Ch 1-4

Front 1

prone

Back 1

face down

Front 2

supine

Back 2

face up (cup of soup)

Front 3

palmar

Back 3

palm of the hand

Front 4

plantar

Back 4

sole of the feet (plantar wart)

Front 5

superficial

Back 5

surface, on or near the surface

Front 6

deep

Back 6

far down from the surface

Front 7

abduction

Back 7

moving away from the middle

Front 8

adduction

Back 8

moving toward the middle

Front 9

medial

Back 9

middle or midline

Front 10

lateral

Back 10

side

Front 11

superior

Back 11

above or in an upward direction

Front 12

inferior

Back 12

below or in a downward direction

Front 13

proximal

Back 13

nearest the center or point of origin; nearest the point of attachment

Front 14

distal

Back 14

farthest from the center or point of origin

Front 15

anterior

Back 15

surface or part situated toward the front of the body

Front 16

posterior

Back 16

back part of a structure; toward the back

Front 17

adhes

Back 17

stuck to

Front 18

-ion

Back 18

process

Front 19

eti/o

Back 19

cause

Front 20

-logy

Back 20

study of

Front 21

adhesion

Back 21

process of being stuck together

Front 22

etiology

Back 22

study of the cause(s) of disease

Front 23

febrile

Back 23

fever, a sustained body temp above 98.6degF

Front 24

afebrile

Back 24

without fever

Front 25

homeostasis

Back 25

steady state; state of equilibrium maintained in the body's internal environment

Front 26

homeo

Back 26

similar, same, constant

Front 27

-stasis

Back 27

stable, stability, equal

Front 28

malaise

Back 28

general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by patient w/ chronic disease

Front 29

necrosis

Back 29

abnormal condition of tissue death

Front 30

necr

Back 30

death

Front 31

-osis

Back 31

condition

Front 32

prognosis

Back 32

a state of foreknowledge; prediction of the course of a disease and the recovery rate of the affected person

Front 33

pro-

Back 33

before

Front 34

-gnosis

Back 34

knowledge

Front 35

prophylactic

Back 35

pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease or pregnancy

Front 36

prophylact

Back 36

guarding

Front 37

-ic

Back 37

pertaining to

Front 38

radiology

Back 38

study of x-rays and other imaging modalities that use x-rays

Front 39

radi/o

Back 39

ray, x-ray

Front 40

-logy

Back 40

study of

Front 41

syndrome

Back 41

group of signs and symptoms occurring together that characterize a specific disease or pathological condition

Front 42

syn

Back 42

together, with

Front 43

-drome

Back 43

that which runs together

Front 44

excision

Back 44

process of cutting out, surgical removal

suffix: ectomy

Front 45

ex-

Back 45

out

Front 46

cis

Back 46

to cut

Front 47

-ion

Back 47

process

Front 48

-ectomy

Back 48

to cut or remove something

Front 49

incision

Back 49

process of cutting into

Front 50

in-

Back 50

in, into

Front 51

-otomy

Back 51

to cut into a part of the body

Front 52

anti

Back 52

against; fighting against

Front 53

hyper

Back 53

excessive, above

Front 54

hypo

Back 54

deficient, below where it should be

Front 55

inter

Back 55

between (think interstate - between states)

Front 56

intra

Back 56

within, inside, on the inside (think intrastate - within a state)

Front 57

peri

Back 57

around

Front 58

pre/ante

Back 58

before, in front of

Front 59

brady

Back 59

slow

Front 60

tachy

Back 60

rapid, fast

Front 61

dys

Back 61

difficult; bad

Front 62

eu

Back 62

normal

Front 63

pan

Back 63

all (think of pandemic - all are affected)

Front 64

epi

Back 64

upon us (think of epidemic - region is affected)

Front 65

bi

Back 65

both, two

Front 66

epi

Back 66

upon

Front 67

ecto

Back 67

outer, outside, external

Front 68

endo

Back 68

inside

Front 69

poly

Back 69

many

Front 70

multi

Back 70

many, multiple

Front 71

supra

Back 71

above, over (supraorbital); beyond the limits of

Front 72

post

Back 72

after, behind

Front 73

retro

Back 73

behind

Front 74

quadri

Back 74

all four (think quadriplegia - paralysis of all four limbs)

