Bradycardia Abnormally slow heart rate

brady - slow
Primitive First or earliest of the kind or in existence
prim/i - first
Monocular With one eye, as in monocular vision
mon/o - single;one
Unicellular Made up of only one cell
uni - one
Hemisphere A half of a sphere Prefixes for
hemi - one side;half
Numbers
Semisolid Having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid
semi - partial;half
Bicuspid Having two cusps or points i.e. biscuspid tooth
bi - two;twice
Dimorphous Representing two distinct forms
di - two;twice
Diploid A cell that contain two copies of each chromosome
dipl/o - double
Triplet one of three children or animals born at the same birth
tri - three
Quadrant Each of four quarters of a circle Prefixes for
quadr/i - four
Numbers
Tetrahedron A solid having four plane triangular faces
tetra - four
Multiple having or involving several parts, elements, or member
multi - many
Polysaccharide Crrbohydrate composed of many molecules of one sugar
poly - excessive
Quadriplegia Paralysis of both the arms and legs
quadr- four
Tachypnea Abnormally fast breathing
tachy - fast
Nulliparous Woman who hasn't given birth to a child Prefixes for
nulli - none
Numbers
Cyanosis A bluish discoloration of the skin
cyan/o - blue
Erythrocyte A red blood cell
Erythr/o - red
Leukocyte White blood cells that help your body fight germs
leuk/o- white, colourless
Melanin dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye
melan/o - black, dark
Xanthoderma Yellow color of the skin Prefixes for
xanth/o - yellow
Colors
Aspetic Without germs
a, an - without;not
Antidote Drug that goes against a poison
anti - against
Contraception Act of preventing pregnancy
contra - opposite;against
Depilatory Remove or without hair
de - down, without
Dysmenorrhea Difficult menstrual periods Negative
dys - difficult
Prefixes
Semisolid Having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid
semi - partial;half
*May also mean "in" or "into" as in inject, inhale

Insignificant Not significant

in*, im - not
Noninfectious Not infectious
non - not
Unconscious Not able to respond
un - not

Negative
Prefixes
Abduct Movement of a limb away from the body
ab - away from
Adduct Movement of a limb toward from the body
ad - near; toward
Ambidextrous Use both the right and left hands
Ambi, ampho - both
Anacatharsis Severe vomiting
Ana - up; toward
Anterolateral In front and away from the middle line Prefixes for
Antero - front
direction
Dialysis Remove waste products and excess fluid from blood
Dia - through, across
Ectoderm Outermost layer of germ cells
Ecto, exo- away from
Endocranial Within the cranium
Endo - within, inner
Epidermis Over the second main layer of the skin
Epi - upon, over
Inframaxillary Space below the maxillar
Infra - beneath, below
Intercostal Occurring between the ribs Prefixes for
Inter - within
direction
Intravenous Within a vein
Intra - within
Percutaneous Through the skin
Percu - through
Transfusion blood are put into a patient's bloodstream
through a vein
Trans - through

Prefixes for
direction
Hyperventilation Abnormally fast breathing
Hyper - Increased, abnormally high, over, excess Ultrasonic -
Hypoxia Decreased concentration of oxygen in arterial blood frequency
Hypo - decrease; below normal beyond
Oligomenorrhea Few menstrual periods human ear
Olig/o - few, scanty audibility
Panacea A universal remedy, a cure-all
Pana - all, entire
Suprapubic Performed from above the pubis Prefixes for
Supra - above (usually used to pertain for structure)
Degree
Supernumerary Beyond the normal number, extra
Super - excess | Ultra - beyond, excess
Autoanalysis Self-treatment by psychoanalysis
Auto - self
Equilateral Having all sides or faces equal
Equi - equal, some
Euthinasia Putting to an easy death
Eu - normal, good, easy
Heterosexual Attracted to persons of the other sex.
Hetero - different, other, unequal
Homeothermic Unchanging body temperature Prefixes for
Homo, homer - same, unchanging Size &
Isograft Transplant between indivs. with same genotype
Comparison
Iso - equal, same
Macrocyte Abnormally large red blood cell in anemia
Macro - large, abnormally large
Megabladder Abnormally enlarged urinary bladder
Megaly, megalo - large, abnormally large
Microscopic Very small object
Micro - small
Neonate A newborn infant
Neo - new
Normovolemia A normal volume of blood Prefixes for
Normo - normal Size &
Orthotic Splint used to correct parts of the body
Comparison
Ortho - straight, correct, upright
Poikiloderma Irregular color of the skin
Poikilo - varied, irregular
Pseudoplegia
Pseudo - false
Regurgitation A backward flowing
Re - again; back

Prefixes for
Size &
Comparison
Antenatal Before birth
Ante - before
Dextrocardia Heart is pointed toward the right side of the chest
Dextr/o - right
Ectoderm Outermost layer of germ cells
Ec, ecto - outside
Excise To cut out entirely
Ex/o - away from, outside
Endoscope Optical instrument used to look within the body Prefixes for
End/o - in, within Time and/or
Position
Latero - to the side
 Levo - left

Medio -middle
Mesencephalon Middle of the brain; midbrain
Ec, ecto - outside
Neonatal New born baby
Neo - new, recent
Paracardiac Prefixes for
Para - beside, after Time and/or
Periorbital Tissues around the eye
Position
Peri - around
Prodrome Early sign or symptom
Pro - before, in front of
Dextrocardia Heart is pointed toward the right side of the chest
Dextr/o - right
Ectoderm Outermost layer of germ cells
Ec, ecto - outside
Excise To cut out entirely
Ex/o - away from, outside
Endoscope Optical instrument used to look within the body Prefixes for
End/o - in, within Time and/or
Position
Latero - to the side
Prodrome Early sign or symptom
Pro - before, in front of
Retrograde Moves backward
Retro - backward, behind
Sinistrad Toward the left side
Sinistr/o - left
Subcutaneous Beneath all layers of skin
Sub - under, beneath
Synapse Point where nerve cells connect together Prefixes for
Syn, sym - together Time and/or
Position
Miscellaneous
Terms
Prefixes for
Time and/or
Position