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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

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