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medicar terminology chapter 4

  1. -phoria
    feeling
  2. euphoria

    eu/phoria
    feeling good
  3. -physis
    to growth
  4. epiphysis

    epi/physis
    pertaining to be above the growth
  5. -plasia
    formations, structure
  6. cytoplasm

    cyt/o/plasm
    structure withing a cell
  7. dysplasia

    dys/plasia
    bad formation
  8. -plasm
    formation, structure
  9. -pnea
    breathing
  10. apnea

    ap/nea
    not breathing
  11. -tosis
    sagging, prolapse
  12. blepharptosis

    blephar/ptosis
    prolapse of eyelids
  13. -rrhea
    flow or discharge
  14. rhinorrhea

    rhin/o/rrhea
    runny nose
  15. -stasis
    stay, stop, control
  16. homeostasis

    home/o/stasis
    controlling sameness
  17. -trophy
    nourishment, development
  18. hypertrophy

    hyper/trophy
    excesive development
  19. ab-
    away
  20. abduction
    process of leading away
  21. ad-
    toward
  22. adrenal
    pertaining to towards the kidneys
  23. ana-
    up
  24. ante-
    before
  25. antecubital
    pertaining to the front of the elbow
  26. anti-
    against
  27. antibacterial
    against bacteria
  28. auto-
    self, own
  29. autoimmune
    self protection
  30. bi-
    two
  31. brady-
    slow
  32. bradykinesia
    slow movement
  33. cata-
    down
  34. con-
    with, together
  35. contra-
    against
  36. contralateral
    tent to the opposite side
  37. de-
    down
  38. dialysis
    complete separation
  39. dys-
    bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
  40. ec-, ecto-
    out, outside
  41. ectopic
    pertaining to out of place
  42. en-, endo-
    in, within
  43. endocytosis
    condition inside the cell
  44. epi-
    above
  45. epinephrine
    adrenoline
  46. eu-
    good, normal
  47. hemi-
    half
  48. hyper-
    excessive, above
  49. in-
    not, into, within
  50. incision
    process of cutting into
  51. infra-
    beneath, under
  52. infraspinous
    pertaining to below the spine
  53. inter-
    in between
  54. inter/o/sseous membrane
    pertaining to in between two bones
  55. intra-
    in, within, into
  56. macro-
    large
  57. mcrophage
    big eater
  58. meta-
    beyond, change
  59. metacarpal
    beyond the wrist bone
  60. micro-
    small
  61. microscope
    instrument to see small things
  62. neo-
    new
  63. neonatal
    pertaining to a new birth
  64. pan-
    all
  65. pandemic
    pertaining to all people
  66. para-
    abnormal, beside, near
  67. per-
    through
  68. percutaneous
    pertaining to through the skin
  69. peri-
    surrounding
  70. periosteum
    structure surrounding the bone
  71. post-
    after
  72. pre-
    before, in front of
  73. pro-
    before, forward
  74. re-
    back
  75. retro-
    back, again
  76. retrogastric
    pertaining to behind the stomach
  77. sub-
    under, below
  78. subhepatic
    pertaining to below the liver
  79. syn-, sym-
    together, with
  80. tachy-
    fast
  81. tachycardia
    pertaining to condition of rapid hearth rate
  82. trans-
    across
  83. ultra-
    beyond, excess
  84. ultraviolet
    beyond violet
  85. uni-
    one
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