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Chab Med Term # 4
Chabner Medical Terminology - Short study Chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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a- | no, not, without |
ab- | away from |
ana- | up, apart |
ante- | before, foward |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
con- | with, together |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
ec- | out, outside |
endo- | within, in, inner |
epi- | above, upon |
ex- | out |
extra- | outside of |
hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
hypo- | deficient, too little, below |
in- | in, into, or not |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mal- | bad |
meta- | change, beyond |
neo- | new |
para- | beside, near, along side of |
peri- | surrounding |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before |
pro- | before, forward |
pros- | before, forward |
re- | back, behind |
retro- | back, behind |
sub- | under, less than |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across, through |
ultra- | beyond |
adenoid/o | adenoid |
alveoli/o | air sac; alveolus |
bronch/o | bronchial tube |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
cyan/o | blue |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
nas/o | nose |
rhin/o | nose |
pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
phren/o | diaphragm |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea |
CT Scan | computed tomography |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
PFT's | pulmonary function tests |
bi- | two, both |
hemi- | half |
poly- | many, much |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
abdomin/o | abdomin |
bi- | life |
cis/o | to cut |
cutane/o | skin |
gen/o | to produce, to begin |
glyc/o | sugar |
later/o | side |
men/o | menes (monthly discharge of blood from uterus) |
nat/i | birth |
norm/o | rule, order |
plast/o | formation, growth, development |
son/o | sound |
top/o | to put, place position |
troph/o | development, nourishment |
-al | pertaining to |
-lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
-ahasia | to speak |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-y | process, condition |
-ec | out |