Term
|
Definition
Without, absent
Example: anuria - the absence of urine |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
another, different from, dull
Example: amblyopia - dull vision - sometimes called "lazy eye" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
male
Example: androgynous - having characteristics of both sexes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
vessel, duct, usually a blood vessel
Example - angioplasty -reconstructionof blood vessels |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
imperfect
Example - atelectasis - imperfect expansion of the lungs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
self
Example: autoimmune - pretaining to an immune respose to one's own tissues |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
bacteria
Example: bacteremia - bacteria in the blood |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
life
Example: biology - scientific study of life |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
slow
Example: bradycardia - slow heart rate;
bradypnea - abnormally slow breathing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
with, together
Example: congenital - born with; comminuted - crushed or broken into a number of pieces |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
cold
Example: cryotherapy - treatment using cold as a destructive medium |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
hidden
Example: cryptorchidism - undescended hidden testicles |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
difficult
Example: dyspnea - difficult breathing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Sugar, sweet
Example: glycosuria - abnormal presence of sugar in the urine |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
female
Example: gynecomastia - an abnormal enlargement of the male breast |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
other, different
Example: heterogeneous - having a non-uniform composition |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
same
Example: homogeny - likeness in structure or form |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
water
Example: hydrocephalus - a condition where an abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid is present within the cranial vault |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
peculiar to the individual, distinct
Example: idiopathy - ant primary disease without an apparent cause |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
equal, same
Example: isopia - equal vision in both eyes; isograft - a surgical procedure done with tissues that are compatible between genetically identical individuals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
bad
Example: malaise - a vague, uneasy feeling of body weekness |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
new, strange
Example: neoplasm - an abnormal growth of new tissue; neonate - baby no older than 28 days |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
not
Example: noncompliance - not adhering to a medical regimen |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
normal
Example: normoglycemic - normal blood glucose level |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
straight
Example: orthodontist - dentist who specializes in straightening teeth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
sharp, acute, rapid
Example: oxytocia - rapid labor (does not refer to oxygen) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
disease, suffering
Example: pathology - study of disease |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
eat, consume
Example:phaocytosis- process by which certain cells engulf and destroy microorganisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
false
Example: pseudocyesis - a condition in which a woman thinks she is pregnant when she really is not |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
hard
Example: sclerotic - pretaining to the hardening of tissues |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
solid, firmly established, three dimensional
Example: stereognosis - the ablilty to preceive and understand the form and nautre of objects by the sence of touch |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
fast Example: tachycardia - fast heart rate; tachypnea - fast breathing |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
malformed, monster
Example: teratogenesis - the development of physical defects in an embryo |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
treatment
Example: therapist - a person with special skills who assist people with illness or disablities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
heat, warmth
Example: thermometer - a device to measure heat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
poison
Example: toxicosis - disease caused by a poison |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
dry
Example: xeroderma - dry skin |
|
|