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Med Term Ch 1-2

Quiz 1

TermDefinition
ia condition of
ism condition of
sis condition of
y condition of
ian specialist in the field of study
iatrics medical specialty
iatry medical specialty
ics medical specialty
logy study of
ac pertaining to. like. or resembling
al pertaining to. like. or resembling
ar pertaining to. like. or resembling
ary pertaining to. like. or resembling
form pertaining to . like. or resembling
ic pertaining to. like. or resembling
ical (ic+al) pertaining to, like, or r3sembling
ile pertaining to, like, or resembling
oid pertaining to , like, or resembling
ory pertaining to, like ,or resembling
ons pertaining to, like, or resembling
a plural ending ae
en plural ending ina
ex, yx, ix plural ending ices
is plural ending is es
ma plural ending mata
nx, anx, inx, ynx plural ending nges
on plural ending a
um plural ending a
us plural ending i
prim/i first
mon/o one
uni one
hemi half, one sided
bi two, twice
semi half, partial
di two, twice
dipl/o double
tri three
quadr/i four
tetra four
multi many
poly many, much
cyan/o blue
erythr/o red
leuk/o white
melan/o black, dark
xanth/o yellow
a, an not, without, lack of, absence
anti against
contra against, opposite, opposed
de down, without, removal. loss
dis absence, removal, separation
in, im not
non not
un not
ab away from
ad toward, near
dia through
per through
trans through
hyper over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hypo under, below, abnormally low, decreased
olig/o few, scanty
pan all
super above, excess
equi equal, same
eu true, good, easy, normal
hetero other, different, unusual
homo, homeo same, unchanging
iso equal, same
macro large, abnormally large
mega, megal/o large, abnormally large
micro small
neo new
normo normal
ortho straight, correct, upright
poikilo varied, irregular
pseudo false
re again, back
ante before
pre before, in front of
pro before, in front of
post after, behind
dextr/o right
sinistr/o left
ec,ecto out, outside
ex/o away from, outside
end/o in, within
mes/o middle
syn, sym together
tel/e tel/o end, far, at a distance
morph/o form
cyt/o, cyte cell
nucle/o nucleus
kary/o nucleus
hist/o, histi/o tissue
fibr/o fiber
recticul/o network
aden/o gland
papill/o nipple
myx/o mucus
muc/o mucus, mucus membrane
semat/o, some body, small body
blast/o, blast immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
gen origin, formation
phag/o eat, ingest
phil attract, absorb
plas formation, molding, development
trop act on, affect
troph/o feeding, growth, nurishment
ase enzyme
ose sugar
hydr/o water, fluid
gluc/o glucose
glyc/o sugar, glucose
sacchar/o sugar
amyl/o starch
lop/o lipid,fat
adip/o fat
steat/o fatty
prote/o protein
anterior toward the front (belly) of the body
posterior toward the back(dorsum) of the body
medial toward the midline
lateral toward the side of the body
proximal nearer to the point of attachment of to a given reference point
distal farther from the point of attachment of from the given refernve point
superior above, in a higher position
inferior below, in a lower poition
cranial (cephalad) toward the head
caudal toward the lower end of th spine in human the inferior direction
superficial (external) closer to the surface of the body
deep (internal) closer to the center of the body
anatomic position standing erect, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forwards, legs parallel, toes point forward; used for description and studies of the body
decubitus position lying down, specifically according to the part pf the body resting on a flat surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus, or dorsal or ventral decubitus.
dorsal recumbent position on back, with legs bent and separated, feet flat; used for obstetrics and gynecology
fowler position on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated; used to ease breathing and for drainage
jackknife position on back with shoulders elevated, legs flexed and thighs at right angles to the abdomen; used to introduce a tube into the urethra
knee-chest position on knees, head over upper chest on table, arms crossed above head; used in gynecology and obstetrics and for flushing the intestine
lateral recumbent position on the side with one leg flexed, arm position may vary
lithotomt position on back, legs flexed on abdonmen, thighs apart; used for gynocologic and urologic surgery
prone lying face down
prone jackknife position on abdomen with bed bent so that the body is in a v with the head and feet below the hips; used for anorextal surgery
sims position on left side, right leg drawn up high and foward, left arm along back, chest foward resting on bed; used for kidney and uterine surgery, colon examination and enemas
supine lying face up
trendelenburg position on back with head lowered by tilting bed back at 45-degree angle; used for pelvic and abdominal surgery, treatmen of shock
cephal/o head
cervic/o neck
thorac/o chest, thorax
celi/o abdomen
lapar/o abdominal wall
lumb/o lumbar region, lower back
periton, peritone/o peritoneum
acro extremity, end
brachi/o arm
dachtyl/o finger, toe
ped/o foot
pod/o foot
circum around
peri around
intra in, within
epi on, over
extra outside
infra below
sub below, under
inter between
juxta near, beside
retro behind, backwards
supra above
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