Medical Aspects Terms Exam 3

Front 1

a, an-

Back 1

without, lack of

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

from, off, away from

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

to or toward, addition to nearness or intensification

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

both sides

Front 5

ana-,an-

Back 5

upward, backward, excessive or again

Front 6

ante-

Back 6

before in time or place

Front 7

antero-

Back 7

before

Front 8

anti-, ant-

Back 8

against or over against

Front 9

apo-,ap-

Back 9

from, seperation

Front 10

bi-, di-

Back 10

two or twice

Front 11

circum-

Back 11

around

Front 12

co-, con-, com-

Back 12

together, with

Front 13

contra-

Back 13

against, opposed

Front 14

de-

Back 14

down, away from

Front 15

dia-

Back 15

through, betweem across, apart or completely

Front 16

dis-

Back 16

reversal or seperation, duplication

Front 17

e-, ex-

Back 17

away from, without, or outside (sometimes denotes completely)

Front 18

ecto-

Back 18

situated on; without or on the outside

Front 19

em-, en-

Back 19

in

Front 20

endo,-end

Back 20

inward situation, within

Front 21

ep-, epi

Back 21

on, upon, or over

Front 22

extra-

Back 22

outside, beyond, in addition to

Front 23

hemi-, semi-, demi-

Back 23

one-half

Front 24

hyper-

Back 24

above, beyond, or excessive

Front 25

hypo-

Back 25

beneath, under, or deficient

Front 26

in-, im-

Back 26

in, within, or into; not

Front 27

infra

Back 27

situated, formed, or occuring beneath

Front 28

inter-

Back 28

situated, formed, or occuring between

Front 29

intra-

Back 29

situated, formed, or occuring within

Front 30

meso-

Back 30

situated in the middle or intermediate

Front 31

meta-

Back 31

beyond, change, exchange, or transformation

Front 32

milli-

Back 32

unit of measurment (1/1000)

Front 33

pan-

Back 33

all

Front 34

para-

Back 34

beside, beyond, accessory to, apart from, against

Front 35

per-

Back 35

throughout space or time

Front 36

peri-

Back 36

around

Front 37

post-

Back 37

after or behind

Front 38

pre-

Back 38

before

Front 39

pro-

Back 39

before or in front of

Front 40

quadri-

Back 40

four or fourfold

Front 41

re-

Back 41

back, again, contrary

Front 42

retro-

Back 42

backward or located behind

Front 43

sub-

Back 43

under, near, almost, or moderately

Front 44

super-

Back 44

above or implying excess

Front 45

supra-

Back 45

above or over

Front 46

sym-, syn-

Back 46

together, with, union

Front 47

ter-, tri-

Back 47

three or three fold

Front 48

trans-

Back 48

through or across, or beyond

Front 49

ultra-

Back 49

excess or beyond

Front 50

uni-

Back 50

one

Front 51

-algia, -dynia

Back 51

painful condition

Front 52

-cele

Back 52

tumor, swelling or hernia

Front 53

-cyte

Back 53

cell

Front 54

-ectasis

Back 54

expansion or dilation

Front 55

-genic

Back 55

producing or productive

Front 56

-gram

Back 56

that which is written or recorded

Front 57

-graphy

Back 57

act of writing or recording or a method of

Front 58

-iasis

Back 58

a process of condition resulting there from, particularly a morbid condition

Front 59

-itis

Back 59

inflammation

Front 60

-ology

Back 60

science or study of

Front 61

-morphy

Back 61

form or shape

Front 62

-oid

Back 62

resmblance to the thing specified

Front 63

-oma

Back 63

tumor or neoplasm

Front 64

-osis

Back 64

abnormal increase, condition, or disease process

Front 65

-pathy

Back 65

a morbid condition or disease

Front 66

-penia

Back 66

abnormal reduction in number of

Front 67

-phagia, -phagy

Back 67

perversion of appetitie or a relationship to eating or swallowing

Front 68

-phobia

Back 68

abnormal or morbid fear of/or aversion to

Front 69

-phoresis

Back 69

transmission of

Front 70

-plegia

Back 70

paralysis or stroke

Front 71

-pnea

Back 71

breathing

Front 72

-poiesis

Back 72

formation

Front 73

-ptosis

Back 73

downward placement

Front 74

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Back 74

excessive flow

Front 75

-rrhea

Back 75

flow or discharge

Front 76

-stasis

Back 76

maintenance of (or maintaining) a constant level, preventing increases by multiplication

Front 77

-staxis

Back 77

hemmorrhage

Front 78

-trophic

Back 78

nutrition; nourish

Front 79

-uria

Back 79

urine

Front 80

-centesis

Back 80

perforation or tapping

Front 81

-desis

Back 81

binding or fusion

Front 82

-ectomy

Back 82

excision of structure or organ

Front 83

-lithotomy

Back 83

incision of a duct or organ for removal of a stone

Front 84

-lysis

Back 84

dissolution, breaking down

Front 85

-ostomy

Back 85

incision or cutting

Front 86

-pexy

Back 86

fixation

Front 87

-plasty

Back 87

surgical repair

Front 88

-(r)rhaphy

Back 88

suture

Front 89

-scope

Back 89

instrument for examination

Front 90

-scopy

Back 90

act of examination

Front 91

-tripsy

Back 91

crushing

Front 92

celi

Back 92

abdomen

Front 93

cephal, cephalo

Back 93

head

Front 94

cheiro, chir

Back 94

hand

Front 95

dactyl, dactylo

Back 95

digit (finger, toe)

Front 96

lapar, laparo

Back 96

loin or flank, abdomen

Front 97

ped, pes, pedo

Back 97

foot

Front 98

psych

Back 98

mind

Front 99

thorac, thoraco

Back 99

chest

Front 100

trachel, trachelo

Back 100

neck or neck like structure

Front 101

viscer, viscero

Back 101

organs of the body

Front 102

aden

Back 102

gland or glands

Front 103

hem, hema, hemata, hemato, hemo

Back 103

blood

Front 104

lien, lieno

Back 104

spleen

Front 105

lymph, lympho

Back 105

lymph

Front 106

plasm, plasmo

Back 106

plasma or substance of a cell

Front 107

splen, spleno,

Back 107

spleen

Front 108

adreno

Back 108

adrenal glands

Front 109

thryo

Back 109

thyroid

Front 110

encephal, encephalo

Back 110

brain

Front 111

mening

Back 111

brain and or spinal column

Front 112

myel, myelo

Back 112

marrow, especially in relation

Front 113

neur, neuro

Back 113

nerves

Front 114

blephar

Back 114

eyelid or eyelash

Front 115

core, coreo

Back 115

pupil of the eye

Front 116

irid, irdo

Back 116

iris of the eye or colored circle

Front 117

kerato

Back 117

cornea

Front 118

oculo

Back 118

eye

Front 119

ophthalm, ophthalmo

Back 119

eye

Front 120

ot, oto

Back 120

ear

Front 121

phaco

Back 121

crystalline lens