Front 75

semi

Back 75

half

Front 76

tri

Back 76

three

Front 77

uni

Back 77

one

Front 78

primi

Back 78

first, one

Front 79

hemi

Back 79

half

Front 80

-rrhage

Back 80

to burst forth

Front 81

-rrhaphy

Back 81

suture

Front 82

-rrhea

Back 82

flow, discharge

Front 83

-rrhexis

Back 83

rupture

Front 84

-scope

Back 84

visual examination

Front 85

-tomy

Back 85

incision

Front 86

-gen/genesis

Back 86

beginning, formation, produce

Front 87

-logy

Back 87

the study of

Front 88

-ac/-ic

Back 88

pertaining to

Front 89

-iatry

Back 89

treatment

Front 90

-ician

Back 90

specialist or physician

Front 91

-ism

Back 91

condition

Front 92

-ist

Back 92

one who specializes

Front 93

-gram

Back 93

record

Front 94

-lysis

Back 94

to destroy something; destruction, separation, breakdown, loosen, breakup

Front 95

-plegia

Back 95

paralysis or stroke

Front 96

-ptosis

Back 96

drooping, prolapse, sagging, falling down

Front 97

-algia/-dynia

Back 97

pain of something, ache

Front 98

-cele

Back 98

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 99

-edema

Back 99

swelling

Front 100

-itis

Back 100

inflammation

Front 101

-emesis

Back 101

to vomit

Front 102

-malacia

Back 102

softening

Front 103

-megaly

Back 103

enlargement, large

Front 104

-oid

Back 104

resemble, like, similar

Front 105

-oma

Back 105

tumor (not necessarily cancerous - could be benign), mass, fluid collection

Front 106

-pathy

Back 106

disease

Front 107

-phobia

Back 107

fear

Front 108

-pnea

Back 108

breathing

Front 109

-centesis

Back 109

surgical puncture

Front 110

-graphy

Back 110

process of taking a recording

Front 111

-pexy

Back 111

surgical fixation (putting it somewhere)

Front 112

-plasty

Back 112

surgical repair

Front 113

graph

Back 113

tool used to take a record

Front 114

-tripsy

Back 114

crushing (up to release a stone)

Front 115

diagnosis

Back 115

determination of the cause and nature of a disease

Front 116

dia-

Back 116

through

Front 117

-gnosis

Back 117

knowledge

Front 118

cephalic

Back 118

pertaining to the head; superior in position

Front 119

cephalic, cephalic/o

Back 119

head

Front 120

ante

Back 120

before, forward

Front 121

dis

Back 121

apart

Front 122

apnea

Back 122

temporary cessation of breathing

Front 123

a-

Back 123

lack of

Front 124

eupnea

Back 124

normal breathing

Front 125

hyperpnea

Back 125

excessive/heavy breathing

Front 126

hyperemesis

Back 126

excessive vomiting

Front 127

hemoptysis

Back 127

spitting up blood

Front 128

hem/o

Back 128

blood

Front 129

-ptysis

Back 129

to spit

Front 130

cyanosis

Back 130

bluish/grayish skin condition caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood

Front 131

cyan

Back 131

dark blue

Front 132

-osis

Back 132

condition

Front 133

-cide

Back 133

to kill

Front 134

chemotherapy

Back 134

treatment using chemicals

Front 135

biopsy

Back 135

surgical removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic examination; used to determine a diagnosis of cancer or other disease processes in the body

Front 136

dermatology

Back 136

study of skin diseases

Front 137

dermat/o

Back 137

skin

Front 138

opthalmology

Back 138

study of eye diseases

Front 139

ophthalm/o

Back 139

eye

Front 140

psychiatry

Back 140

study of diseases of the mind

Front 141

psych/o

Back 141

mind

Front 142

iatr

Back 142

treatment

Front 143

ambulatory

Back 143

condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed

Front 144

ambul

Back 144

to walk

Front 145

bi(o)

Back 145

life

Front 146

-opsy

Back 146

to view

Front 147

congenital

Back 147

disease occurs at birth or even before birth

ex: down syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta

Front 148

hereditary

Back 148

disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome

4 modes:

singe gene inheritance: changes/mutations that occur in DNA sequence of single gene (ex: CF, sickle cell)

multifactorial inheritance: environmental factors/mutations in multiple genes (ex: heart disease, HBP, diabetes, alzheimers)

chromosome abnormalities: cell-division problem (down syndrome)

mitochondrial inheritance: mutations in miDNA (ex: epilepsy, dementia)

*bed wetting is hereditary

Front 149

-crit

Back 149

to separate

Front 150

-cyst

Back 150

fluid filled or solid type of mass

Front 151

-cyte

Back 151

cell

Front 152

ectasis

Back 152

dilation, expanding

Front 153

therapy

Back 153

treatment

Front 154

-logy

Back 154

the study of

Front 155

-cide

Back 155

to kill

Front 156

-crit

Back 156

to separate

Front 157

-cyst

Back 157

fluid filled or solid type mass

Front 158

-cyte

Back 158

cell

Front 159

-stasis

Back 159

stable, stability, equal

Front 160

-therapy

Back 160

treatment

Front 161

-ism

Back 161

condition

Front 162

-ectasis

Back 162

dilation, expanding

Front 163

-gram

Back 163

record

Front 164

-graphy

Back 164

process of taking that recording

Front 165

-graph

Back 165

tool (used to take the record)

