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Med Term Ch 1-2
Quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |