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hemiglossectomy
removal of half a tonuge
hyper-
excessive/aboe
hyperglycemia
sugar more than normal in bloodstream
hyperplasia
increase in formation of cells
hypertrophy
increase in size of muscle or organ produced by enlargement of existing cells
hypo
deficient/under
hypodermic injection
placement of a needle below the skin
hypoglycemia
sugar level lower than normal in bloodstream
insomniac
a person who has trouble sleeping
in
not/into/within
incision
process of cutting into or making something
infra-
beneath/under
infracostal
severe inflammation of the small & large instestines
inter-
between
intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
intra
in/within/into
intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
macro-
large
macrocephaly
condition of a larger than normal head
mal
bad
malaise
general feeling of bodily discomfort
malignant
cancerous
meta
beyond/change
metacarpal bones
hand bones
metamorphosis
condition of change in shape or form
metstasis
spread of a cancerous tumor to another location
micro-
small
microscope
instrument used to view small objects
neo-
new
neonatal
pertaining to a newborn baby
neoplasm
new growth
pan-
all
pancytopenia
deficiency of all blood cells
para-
abnormal/beside/near
paralysis
destruction of nerve tissue leading to loss of sensation or motion in part of the body
parathyroid glands
four endocrine glands located on the back park of the thyroid gland
per-
through
peri-
surrounding
pericardium
the sac surrounding the heart
periosteum
membrane around the bone
poly-
many/much
polydmorphonuclear
pertaining to a nucleus with many shapes
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
post-
after/behind
postmortem
after death
postpartum
after birth
pre-
before/in front of
precancerous
pertaining to occurring before a malignant condition
prenatal
before birth
pro-
before/forward
prodrome
symptoms that appear before the illness
prolapse
sliding forward or downward
pseudo-
True
False
false
pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
re-
back again
relapse
recurrence of symptoms after a recovery
remission
to send back to good health; disappearance of disease symptoms
recombinant DNA
insertion of a gene from an organism into the DNA of another one
retro-
behind/backward
retroperitoneal
pertaining to behind the peritoneum
retroflexion
bending backward
sub-
under
subcutaneous
perataining to under the skin
sura
above/upper
suprapubic
pertaining to above the pubic bones
syn-/sym-
together/with
syndactyly
webbing of fingers & toes
synethesis
combination of simple substances to create something new and more complex
syndrome
group of symptoms that occur together indicating a certain disorder or condition
symbiosis
close assocation between organisms of a different species or state where two people are emotionally connected to each other
symmetry
equality of parts measured together
symphysis
bones that grow together separated by a piece of fibrocartilage
tachy-
fast
tachypnea
rapid breathing
trans-
across/through
transfusion
transfer of blood from one person to another
transurethral
pertaining to through the urethra
ultra-
beyond/excess
ultrasonography
the use of high sound waves that one cannot hear with normal hearing in order to maek a record of an organ or tissue
uni-
one
unilateral
pertaining to one side
Author
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Medical Terminology 3 cont.txt
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Terminology 3 cont.
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2010-09-10T15:48:05Z
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