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medical terminology (ch 13,14,15)
advanced bioscientific medical terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
02/28/2013
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Term
hemi-
 Definition
hemi- = half

prefix.
Term
mono
 Definition
mon/o = one

prefix.
Term
uni-
 Definition
uni- = one

prefix.
Term
proto
 Definition
prot/o = first

prefix.
Term
primi
 Definition
pr/im/i = first

prefix.
Term
di-
 Definition
di- = two, double

prefix.
Term
diplo-
 Definition
di/pl/o = two; double

prefix.
Term
bi-
 Definition
bi- = two; both

prefix.
Term
bin-
 Definition
bin- = two; both

prefix.
prefix.
Term
bis-
 Definition
bis- = two; both

prefix.
Term
bin-, bis-, bi-
 Definition
bin-, bis-, bi- = two; both

prefix.
Term
di-, diplo-
 Definition
di-, diplo-, = two, double

prefix.
Term
amphi
 Definition
amph/i = two; both

prefix.
Term
ampho
 Definition
amph/o = two; both

prefix.
Term
ambi
 Definition
amb/i = two; both

prefix.
Term
secundi
 Definition
secund/i = second

prefix.
Term
amphi-, ampho-, ambi-
 Definition
two; both

prefix.
Term
tri-
 Definition
tri- = three; triple

prefix.
Term
ways to say two; both
 Definition
bin-, bis-, bi-

amphi-, ampho-, ambi-

prefix.
Term
terti
 Definition
tert/i = three; triple

prefix.
Term
tetra-
 Definition
tetra- = four

prefix.
Term
quadri
 Definition
quadr/i = four

prefix.
Term
penta-
 Definition
penta- = five

prefix.
Term
quint/i
 Definition
quint/i = five

prefix.
Term
hexa-
 Definition
hexa- = six

prefix.
Term
sexti
 Definition
sex(t)/i = six

prefix.
Term
sexi
 Definition
sex/i = six

prefix.
Term
hepta
 Definition
hepta- = seven

prefix.
Term
septi
 Definition
sept/i = seven

prefix.
Term
octo
 Definition
oct/o eight

prefix.
Term
octi
 Definition
oct/i eight

prefix.
Term
noni
 Definition
non/i nine

prefix.
Term
deci
 Definition
dec/i one tenth; ten

prefix.
Term
decimo
 Definition
decim/o one tenth; ten

prefix.
Term
hecto
 Definition
hect/o one hundred

prefix.
Term
centi
 Definition
cent/i one hundredth

prefix.
Term
kilo
 Definition
kil/o one thousand

prefix.
Term
milli
 Definition
mill/i one thousandth

prefix.
Term
nulli
 Definition
null/i no; none

prefix.
Term
poly-
 Definition
poly- many; much

prefix.
Term
multi
 Definition
mult/i many

prefix.
Term
pluri
 Definition
plur/i many

prefix.
Term
pan-, pant
 Definition
pan-, pant/o all; whole

prefix.
Term
oligo
 Definition
olig/o few; little, small

prefix.
Term
antero
 Definition
ant/er/o

(in) front
Term
postero
 Definition
post/er/o

behind
Term
supero
 Definition
sup/er/o

above
Term
infero
 Definition
inf/er/o

below
Term
mesio
 Definition
mes(i)/o

(at the) middle
Term
meso
 Definition
mes/o

(at the) middle
Term
medio
 Definition
medi/o

(at the) middle
Term
centro
 Definition
centr/o

(at the) center
Term
latero
 Definition
later/o

(at the) side
Term
basio
 Definition
bas(i)o

(at the) base
Term
baso
 Definition
bas/o

(at the) base
Term
basilo
 Definition
bas/il/o

(at the) base
Term
caudo
 Definition
caud/o

(at the) tail
Term
cephalo
 Definition
cephal/o

(at the) head
Term
dorso
 Definition
dors/o

(at the) back
Term
dorsi
 Definition
dors/i

(at the) back
Term
ventro
 Definition
ventr/o

(at the) front
Term
fronto
 Definition
front/o

(at the) front
Term
dextro
 Definition
dextr/o

(at the) right
Term
sinsitro
 Definition
sinistr/o

(at the) left
Term
tele
 Definition
tel/e

distant
Term
telo
 Definition
tel/o

distant
Term
disto
 Definition
dist/o

distant
Term
proximo
 Definition
prox/im/o

nearest
Term
x-ad
 Definition
x-ad

toward x
Term
x-o-z-ad
 Definition
x-o-z-ad

from x to z
Term
externus
 Definition
ex/tern/us

outer
Term
externalis
 Definition
ex/tern/al/is

outer
Term
exterior
 Definition
ex/ter/ior

outer
Term
internus
 Definition
in/tern/us

inner
Term
internalis
 Definition
in/tern/al/is

inner
Term
interior
 Definition
in/ter/ior

inner
Term
transversus
 Definition
trans/vers/us

transverse
Term
transversalis
 Definition
trans/vers/al/is

transverse
Term
profundus
 Definition
pr/o/fund/us

deep
Term
anterior
 Definition
ant/er/ior

front
Term
posterior
 Definition
post/er/ior

rear
Term
superior
 Definition
sup/er/ior

upper
Term
inferior
 Definition
inf/er/ior

lower
Term
translate the following into plural:

