Ch 1-2

Front 1

Otorhinolaryngology

Back 1

The study of the ears, nose, and throat

Front 2

Laryngitis

Back 2

Inflammation of the larynx

Front 3

Endocardium

Back 3

Within the heart

Front 4

Intracardiac

Back 4

Intra- within

Pertaining to within the heart

Front 5

Pericardial

Back 5

Peri- around

Pertaining to around the heart

Front 6

Amenorrhea

Back 6

A- without or absence of

rrhea- drainage or flow

Absence of menstruation

Front 7

Dysmenorrhea

Back 7

Dys- bad difficult, painful, disordered

Painful menstrual flow

Front 8

Carditis

Back 8

Card- of the heart

Itis- inflammation of

Inflammation of the heart

Front 9

Cardiomegaly

Back 9

Enlargement of the heart

Front 10

Hypoglycemia

Back 10

Hypo- of low or less than normal

Blood condition of low or less than normal sugar

Front 11

Hyperhidrosis

Back 11

Hyper- excessive

Condition of excessive sweating

Front 12

Cardiopulmonary

Back 12

Ary- pertaining to

Pertaining to the heart and lungs

Front 13

Cardioarterial

Back 13

Pertaining to the heart and arteries

Front 14

Hysterosalpingectomy

Back 14

ectomy- removal of

Hyster- uterus

Scalping- Fallopian tubes

Removal of the uterus and Fallopian tubes.

Front 15

Nasopharyngitis

Back 15

Inflammation of the nose and throat

Front 16

Bi

Back 16

Two, double

Bicuspid- having two cusps or points

Front 17

Hemi

Back 17

Half

Hemiplegia- paralysis of one side (half) of the body

Front 18

Mili

Back 18

One thousandth

Front 19

Mono

Back 19

One

Monocyte- a white cell with a single nucleus

Front 20

Nulli

Back 20

None

Nullipara- a woman who has borne no children

Front 21

Primi

Back 21

First

Primigravida- first pregnancy

Front 22

Quadri

Back 22

Four

Quadriplegia- paralysis of all four extremities

Front 23

Semi

Back 23

Half

Semiconscious- half conscious

Front 24

Tetra

Back 24

Four

Tetraplegia- paralysis of both arms and legs ( same as quadriplegia)

