MT chapter 4

a-

a-

without

an-

against

ab-

away

anti-

against

ad-

toward

con-

connects

dys-

painful or difficult

endo-

inner

epi- (upon)

flap that covers the trachea (windpipe) during swallowing

larynx

voice box

pharynx

throat

trachea

wind pipe

ex-

out

mal-

ill or bad

pro-

before

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excess

apnea

condition of not being able to breathe

neonatal

before birth

anemia

deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

relapse

the return of symptoms of illness

dysuria

difficult, painful urination

antibody

substance that works against germs, made by white blood cells

congenital anomaly

an irregularity that is present at birth

bradycardia

slow heartbeat

prosthesis

an artificial substitute for a missing part of the body

subscapular

pertaining to under the shoulder bone

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

ultrasonography

recording of sound waves to make an image of organs in the body

adrenal

endocrine glands that are near or above each kidney

metastasis

the spread of a cancerous tumor to another organ

ultra- and meta-

beyond

dialysis

Process of separating wastes from the blood

periosteum

Membrane that surrounds the bone

ante- and pro-

before

poly- and hyper-

too much or excessive

syndrom

signs and symptoms

para-

beside or near

epidural hematoma

abnormal condition of blood above

endo- and intra-

within

prolapse

organs sliding or falling forward

hyperplasia

increase in the number of cells

metacarpal

handbone

remission

symptoms of diseases disappearing

subscapular

below the shoulder bone

perianal

pertaining to surrounding the anus

subcostal

under the ribs

periosteum

membrane surrounding the bone

retroperitoneal

behind the abdominal cavity

antigen

foreign bacteria or viruses in the body

relapse

symptoms of disease return

ante-

before

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive

inter-

between

intra-

within

post-

after

meta-

beyond

con-

within or together

dys-

painful

ec-

outside

endo-

within

ex- extra-

outside

para-

beside

hypo-

below

in-

in

intra-

within

mal-

bad

neo-

new

poly-

many or excessive

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

-pnea

breathing

cutane/o

skin

re- retro-

back or behind

quadri-

four

peri-

surrounding

-pnea

breathing

-tension

pressure

-uria

presence of urine

-dipsia

thirst

-gen

producing or generate

-emia

blood condition

-lapse

falling

-lysis

breakdown

-mission

sending or releasion

-partum

birth or labor

-pathy

disease or disorder

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-phasia

speech or language

-plasia

development or formation

-plegia

paralysis or inability to move

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-stasis

stoppage or slowing

-mortem

death

-plasm

substance

-graphy

recording or imaging

-tic

pertaining or relating to

ana-

up or against

bradyuria

slow discharge of urine