CH3 BUILD UR MEDICAL VOCAB

a/febr/ile

without

fever

pertaining to

anicteric

an/icter/ic

without

jaundice

pertaining to

bifurcation

bi/furcat/ion

two

fork

process

the process of having two forks or two branchers or two divisions, the point of forking

concentration

con/centrat/ion

with, together

center

process

the process of being able to bring to the center one thought and focus on it, excluding other thoughts

decompensation

de/compensat/ion

down, away from

to make good again

process

extraocular

extra/ocul/ar

outside

eye

pertaining to

pertaining to outside the eye. used to describe extraocular eye muscles, muscles that control eye movement and eye coordination

hyperactive

hyper/act/ive

excessive

act

nature of, quality of

nature or quality of excessive activity. may refer to the particular entity like the heart, thyroid or muscles, or can refer to the entire organism. can also refer to someone who exhibits constant overactivity

hypoplasia

hypo/plasia

under

formation

underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body

insomnia

in/somn/ia

not

sleep

condition

intercellular junctions

inter/cell(ul)/ar

between

cell

pertaining to

pertaining to the microscopic space between cells that are important in assisting the transfer of small molecules across capillary walls

intraoperative

intra/operat/ive

within

work

quality of

occurring during surgical operation or procedure

multifocal

multi/foc/al

many

focus

pertaining to

pertaining to or arising from many locations

parasternal

para/stern/al

beside

sternum, breastbone

pertaining to

pericardial

peri/cardi/al

around

heart

pertaining to

polydactyly

poly/dactyl/y

many

finger or toe

pertaining to

pertaining to having multiple fingers or toes beyond normal, like 6 or 7

postprocedural

post/procedur/al

after

to proceed

pertaining to

pertaining to period of time after surgery

premenstrual

pre/menstru/al

before

to discharge the menses

pertaining to

pertaining to number of days before discharge of the menses (menstruation)

react

re/act

again

to act

to act again, respond to a stimulus or to participate in a chemical reaction

regurgitation

re/gurgitation/ion

backward

to flood

process

process of a backwards flow of solids from the stomach to the mouth or to the backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

subacute

sub/acute

below

sharp

below sharp. used to describe course of a disease process or the healing process following tissue injury; designated as the midground between acute and chronic

superinfection

super/infect/ion

upper, above

to infect

process

an infection following a previous infection produced by and overgrowth of a resistant strain of bacteria, fungi, or yeast. can occur as an adverse effect of antibiotic usage or over usage

unconscious

un/consci/ous

not

aware

pertaining to