feminine: x-ior

masculine: x-ior

neuter: x-ius
 Definition
feminine:
x-ior (singular)
x-ior/es (plural)

masculine:
x-ior (singular)
x-ior/es (plural)

neuter:
x-ius (singular)
x-iora (plural)
Term
what is the possessive ending of the corresponding nominative:

x-us

x-um

x-a

are there any other nominative endings?
 Definition
x-us and x-um = x-i
"of x" (masculine and neuter)

x-a = x-ae (feminine)
"of x"

other:
x-is
Term
hyper-
 Definition
hyper-

excessive; above
Term
epi-
 Definition
epi-

upon; excessive
Term
supra-
 Definition
sup/r/a-

above
Term
hypo-
 Definition
hypo-

insufficient; below
Term
sub-
 Definition
sub-

below
Term
infra
 Definition
inf/r/a-

below
Term
peri-
 Definition
per/i-

surrounding
Term
circum-
 Definition
circ/um-

around
Term
para-
 Definition
para-

beside
Term
extra-
 Definition
ext/r/a-

outside
Term
ex-
 Definition
ex-

outside
Term
ex/o-
 Definition
ex/o-

outside
Term
ect/o-
 Definition
ect/o-

outside
Term
endo-
 Definition
end/o-

inside
Term
en-
 Definition
en-

inside
Term
intra-
 Definition
in/tr/a-

inside
Term
ento-
 Definition
ent/o-

inside
Term
pre-
 Definition
pr/e-

before
Term
pro-
 Definition
pr/o-

before
Term
retro-
 Definition
re/tr/o-

behind
Term
post-
 Definition
post-

behind; after
Term
trans-
 Definition
trans-

through
Term
inter-
 Definition
in/ter-

between; among
Term
anti-
 Definition
ant/i-

against
Term
x-i-para
 Definition
x-i-par/a

a woman who has borne x children
Term
x-i-parous
 Definition
x-i-par/ous

bearing x offspring
Term
x-i-gravida
 Definition
x-i-grav/id/a

a woman pregnant for the x-th time
Term
chromo
 Definition
chrom/o

colored
Term
chromato
 Definition
chrom(at)/o

colored
Term
melano
 Definition
melan/o

black
Term
poli
 Definition
pol/i

grey
Term
leuko
 Definition
leuk/o

white
Term
erythro
 Definition
erythr/o

red
Term
rubro
 Definition
rub(r)/o

red
Term
rebri
 Definition
rebr/i

red
Term
rube-
 Definition
rub/e-

red
Term
xantho
 Definition
xanth/o

yellow
Term
chloro
 Definition
chlor/o

green
Term
cyano
 Definition
cyan/o

blue
Term
poikilo
 Definition
poikil/o

mottled;varied;variable
Term
macro
 Definition
macr/o

(excessively) large
Term
megalo
 Definition
mega(l)/o

(excessively) large
Term
megao
 Definition
mega/o

(excessively) large
Term
micro
 Definition
micr/o

(excessively) small
Term
nano
 Definition
nan/o

(excessively) small
Term
dolicho
 Definition
dolich/o

(excessively) long
Term
brachy-
 Definition
brachy-

(excessively) short
Term
lepto
 Definition
lept/o

(excessively) thin
Term
steno
 Definition
sten/o

(excessively) narrow
Term
pachy
 Definition
pach/y

(excessively) thick
Term
pykno
 Definition
pykn/o

(excessively) thick
Term
platy-
 Definition
platy-

(excessively) broad; flat
Term
eury-
 Definition
(excessively) wide
Term
brady-
 Definition
brady-

slow
Term
tachy
 Definition
tach/y

fast
Term
tacho
 Definition
tach/o

fast
Term
leio
 Definition
lei/o

smooth
Term
stereo
 Definition
ster/e/o

solid
Term
xero
 Definition
xer/o

dry
Term
crypto
 Definition
crypt/o

hidden
Term
neo
 Definition
ne/o

new
Term
paleo
 Definition
pale/o

old
Term
ortho
 Definition
orth/o

straight; normal
Term
normo
 Definition
norm/o

normal
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal; good; well
Term
dys-
 Definition
dys-

defective
Term
caco
 Definition
cac/o

defective
Term
homo
 Definition
hom/o

same
Term
homeo
 Definition
home/o

same
Term
homoio
 Definition
homoi/o

same
Term
hetero
 Definition
heter/o

different
Term
iso
 Definition
is/o

equal; same
Term
a-
 Definition
a-

without; the absence of
Term
an-
 Definition
an-

unequal
Term
aniso
 Definition
an/is/o

unequal
Term
auto
 Definition
aut/o

one's own (self)
Term
allo
 Definition
all/o

other
Term
xeno
 Definition
xen/o

strange; foreign
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