MED TERM CH2

anti-

not; refers to negation

hyper-

above; refers to position

tachy-

rapid; refers to speed

anteroom

outer room that leads into another room

neo-

indicates new

neoclassic

new classic work

post-

means after

postglacial

following the glacial period

predominant

important

tachometer

instrument used to compute speed based on travel time or distance based on speed

ab-

means away from

abnormal

adjective meaning "away from normal"

adjoining

adjective meaning "next to"

concentric

having the same center

contralateral

the other side

diagram

illustration that gives an overall view

sympathetic

sharing emotions with another person

synthesis

assembling parts into a whole

eccentric

outside the center; unusual

ectomorph

slightly built person

enslave

to make a slave of

endo-

means inside

endocardial

adjective meaning "inside the heart"

epi-

means upon, following, or subsequent to

epidemic

great number of occurrences of a particular disease

exchange

give something in return for another

exo-

means outside, outward

exosphere

the far reaches of the atmosphere

extraterrestrial

beyond the earth

hypersensitive

highly sensitive

hypo-

means below; can be used in a term for low blood pressure

hypothesis

a possible explanation underlying the facts

infra-

means below

infrastructure

the internal framework of a system or organization

inter-

means between

intercollegiate

participation involving at least two colleges

intra-

means within

intramural

inside the walls; often applied to sports teams within a school

meso-

means middle

mesosphere

the middle part of the earth’s atmosphere

meta-

means beyond

metaphysics

beyond physics

para-

means near

panorama

a wide expansive view of everything

paralegal

a trained assistant to a lawyer

bi-

means two

biannual

occurring twice a year

hemi-

means half

hemisphere

half of a sphere

macro-

means big

macrocosm

the universe

micro-

means small

microscope

a device for viewing objects invisible to the human eye

mono-

means one

monorail

a railway system on which the vehicle travels on one rail

olig-

means a few

oligarchy

rule by a small group of people

quadri-

means four

quadrilateral

having four sides

semi-

means half or twice

semiannual

twice a year

tri-

means three

triangle

three-sided geometric shape

uni-

means one

unicycle

a vehicle having one wheel

card/i/o

refers to the heart

cardiocele

herniation of the heart

cardiodynia

heart pain

cardiectasia

dilation of the heart

carditis

inflammation of the heart

cardiomalacia

softening of the heart

cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

cardioptosis

drooping of the heart

cardioplegia

paralysis of the heart

cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart wall

cardiospasm

spasm of the heart

dermat/o

refers to the skin

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

dermatoma

tumor of the skin

dermatomegaly

enlargement of the skin

dermatosis

abnormal condition of the skin

hem/o, hemat/o

refers to blood

hemolysis

destruction of the blood cells

hematogenesis

produced by the blood or originating with or in the blood

hematoma

localized mass of blood

neur/o

refers to nerve or neuron

neuralgia

nerve pain

neurectasis

dilation of a nerve

neuritis

inflammation of a nerve or nerves

neuroma

tumor of a nerve

oste/o

refers to bone

osteodynia

bone pain

osteoma

bone tumor

osteomalacia

softening of the bone

osteopenia

decreased bone density

osteoporosis

decreased bone mass or a porous condition of the bone

osteitis

inflammation of the bone

psych/o

refers to the mind

psychosis

severe mental and behavioral disorder

cardiogenic

originating in the heart