Chpt 2 Prefixes, Word Roots, & Combining
Terms
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a
an
anoxia -
no not without lack of apart
hint: anot apart alack
anoxia = lack of o2 in blood
lack of O2 in blood -
ad
adhesion -
toward near to
hint: ad to
union of 2 surfaces that are normally seperate
union of 2 surfaces that are normally separate -
bi
bicuspid -
two double
having 2 cusps
having 2 cusps -
de
degenerate -
two away from
hint: de is away from home
to change from higher to lower
to change from a higher to a lower form -
di
diplopia -
two double
double vision
double vision -
dia
dialysis -
through bewteen
diffusion of solutes thru a semi permeable membrane
diffusion of solute molecules through a semi-permiable membrane -
dys
dysfunctional -
bad difficult painful
hint: dys is painful
disturbance, impairment or abnormality of an organ
disturbance, impairment or abnormality of an organ -
ec ecto
ectoderm -
out outside outer
hint: ectooo out oustside outer
outermost of the 3 primitive germ layers of the embryo
outermost of the 3 primitive germ layers of the embryo -
end endo
endometrium -
within inner
hint: lets go endo within inner
muccous membrane lining the uterus -
ep epi
epidural -
upon over above
hint: quake was over, above, upon the epicenter
situated upon or outside the dura mater -
eu
euphoria -
good normal
an exaggerated feeling of mental & physical well being
an exaggerated feeling of mental & physical well-being -
ex exo
excrete -
out away from
hint: go out the exit
to throw off, eliminate -
extra
extrauterine -
outside beyond
hint: exit to go outside & beyond
situated or occuring outside the uterus -
hyper
hypertension -
above beyond excessive
hint: hyper is excessive energy
persistenly high blood pressure -
hypo
hypodermic -
below under deficient
beneath the skin -
in
infusion -
in into not
steeping a substance in water to obtain its soluable principles -
mega
megalgia -
large great
a severe pain -
meta
metastasis
hint: baabc -
beyond
alongside
abnormal
between
change
transfer of a disease from one organ to another not directly connected to it -
para
paracolitis
hint: baa -
beside alongside abnormal
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the colon -
poly
polycystic
poly cystic -
many much excessive
containing many cysts -
post
postnatal -
after behind
occuring after birth -
pre
premenstrual -
before in front of
preceding menstruation -
pro
prootic -
before in front of
in front of the ear -
super
supernutrition -
above beyond
hint: look above, its superman
excessive nutrition -
supra
supracostal -
above behond
hint: supra is above a
above or outside the ribs -
dif dis
diffusion -
apart free from seperate
hint: disassociate is to free from seperate from
state or process of being widely spread