Chpt 3 Medical Prefixes
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
-
acro-
Ex:
acrodermatitis -
extremity tip peak topmost extreme
def:
inflammation of the skin of the hands or feet -
aero-
Ex:
aerobic -
air gas
def:
produced in the presence of oxygen -
aniso-
Ex:
anisocytosis -
unequal dissimilar unlike
def:
presence in blood of erythrocytes showing excessive variations in size -
brady-
Ex:
bradycardia -
slow
def:
slowness of the heartbeat -
de-
Ex:
dehydrate -
take away remove
def:
remove water from -
dia-
Ex:
diarrhea -
through (as in running through
def:
abnormally frequent watery stool -
emia-
Ex:
anemia -
blood conditon of
def:
reduction below normal of the # erythocytes -
eu-
Ex:
eyphoria -
good easy
def:
bodily comfort well being -
hemi-
Ex:
hemiplegia -
one side half
def:
paralysis of one side of the body -
hemo-
Ex:
hemolysis -
blood
def:
separation of the hemoglobin from red cells -
hetero-
Ex:
heterosexual -
different
def:
one who seeks a sexually opposite -
homo-
Ex:
homosexual -
same
def:
likes same sex -
hydro-
Ex:
hydrotherapy -
water
def:
treatment of disease with water -
hyper-
Ex:
hypertension -
above normal excessive beyond
def:
persistently high arterial blood pressure -
hypo-
Ex:
hypoglycemia hypotermia -
under below normal
def:
deficiency of glucose concentration in the blood
def headache, confusion, convulsions coma -
iso-
Ex:
isotonic -
equal same
def: equal tension -
lip-
Ex:
lipidemia or lipemia -
fat
def:
hyperlipidemia, an adnormal amount of fat in the blood -
mal-
Ex:
malaise -
bad poor
def:
a vague feeling or bodily discomfort -
megalo-
Ex:
acromegaly -
large (enlarged)
def:
abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton -
meno-
Ex:
menopause -
menses (menestration)
def:
cessation of menstruation -
noct-
Ex:
nocturia -
night
def:
excessive urination at night -
nyct-
Ex:
nycturia -
night
def:
excessive urination at night -
pan-
Ex:
pandemic -
all every
def:
a widespread epidemic disease -
para-
Ex:
paracystic -
bab
beside accessory to beyond
def:
situated near the bladder -
per-
Ex:
perforate -
through
def:
to make a hole or holes through -
peri-
Ex:
peritoneum -
around
def:
the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal & pelvic cavities -
poly-
Ex:
polyuria -
many much
def:
excessive secreation at night -
post-
Ex:
postpatum -
following after
def:
occuring after childbirth -
pre-
Ex:
prenatal -
before
def:
preceding birth -
pro-
Ex:
prognosis -
preceding coming before
def:
forecast of probable course & outcome of a disorder -
pyo-
Ex:
pyogenic -
pus
def:
producing pus -
re-
Ex:
rehydrate -
put back
def:
to restore water -
syn-
Ex:
synthesis -
going together
def:
creation of a compound by union of elements -
tachy-
Ex:
tachycardia -
fast
def:
abnormally rapid heart beat -
a an
Ex:
afebrile
tip: afebrile tree
anoxia -
without not
def:
without fever
absence of oxygen supply to tissue dispite adequate perfusion of blood; used interchangably w/ hypoxia