Chapter 3 and 4

Inter- (interstate)

between

Infra-, sub-, hypo-

under

Retro-; post-

backward, behind

Epi-

above

hypo-

below, under, deficient

Quadri-

four

Macro-

large

Bi-

two

Diplo-

double

Micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

hemi-

half

primi-

first

tri-

three

Para- “paranormal”

beyond

Ultra- Supra-

Above, excessive, superior

Endo-

in, within

Eu- (eupepsia)

Good

Hetero- (heterosexual)

different

Homo- or Homeo

same

Contra- (contradict)

against

Mal- (malabsorbative)

bad

Pan- (pandemic)

all

Pseudo-

false

Dys- (dysphagia)

bad, painful, difficult

Interdental

between teeth

hypo/derm/ic

pertaining to below the skin

Epi/derm/ic

pertaining to above the skin

Retro/version

turning backwards

Sub/lingu/al

pertaining to under the tounge

Trans/vagin/al

pertaining to through the vagina

Infra/cost/al

under (below) ribs

Post/nat/al

after birth

Quadri/plegia

four limb paralysis

Hyper/calc/emia

a lot of calcium in blood

Micro/scope

small tool used to look at small things

-penia

deficiency

-plegia

paralysis

-phasia

speech

-ectasis

dilation/expansion

-stenosis

constriction/narrowing

medial

toward the middle

toward the outside

lateral

toward the top

superior

face down

prone

toward the back

dorsal (posterior)

toward the front

anterior (ventral)

internal Organs

visceral

Involved body cavity

parietal

Midsaggital

divides into left and right hemispheres

Dorsal

back/posterior; brain is a part of this

lumb/o

loin

hist/o

tissue

dors/o

back

proxim/o

close/near

cervic/al

neck region

Thorac/ic

chest region

Lumb/ar

loin region

Sacr/al

sacrum

Coccyg/eal

coxxyx, tailbone

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

far

nucle/o or Kary/o

nucleus

Caud/o

tail

Cephal/o

head

Later/o

side

Crani/o

skull

ventr/o

belly, belly side

anter/o

front

adhesion

abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally seperated

Edema

abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces

Febrile

feverish, relating to fever

Hernia

protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it

mycosis

fungal infection

perforation

a hole that penetrates a structure

peritonitis

inflammation of the peritoneum

septicemia

bacterial blood infection

suppuration

process of forming pus

Auscultation

listening with or without a stethoscope

Palpatation

gently using hands to assess structures

AP

anteroposterior

Bx

biopsy

CBC

complete blood count

CT

computed tomography

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

Dx

Diagnosis

I&D

incision and drainage

LAT

lateral

RF

Rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

Sx

sympton

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography

Tx

treatment

U&L

upper and lower

US

ultrasound, ultrasonography

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CA

Cancer; chronologcial age; cardiac arrest

FS

Frozen Section

ID

intradermal

IMP

Impression