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Medical Terminology
Chapters 1-4
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Medical
Undergraduate 4
02/10/2011
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Term
a-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, abnormally high, above
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient, abnormally low, below
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
post-
 Definition
to follow after
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pre-
 Definition
to come before
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sub-
 Definition
under, beneath, below
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con-
 Definition
with or together
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contra-
 Definition
counter or against
Term
meta-
 Definition
after or change
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
many, more than once, numerous
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
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-para-
 Definition
birth
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oli-
 Definition
little
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oligo-
 Definition
little
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
excessive, over, many
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polydipsia
 Definition
excessive thirst
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polyuria
 Definition
excessive excretion of urine
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primi-
 Definition
first
Term
primipara
 Definition
woman who has given birth for the first time
Term
monoplegia
 Definition
paralysis of one limb or muscle/muscle group
Term
nullipara
 Definition
condition of never having given birth or no births
Term
nulligravida
 Definition
never having been pregnant or no pregnancies
Term
pandemic
 Definition
disease that is present universally in an area
Term
polyphagia
 Definition
excessive eating
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polyarteritis
 Definition
inflammation of many medium and small arteries where they branch
Term
diplopia
 Definition
perceives single object as two images
Term
dipl
 Definition
double
Term
bicuspid
 Definition
having two points
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
quadriplegia, tetraplegia
 Definition
paralysis of four limbs
Term
semi-
 Definition
half or partial
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
abduction
 Definition
away from the midline of the body
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adduction
 Definition
toward the midline of the body
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, toward
Term
-tom-
 Definition
to cut
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-y
 Definition
process of
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anatomy
 Definition
process of cutting up
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-nat-
 Definition
birth
Term
pre-, ante-
 Definition
before or to come before
Term
dialysis
 Definition
to loosen through
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
-lysis
 Definition
to loosen
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart or away
Term
ec-, ecto-
 Definition
outside or out
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
endogastric
 Definition
within the stomach
Term
ectopic
 Definition
pregnancy in which fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the body
Term
ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above, or on top
Term
epidermis
 Definition
outermost layer of skin b/c it is over the dermis layer
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward
Term
estropia
 Definition
eye deviates inward
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
outside or away from
Term
exotropia
 Definition
eye deviates away from its normal position
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
infer-
 Definition
below
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inferior
 Definition
position below another point of reference
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intervertebral
 Definition
position between the vertebrae
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
para-
 Definition
alongisde or abnormal
Term
paracusis
 Definition
abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pericardium
 Definition
membrane that covers the area around the heart
Term
postpartum
 Definition
to follow after birth
Term
postnatal
 Definition
to follow after birth
Term
sub-, hypo-
 Definition
beneath, below
Term
hypodermis
 Definition
beneath the skin
Term
subcutaneous
 Definition
beneath the skin
Term
-dermis-, -cutaneous-
 Definition
skin
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
above
Term
superior
 Definition
position above another point of reference
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
syndrome
 Definition
group of symptoms or signs that occur together
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside, out
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside, away from
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infer-
 Definition
below
Term
aseptic
 Definition
sterile; pertaining to without living pathogenic organisms
Term
asymptomatic
 Definition
pertaining to not having symptoms
Term
an-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
anoxia
 Definition
without oxygen
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bradycardia
 Definition
condition of slow heart
Term
bradykinesia
 Definition
condition of slowing or decreasing movement
Term
-kines-
 Definition
movement
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
circumcision
 Definition
cut around
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal or good
Term
heter-, hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
tropia
 Definition
abnormal deviation of the eye
Term
heterotropia
 Definition
eyes are oriented in different directions
Term
hypterthyroidism
 Definition
condition of excessive levels of thyroid hormones in the body
Term
hypocalcemia
 Definition
abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
-cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
-y
 Definition
process of
Term
macrocephaly
 Definition
process of large head
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
malabsorption
 Definition
bad absorption
Term
mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large
Term
megalocyte
 Definition
large cell
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
microcephaly
 Definition
process of small head
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
neonate
 Definition
newborn
Term
-nat-
 Definition
birth
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
pseudocyesis
 Definition
false pregnancy
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid, fast
Term
tachycardia
 Definition
abnormall rapid heart rate
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, cross/across, beyond
Term
transvaginal
 Definition
through or across the vagina
Term
transexual
 Definition
cross over to another gender
Term
transverse
 Definition
lie across or in a crosswise direction
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
study or science of
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-meter
 Definition
measure, measuring instrument
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-scope
 Definition
an instrument used for viewing
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
endocarditis
 Definition
inflammation within the heart
Term
arthropathy
 Definition
disease of the joint
Term
gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
-gastr-
 Definition
stomach
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