Front 25

Tri

Back 25

Three

Triceps- a muscle having 3 heads

Front 26

Hyper

Back 26

Excessive

Hyperlipemia- excessive or above normal level of blood fats

Front 27

Hyp

Back 27

Under, below, beneath, less than normal

Hypoxemia- less than normal blood oxygen level

Front 28

Hypo

Back 28

Under, below, beneath, less than normal

Hypoglycemia- less than normal blood sugar

Front 29

Multi

Back 29

Many

Multipara- to bear many children

Front 30

Poly

Back 30

Many, much

Polyarthritis- inflammation of many joints

Polyuria- excretion of large amounts of urine

Front 31

Ab

Back 31

From, away from

Abduct- to move away from the midline of the body

Front 32

Ad

Back 32

Toward increase

Adduct- movement toward the midline of the body

Front 33

Ambi

Back 33

Both, both sides

Ambidextrous able to use both hands

Front 34

Ante

Back 34

Before, in front

Antecubital- the space in front of the elbow

Front 35

Circum

Back 35

Around

Circumoral- around the mouth

Front 36

De

Back 36

Down, from

Descend- to come down from

Front 37

Dia

Back 37

Through

Diagnosis- knowledge through testing

Front 38

Ecto

Back 38

Outside

Ectopic- outside of its normal location

Front 39

Endo

Back 39

Within

Endocervical- pertaining to the inner lining of the cervix

Front 40

Epi

Back 40

Upon, over

Epigastric- upon the stomach

Front 41

Ex

Back 41

Out, away from, outside

Extract- to remove a tooth from the oral cavity

Front 42

Exo

Back 42

Outside, outward

Exogenous- originated outside the body

Front 43

Extra

Back 43

Outside, beyond

Extrahepatic- outside of the liver

Front 44

Hypo

Back 44

Under, below, beneath, less than normal

Hypoglossal- under the tongue

Front 45

In

Back 45

In, inside, within, not

Intubate- to insert a tube inside an organ or body cavity

Front 46

Infra

Back 46

Beneath, below, under

Infrapatellar- below the knee

Front 47

Inter

Back 47

Between

Intercostal- between the ribs

Front 48

Intra

Back 48

Within

Intravenous- within the vein

Front 49

Juxta

Back 49

Near, beside

Juxtaarticular- pertaining to a location near a joint

Front 50

Meso

Back 50

Middle

Mesoderm- middle of 3 layers of skin

Front 51

Para

Back 51

Near, beside, beyond, like two parts

Paracervical- near or beside the cervix

Front 52

Peri

Back 52

Around

Perianal- around the anus

Front 53

Pre

Back 53

Before, in front

Precordial- the region "of the chest wall" in front of the heart

Front 54

Pro

Back 54

In front, before

Prognosis- knowledge before

Front 55

Re

Back 55

Back, again

Reactivate- to make active again

Front 56

Retro

Back 56

Backward, behind

Retroflexion- abnormal position of a organ in which the organ is tilted backward

Front 57

Sub

Back 57

Under, below

Sublingual- under the tongue

Front 58

Supra

Back 58

Above, over

Suprapubic- above the pubic area

Front 59

Trans

Back 59

Across, through

Transurethral- across or through the urethra

Front 60

Alb

Back 60

White

Albino

Front 61

Albin/o

Back 61

White

Albinism

Front 62

Chlor/o

Back 62

Green

Chlorophyll

Front 63

Chirrh/o

Back 63

Yellow, tawny

Cirrhosis- yellowness of the liver and skin

Front 64

Cyan/o

Back 64

Blue

Cyanoderma- bluish discoloration of the skin

Front 65

Eosin/o

Back 65

Red, rosy

Front 66

Erythr/o

Back 66

Red

Erythrocyte- mature RBC

Front 67

Glauc/o

Back 67

Gray silver

Glaucoma

Front 68

Jaund/o

Back 68

Yellow

Jaundice- yellow discoloration of the skin

Front 69

Lute/o

Back 69

Yellow

Corpus luteum

Front 70

Leuk/o

Back 70

White

Leukoplakia- white hard thickened patches

Front 71

Melan/o

Back 71

Black

Melanoma- dark pigmented cancerous tumor

Front 72

Poli/o

Back 72

Gray

Poliomyelitis- inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Front 73

Purpur/o

Back 73

Purple

Purpura

Front 74

Rube

Back 74

Red

Rubella-

Front 75

Xanth/o

Back 75

Yellow

Xanthoderma- yellow coloration of the skin

Front 76

A-

Back 76

Without, not, no

Apnea- without breathing

Front 77

An

Back 77

Without, not, no

Anesthesia- without feeling

Front 78

Ana

Back 78

Not, without

Anaplasia- without formation or development

Front 79

Anti

Back 79

Against

Antidote

Front 80

Contra

Back 80

Against

Contraceptive- device that prevents conception

Front 81

Dis

Back 81

Free of, to undo

Discharge- release substance

Front 82

Im

Back 82

Not

Impotence

Front 83

In

Back 83

In, inside, within, not

Incompetent

Front 84

Non

Back 84

Not

Noninvasive

Front 85

Auto

Back 85

Self

Autograft

Front 86

Brady

Back 86

Slow

Bradycardia- slow heartbeat

Front 87

Bio

Back 87

Life

Biology

Front 88

Con

Back 88

Together with

Congenital- born with

Front 89

Dys

Back 89

Bad, difficult, painful, disorder

Dyspnea- difficult breathing

Front 90

Eu

Back 90

Well, easily, good, normal

Eupnea- normal breathing

Front 91

Hetero

Back 91

Different

Heterogeneous- composed of different substances

Front 92

Homeo

Back 92

Likeness, same

Homeostasis

Front 93

Homo

Back 93

Same

Homogeneous- having same origins

Front 94

Hydro

Back 94

Water

Hydrocephalus- accumulation of fluid within the head

Front 95

Idio

Back 95

Individual

Idiosyncrasy- individual sensitivity to effects of a drug

Front 96

Meta

Back 96

Beyond, after

Metacarpals- pertaining to the bones after the carpal

Front 97

Pan

Back 97

All

Pancarditis- inflammation of the entire heart

Front 98

Per

Back 98

Through

Percussion- striking through

Front 99

Post

Back 99

After, behind

Postcibal- after meals

Front 100

Pseudo

Back 100

False

Pseudoanorexia

Front 101

Sym

Back 101

Joined together

Sympathetic- displaying compassion for another's grief "joined in disease"

Front 102

Syn

Back 102

Joined together

Syndrome- group of symptoms joined by a common cause

Front 103

Tachy

Back 103

Rapid

Tachycardia- rapid heartbeat

Front 104

Ultra

Back 104

Beyond, excess

Ultrasound- sound waves a very high frequencies

Front 105

Cardialgia

Back 105

Pain in the heart

Front 106

Cardialgia

Back 106

Pain in the heart

Front 107

Cardiocentesis

Back 107

Surgical puncture of the heart