Ch. 1-3 CNA Medical Terms

Word Elements, Glossaries, Integumentary System

A-, An-, Ana-

without

Anti-

against

Bi/o

life

Bi

two

Contra-

against, opposite

Cry/o

cold

Di

two

Dys

difficult, bad, painful

Ecto-

outer

Endo-

inner

Epi

above, upon, on

Hetero-

different, other

Homo-

same as

Hyper

above

Hypo

below

Ipsi

same

Mal-

bad or poor

Mega-

very large

Meso

middle

Meta

change

Multi-

many

Neo-

new

Pan

everywhere

Para-

abnormal, beside

Per-

through

Peri-

surrounding, around

Poly-

many

Post

afterwards

Pre

before

Pro-

favoring, supporting

Supra, Super

above

Uni

1 (one)

Centi-

1 hundredth (.01)

Dec-, Deca-

10

Deci-

1 tenth (.1)

Kilo-

1,000

Milli-

1 thousandth (0.001)

Micro-

1 Millionth (.000001)

Arthr/o

joint

Cardi/o

heart

Coagul/o

clot

Coitis

clot

Dem/o

people

Later/o

side

Lingu/o

tongue

Meter

to measure

Morph/o

shape

Nat/i

birth

Ped/o

foot

Tensi/o

blood pressure

-ac, al, ic, ar, ary

(adj) pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ation, sion

act, process

-dynia

pain

-es

(pl) for -is

-ices

(pl) for -ex

-itis

information

genesis

beginning

verse, vert, vers/o

turn

-gnosis

knowledge

-gram

a recording

-graph

instrument for recording

-ology

the study of

-para

to bring forth

-pathy

disease

-scope

an instrument for observing

-scopy

process of observing

therapy

treatment

Antifungal

against fungus

Arthroscope

instrument to look in a joint

Biology

the study of life

Cardiac

pertaining to the heart

Cardiopathy

any disease of the heart

Coagulation

process of how a clot is formed (liquid/blood comes together to form a mass)

Contralateral

opposite side

Cryotherapy

using cold as therapy

Decaliter

metric unit of capacity (10 liters)

Deciliter

metric unit of capacity (1/10 liter)

Diagnosis

to see through, understand

Distal

away from point of origin

Epidemic

widespread infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Heterosexual

sexually attracted to people of opposite sex

Homosexual

sexually attracted to people of the same sex

Inversion

the act of turning around

Malpractice

improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment

Metamorphic

pertaining to changing shape

Microscopy

the procedure of viewing something small

Neogenesis

new beginning

Pandemic

spread of all people

Periosteum

membrane around the bone

Polymorphic

many changes

Unilateral

on one side

Abdomen

part of the body containing digestive organs; belly

Acute

present or experienced to a severe or intense degree

Anteroposterior

relating to or directed toward both front and back

Bilateral

involving both sides

Caudal

toward tail end of body

Cephalad

toward head end of body

Cessation

act or process of ending or being brought to an end

Chronic

persisting for a long time or constantly recurring