Medical Terminology Chapter 3

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Mono-, uni-

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One

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Mononeuopathy(disease affecting a single nerve); uniglandular (affecting only one glad)

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Bi- , di-

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Two

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Binocular (having two nuclei) dioxide (oxygen compound that contains two oxygen atoms)

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Tri-

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Three

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Triceps (used in naming a muscle that has three heads

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Quad- , quadri- , tetra-

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Four

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Quadruplets (four offspring born of a single pregnancy) tetralogy (a combination of four elements or factors, for example, tetralogy of Fallot, a cardiac condition)

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Centi-

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One hundred or one hundredth (1/100)

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Deci-

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One tenth (1/10)

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Milli-

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One thousandth (1/1000)

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Ana-

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Excessive, upward, or again

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Analeptic(invigorating or a drug that acts as a central nervous system stimulant, such as coffe)

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Diplo-

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Double

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Diplopia (double vision or having two images of a single object )

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Hemi-, semi-

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Half, partly

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Hemicolectomy (excision of approximately half of the colon) semicoma (a stupor from which the patient may be aroused)

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Hyper-

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Excessive, more than normal

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Hyperactive(excessively active)

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Hypo-

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Beneath or below normal

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Hypothyroidism (below normal thyroid activity)

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Multi-, poly-

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Many

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Multicellular (composed of many cells, for example, humans) polydactyly (a developmental abnormality characterized by the presence of more than the usual number of fingers or toes)

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Nulli-

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None

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Nullipara(a woman who has never born a viable child; Para, woman who has borne viable offspring)

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Pan-

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All

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Pandemic (widespread epidemic of a disease, occurring widely throughout a region)

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Primi-

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First

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Primigravida (a woman pregnant for the first time; gravida means a pregnant woman)

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Super-, ultra-

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Excessive

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Supersensitivity (excessive sensitivity, as that following damage of a nerve supply to a body part); ultraviolet (beyond the violet end of the light spectrum)

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abduct (to move away from the axis of the body); to carry away by force

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Ad-

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Toward

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Adduct (to move toward the middle axis of the body)

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Ante-, pre-, pro-

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Before in time or in place

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Antemortem (before death); prenatal (before birth, or other curling before or existing at birth); provitamin (precursor of a vitamin)

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Circum-, peri-

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Around or circular

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Circumduction (circular movement of a limb); pericolitis (inflammation of the connective tissue around the colon)

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Dia-

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Through

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Diarrhea

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Ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-

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Out, without, away from

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En-, end-, endo-

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Inside

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Hypo-, infra-, sub-

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Beneath or under

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Hypoalgesia (reduced sensitivity to pain) infrasonic (below the range of sound waves normally perceived by the human ear)

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Inter-

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Between

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Interrenal(situated between kidneys)

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Intra-

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Within

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Intramuscular (situated in the muscle)

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Ipsi-

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Same

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Ipsilateral(pertaining to or affecting the same side of the body)

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Meso-, mid-, medio-

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Middle

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Mesoderm (the middle layer of the early layers in development of an embryo); midsection (a cut through the middle of an organ or part)

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Para-

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Near, beside, or abnormal

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Paramedic (a person who acts as an assistant to a physician or axis in place of a physician until the physician is available)

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Per-

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Through or by

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Perspire (to excrete through the pores of the skin)

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Post-

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After , behind

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Postnatal (occurring after birth) postnasal (occurring behind the nose)

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Retro-

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Behind, backward

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Retrocolic (behind the large intestines)

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Super-, supra-

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Above, beyond

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Superficial(situated on or near the surface) suprarenal (above the kidney)

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Sym-, syn-

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Joined, together

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Symmetry(correspondence of parts on the opposite side of a dividing line) syndrome (a set of symptoms that occur together and collectively characterize a particular disease or condtion)

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Trans-

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Across

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Transdermal(entering through or passing across the skin)

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A-, an-

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No, not, without

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In-

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Not or inside

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Macro-, mega-, megalo-

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Large or great

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Micro-

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Small

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Anti-, contra-

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Against

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Mal-

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Bad

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Pro-

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Favoring, supporting

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Anterior

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Nearer to or toward the front

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Posterior

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Nearer to or toward the back

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Ventral

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Belly side

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Dorsal

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Directed toward or situated on the back side

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Medial, median

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Middle or nearer the middle

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Lateral

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Farther from the midline of the body or from a structure

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Superior

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Uppermost or above

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Inferior

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Lower most or below

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Proximal

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Nearer the origin or point of attachment

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Distal

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Far or distant from the origin or point of attachment

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Caudal or caudad

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In an inferior position; tail or toward the tail

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Cephalad

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Toward the head

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Abdomin(o)

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Abdomen

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Acr(o)

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Arms and legs (extremities)

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Axill(o)

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Armpit

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Cephal(o)

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Head

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Crani(o)

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Cranium

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Dactyl(o)

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Finger or toe

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Encephal(o)

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Brain

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Herni(o)

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Hernia

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Omphal(o), umbilic(o)

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Umbilicus

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Pelv(i)

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Pelvis

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Periton(o)

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Peritoneum

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Pod(o)

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Foot

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Som(a), somat(o)

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Body

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Spin(o)

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Spine

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Thorac(o), steth(o)

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Thorax (chest)

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Viscer(o)

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Viscera (large abdominal organs)