Medical Terminology Unit 12
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105 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 semi- | half |
| hemi- | half |
| in- | in, into, or not |
| mal- | bad |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| furco- | branching or dividing |
| multi- | many |
| con- | with |
| -ity | quality |
| dis- | to free of, to separate, or to undo |
| dys- | difficult or painful |
| post- | behind, after |
| ante- | before, forward |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| anorexia | lack of appetite or desire to eat |
| antefebrile | before a fever |
| anteflexion | bending forward |
| antemortem | before death |
| antenatal | before birth (prenatal) |
| antepartum | before delivery (mother) |
| anteposition | in front of |
| antepyretic | before a fever |
| anteversion | turning toward |
| bicellular | made of two cells |
| biceps | a two-headed muscle |
| bifocal | lens having two focus strengths |
| binuclear | having two nuclei |
| bipolar | having two poles |
| bisexual | attracted to both sexes |
| bulimia | condition of purging after eating |
| congenital | born with |
| consanguinity | with blood relationship |
| disassociate | to break apart |
| disinfect | to rid of infectious agents |
| dissect | to cut apart |
| excise | to take out |
| exhale | to breath out |
| expiration | breathing out |
| genitals | reproductive system structures |
| hemianesthesia | anesthesia involving half the body |
| hemicardia | half a heart |
| hemigastrectomy | excision of half the stomach |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body (right or left) (hemiparalysis) |
| incise | to cut into |
| incoherent | unable to be understood (speech) |
| incompatible | not compatible with, does not associate well with |
| incompetency | not able to function properly |
| incontinence | inability to control urination or defecation |
| infested | organisms living within or on another organism |
| inflamed | act of being red, swollen, painful, and warm (verb) |
| inflammation | condition with such symptoms as a red, swollen, and warm area (noun) |
| infusion | introducing a substance into a vein through a needle |
| inhale | to breathe in |
| injection | procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle |
| insane | not sane |
| insemination | process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes |
| insomnia | unable to fall asleep |
| inspiration | breathing in |
| instillation | applying drops |
| intercellular | between the cells |
| intra-abdominal | within the abdomen |
| intra-aortic | within the aorta |
| intra-arterial | within the artery |
| intracranial | within the cranium |
| intracystic | within the urinary bladder |
| intradermal | within the dermal layer |
| intraduodenal | within the duodenum |
| intrathroacic | within the thorax |
| malaise | generally poor feeling, not feeling well |
| malformation | poor formation |
| malnutrition | poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients |
| malodorous | smelling bad |
| morbidity | related to illness |
| mortality | related to death |
| postcibal | after meals |
| postcoital | after intercourse |
| postesophageal | in back of the esophagus |
| postfebrile | after a fever |
| postglucose | after glucose is administered |
| postmastectomy | after mastectomy surgery |
| postmeopausal | after menopause is complete |
| postmortem | after death |
| postnatal | after birth (baby) |
| postoperative | after surgery |
| postpartum | after delivery (mother) |
| postprandial | after meals |
| preanesthetic | before anesthesia |
| precancerous | condition that may lead to cancer |
| prefrontal | in front of the frontal bone |
| preoperative | before surgery |
| prescribe | write an order for before it can be done |
| sanguineous | bloody |
| semicircle | half of a circle |
| semicomatose | partially in a coma |
| semiconscious | partially conscious |
| semiprivate | situation in which half a room is shared |
| subcutaneous | the layer below the dermis of the skin |
| triceps | a three-headed muscle |
| unicellular | of one cell |
| unilateral | one sided |
| uninuclear | having one nucleus |
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