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carp/o

wrist bones

cib/o

meals

cis/o

to cut

cost/o

ribs

cutane/o

skin

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

duct/o

to lead, carry

flex/o

to bend

furc/o

forking, branching

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar

immun/o

protection

morph/o

shape, form

mort/o

death

nat/i

birth

nect/o

to bind, tie, connect

norm/o

rule, order

ox/o

oxygen

pub/o

pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

seps/o

infection

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

the/o

to put, place

thel/o, theli/o

nipple

thyr/o

thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it)

top/o

place,position,location

tox/o

poison

trache/o

windpipe, trachea

urethr/o

urethra

-blast

embryonic, immature

-crine

to secrete

-drome

to run

-fusion

coming together; to pour

-gen

substance that produces

-lapse

to slide, fall, sag

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-meter

to measure

-mission

to send

-or

one who

-oxia

oxygen

-partum

birth,labor

-phoria

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

-physis

to grow

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasm

structure or formation

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

falling, drooping, prolapse

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-trophy

development, nourishment

a-, an-

no, not, without

apnea

a condition of not breathing

anoxia

without oxygen

ab-

away from

abnormal

away from normal

abductor

a muscle that draws a limb away from the body

ad-

toward

adductor

a muscle that draws a limb towards the body

adrenal glands

endocrine glands located above each kidney. Secrete adrenaline (epinephrine). It causes bronchial tubes to widen, the heart to beat more rapidly and blood pressure to rise.

ana-

up, apart

anabolism

the process of building up proteins

analysis

breaking apart, separating

ante-

before, forward

ante cibum

before meals

anteflexion

a bending forward

antepartum

before birth

anti-

against

antibiotic

against bacteria. Destroy or inhibit that growth of microorganisms.

antibody

protein produced by lymphocytes to fight antigens

antigen

a foreign body

antisepsis

against infection; a substance that fights infection

antitoxin

against a toxin

auto-

self,own

autoimmune disease

the body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues, causing inflammation and injury

bi-

two

bifurcation

normal splitting into two branches

bilateral

two sided

brady-

slow

bradycardia

a slow pulse. Usually, anything less than 60 BPM.

cata-

down

catabolism

breaking down sugars and producing energy

con-

with, together

congenital anomaly

An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with

connective

support and binding other tissues and body parts (bone, cartilage, fibrous tissues)

contra-

against, opposite

contraindication

against indication

contralateral

opposite side

ipsilateral

same side

de-

down, lack of

dehydration

a condition of a lack of water

dia-

thorough, complete

diameter

a complete measure of a line connecting two points

diarrhea

thorough discharge

dialysis

complete separation. In hemodialysis, waste materials are separated from the blood via a machine when the kidneys no longer function.

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

dyspnea

a condition of difficult and painful breathing

dysplasia

abnormal formation

ec-, ecto-

out, outside

ectopic pregnancy

pertaining to out of place; a pregnancy outside the upper portion of the uterus (i.e. tubal pregnancy)

endo-

in, within