Front 166

-lysis

Back 166

to destroy, to separate, loosen, break up

Front 167

-rrhea

Back 167

flow, discharge

Front 168

-scopy

Back 168

visual examination

Front 169

-penia

Back 169

deficiency

Front 170

-plegia

Back 170

paralysis

Front 171

-paresis

Back 171

weakening of one side of the body (typically the left side)

Front 172

-ptosis

Back 172

(pronounced tosis), drooping or sagging

Front 173

-trophy

Back 173

nourishment, development

Front 174

-dynia/algia

Back 174

pain

Front 175

-ectasis

Back 175

dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion

Front 176

-malacia

Back 176

softening

Front 177

-spasm

Back 177

twitch, contraction, tension

Front 178

-phobia

Back 178

fear

Front 179

-emesis

Back 179

to vomit

Front 180

-pnea

Back 180

breathing

Front 181

-rrhapy

Back 181

suture

Front 182

-rrhage

Back 182

to burst forth (hemorrhage)

Front 183

-rrhexis

Back 183

rupture

Front 184

-pexy

Back 184

surgical fixation

Front 185

-scope

Back 185

instrument for examining

Front 186

-otomy

Back 186

to cut into, make an incision

Front 187

-ostomy

Back 187

new opening, new beginning

Front 188

-ectomy

Back 188

to remove, take away

Front 189

-tome

Back 189

instrument used to cut

Front 190

-plasty

Back 190

surgical repair

Front 191

-meter

Back 191

instrument to measure

Front 192

-metry

Back 192

measurement

Front 193

a, an-

Back 193

lack of

Front 194

anti, contra

Back 194

against

Front 195

auto-

Back 195

self

Front 196

brady-

Back 196

slow

Front 197

tachy-

Back 197

fast

Front 198

mal-

Back 198

bad

Front 199

dia-

Back 199

through

Front 200

dys-

Back 200

difficult, bad

Front 201

eu-

Back 201

normal

Front 202

hetero-

Back 202

different

Front 203

homeo-

Back 203

same

Front 204

hydro-

Back 204

water

Front 205

micro-

Back 205

small

Front 206

macro-

Back 206

large, big

Front 207

pan-

Back 207

all

Front 208

pseudo-

Back 208

false, fake

Front 209

epi-

Back 209

upon us

Front 210

extra-

Back 210

extra

Front 211

hyper

Back 211

excessive

Front 212

hypo

Back 212

deficient, below

Front 213

para

Back 213

beside

Front 214

poly

Back 214

many

Front 215

multi

Back 215

many

Front 216

pro, pre

Back 216

before

Front 217

super

Back 217

upper, above

Front 218

supra

Back 218

above, beyond, superior

Front 219

post

Back 219

behind, after

Front 220

retro

Back 220

behind

Front 221

ab

Back 221

away

Front 222

ad

Back 222

toward

Front 223

ante

Back 223

against

Front 224

peri

Back 224

heart

Front 225

circum

Back 225

around

Front 226

intra

Back 226

within

Front 227

inter

Back 227

between

Front 228

sub

Back 228

below, under

Front 229

mono

Back 229

one

Front 230

bi

Back 230

two

Front 231

tri

Back 231

three

Front 232

quadri

Back 232

four

Front 233

semi

Back 233

half

Front 234

hemi

Back 234

half

Front 235

uni

Back 235

one

Front 236

primi

Back 236

first

Front 237

adduction

Back 237

turn towards the midline

Front 238

necro

Back 238

death

Front 239

enlargement

Back 239

meagly

Front 240

-malacia

Back 240

softening

Front 241

supine

Back 241

facing up

Front 242

prone

Back 242

facing down

Front 243

anterior

Back 243

front

Front 244

plantar

Back 244

sole of feet

Front 245

superficial

Back 245

closer to surface

Front 246

superior

Back 246

above

Front 247

distal

Back 247

further away from point of attachment

Front 248

cephalic

Back 248

head

Front 249

hepat/o

Back 249

liver

Front 250

crain/o

Back 250

brain

Front 251

cardi/o

Back 251

heart

Front 252

oste/o

Back 252

bone

Front 253

mast/o, mamm/o

Back 253

breast

Front 254

my/o

Back 254

muscle