med flashcards

a

no, not, without lack of

ab

away from (limb away from body)

acro

extremities (limb)

ad

towards

(limb towards body)

allo

other, different
Allo-plastic (plastic surgery procedure where they put foreign implants in the body)

An

no, not, without
Anencephaly - missing parts of brain

Ana

up, apart, away

anatomy

ana- up

tomy- cutting

“cutting up

Ante

forward, in front of

Anteversion - an organ is abnormally misplaced forward in the body or even folding forward

Anti

against

antibiotics

Apo

separate, away from
Apocrine, “sweat away from”

• separate, secretion, removal from original position or function

Auto

self

bi

two

brady

slow

circum

around

circumoral lesions - rashes around mouth

contra

opposite, against
contralateral - opposite sides of limbs, right arm and left leg

De

lack of, down

dehydration

Di

two, both

Diphiea - the paralysis of two body parts, usually when they are the same body part and on the both sides.

Dia

complete through

dialysis (complete separation)

• the process of removing waste from blood steams because the liver shut down

dys

bad, abnormal, difficult, painful

e

out, outward

echo

sound, reverberation

echocardiography - the ultrasound for hearts to see function and movement

Ec, ecto

out, outward

ectropion, where eyeball turns outwards with the eyeball

en

in

entropion, process of turning in, eyeball turning in with eyelid

end, endo

within

epi

above, on top of

epigastric region - the region above the stomach in the abdominal region

eso

inwards

eu

healthy, normal

euthymia - healthy, normal state of mind, with normal range of emotions and moods

ex, exo

out

exostosis: abnormal benign growth on the bone

extra

outside

hemi

half, partial

homo

same

hyper

excessive, above,

hyper extension - process of extreme stretching out

hypo

deficiency, decreased, below, under

in

in; not

insomnia (condition of not sleep)

infra

down

inter

between

intra

within

intracerebral hematoma

(collection of red blood cells in the cerebrum, usually resulting in a stroke

ispi

same

ipsilateral- the same side of the body

levo

left

levocada: the condition where all the organs in the abdominal area are reversed expect for the heart where it still stayed in the left.

macro

large

macroglossia - the condition of a abnormally large tongue, a common symptom in down syndrome.

meta

beyond

metastasis growth of abnormal cells distant from primary cancer site.
(like when cancer cells are traveling though the bloodstream and start growing on another site)

Micro

small, tiny

mono

one

neo

new

neonatal (an infant that is 1 month young)

non

not

oxy

rapid

oxytocin (rapid delivery of substance, a hormone to stimulate smooth muscles of the uteruses)

pan

all

panphobia (fear of all)

par

near, beside

para

abnormal, near, beside

per

through

peri

around, surrounding

poly

many, much, excessive, frequent

post

after, behind

pre

before, in front of

pro

in front of, forward, in favor of.

quadri

four

re

again, back, backwards

retro

backwards

sub

under, below

supra

above, upwards