MLS2330 Chapter 4

a-, an-

no, not, without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

apnea

not able to breath

analysis

separating a substance into its component parts

anti-

against

bi-

two, both

brady-

slow

con-

with, together

bradycardia

slow heartbeat

congenital

irregularity present at birth

dia-

complete, through

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

diarrhea

discharge of watery wastes from the colon

dysplasia

abnormality of the development or the formation of cells

ec-

out, outside

endo-

within, in, inner

epi-

above, upon

ex-

out

extra-

outside of

excision

act of cutting out, removing, or resecting

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, too much, above

hypo-

deficient, too little, below

in-

in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-

bad

meta-

change, beyond

neo-

new

para-

beside, near, along the side of

peri-

surrounding

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

pro-

before, forward

pros-

before, forward

quadri-

four

re-

back, behind

retro-

back, behind

sub-

under, less than

syn-

with, together

tachy-

fast

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

adrenal glands

endocrine glands located above each kidney

antibiotic

destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bactera

antigen

foreign substance, such as bacteria and viruses

congenital anomaly

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

dialysis

removing harmful waste products from the body with an artificial kidney machine

hemodialysis

waste materials are separated from the blood by a machine

ecoptic pregnancy

abnormal pregnancy when embryo implants outside the uterus (usually fallopian tubes, sometimes on ovary or in abdominal cavity)

parathyroid glands

four endocrine glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland that function separately from it

prolapse

to fall or slide forward, often used to describe an organ, such as a prolapsed uterus

retroperitoneal

pertaining to behind the peritoneum (ex kidneys and adrenal glands)

syndrome

group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

subcutaneous

lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue

tachycardia

condition of fast, rapid heartbeat

transurethal

hen an instrument passes through the urethra

ultrasonography

diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue

benign

harmless, not cancerous

dysuria

painful urination

neonatal

pertaining to a newborn

apnea

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

atrophy

organs shrink in size

antigen

foreign protein that causes an immune response