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flash card for appendix A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-,an-,ana- | no,not,without |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, double, both |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against, opposit |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| gynec/o- | women |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad, poor, abnormal |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| para- | near, beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, excessive |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| retro | behind, backward, upward |
| sub- | below, under |
| syn- | together, with |
| tachy | fast |
| tri- | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -(o)logist | specialist in the study of |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat, fatty plaque |
| audi/o | hearing, sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o, gyn/e, gynec/o | women |
| hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| immune/o | protection |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o, ophtalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pancrea/o | pancreas |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | lungs, air |
| proct/o, rect/o | rectum |
| psych/o, psych/i | mind, soul |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| quadr/i | four |
| ren/o, | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ven/o | vein |
| cerebrospinal | pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
| cerebrovascular | pertaining to the brain and blood vessels that supplies it |
| epidural | above the duramater |
| epilepsy | a dissorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| schizophrenia | a type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
| bradycardia | pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| cardiologist | a physician who specialized in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypoxemia | too little oxigen in the blood |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| pericardium | lining around the outside of the heart |
| tachycardia | pertaining to fast heart rate |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| dyspnea | difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
| hypoxia | a condition of deficient oxygen level |
| pharyngitis | inflammation ofthe pharynx |
| pulmonologist | specialist in the diseases of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope | instrument used to listen to lungs and heart sounds through the chest wall |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac around joints |
| intramuscular | pertaining to within the muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| orthopedic | pertaining to the study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| endocrinology | study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of too much thyroid hormone |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| autoimmune | the disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system that causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| immunocompromised | a condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents |
| leukemia | a malignant blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cell, or leukocytes |
| metastasis | the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| anemia | a reduction in the number of red blood cells, humoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells |
| hematology | medical study of the blood |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the goll bladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues |
| colonoscopy | the process of viewing the colon |
| dyspepsia | painful digestion |
| dysphagia | pertaining to difficulty in eating or swallowing |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastroenterologist | specialist in the study r treatment of the stomach and intestines |
| nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and the stomach |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney |
| polyuria | condition in which one urinates excessively |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvice area of the kidney |
| urologist | physician who specializes in condition of the urinary system |
| conjenctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| intraoculat | pertaining to the inside of the eye |
| ophthalmologist | specialist in diseases of the eye |
| optometry | the process of measuring the eye |
| photophobia | extream sensitivity and discomfort from light |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | specialist in the study of the diseases of skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to on the skin |
| histology | the study of tissues |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| mammogram | an x-ray of the breast |
| obstetrics | the speciality pertaining to the care and treatment of pregnant mother and the fetus, child birth and the first postpartum period |
| vasectomy | excision of part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility |
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