
through, across
____/rrhea
flow through or across -
trans-
trans/fusion
? / a pouring -
through, across
____/fusion
a pouring across -
ecto-
ecto/derm
? / skin -
outside, outward
______/derm
outside skin -
exo-
exo/trop/ia
? / turning / a condition -
outside, outward
_____/trop/ia
a condition of outward turning
** abnormal turning outward of one or both eyes.*** -
extra-
extra/ocul/ar
? / eye / pertaining to -
outside, outward
____/ocul/ar
pertaining to the outside of the eye -
endo-
endo/cardi/um
? / heart/ noun ending -
in, within
_____/cardi/um
within the heart -
intra-
intra/muscul/ar
? / muscle / relating to -
in, within
____/muscul/ar
relating to within the muscle -
para-
para/nas/al
? / nose / pertaining to -
near, beside, beyond
_____/nas/al
pertaining to beside the nose -
super-
super/sensitive
? / sensation -
above, excessive
____/sensitive
excessive sensation -
supra-
supra/ren/al
? / kidney / pertaining to -
above, excessive
_____/ren/al
pertaining to above the kidney
**adrenal glands** -
anti-
anti/bacteria/al
? / bacteria / pertaining to -
against
____/bacteria/al
pertaining to against bacteria -
contra-
contra/ception
? / conceiving -
against
____/ception
against conceiving -
brady-
brady/card/ia
? / heart / noun ending, condition -
slow
___/card/ia
condition of a slow heart -
dys-
dys/pep/sia
? / digestion -
bad, painful, difficult
____/pep/sia
painful or difficult digestion -
eu-
eu/pnea
? / breathing -
good, normal
__/pnea
good, normal breathing -
hetero-
hetero/sex/ual
? / sex / pertaining to -
different
_____/sex/ual
pertaining to different sexes -
homo-
homo/sex/ual
? / sex / pertaining to -
same
____/sex/ual
pertaining to same sex -
mal-
mal/nutrition
? / food substance -
bad
____/nutrition
food substance that is bad -
pan-
pan/hyster/ectomy
? / uterus / excision -
all
___/hyster/ectomy
excision of all of the uterus -
pseudo-
pseudo/plegia
? / paralysis -
false
____/plegia
false paralysis -
syn-
syn/arthr/osis
? / joint / abnormal condition -
union, together, joined
____/arthr/osis
abnormal condition of a joined joint -
tachy-
tachy/pnea
? / breathing -
rapid
____/pnea
rapid breathing - fossa
- depression, a depressed area