1
Q
an/o
A
anus
2
Q
carp/o
A
carpals
3
Q
carpals
A
wrist bones
4
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
5
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
6
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
7
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
8
Q
dura mater
A
outermost meningeal membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
9
Q
gen/o
A
to produce; to begin
10
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
11
Q
nat/i
A
birth
12
Q
norm/o
A
rule, order
13
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
14
Q
plas/o
A
formation; growth, development
15
Q
scapul/o
A
scapula
16
Q
scapula
A
shoulder blades
17
Q
thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
18
Q
top/o
A
to put, place, position
19
Q
troph/o
A
development, nourishment
20
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
21
Q
ven/o
A
vein
22
Q
-ation
A
process; condition
23
Q
-cision
A
process of cutting
24
Q
-crine
A
secretion
25
-dipsia
thirst
26
-gen
to produce
27
-ine
pertaining to
28
-lapse
to fall, slide
29
-meter
to measure
30
-mission
to send
31
-mortem
death
32
-ous
pertaining to
33
-partum
birth
34
-phagia
eating
35
-phasia
speech
36
-plasia
formation (condition)
37
-plasm
formation (tissue)
38
-plegia
paralysis
39
-phea
breathing
40
-ptom
a happening
41
-section
to cut
42
-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
43
-tension
pressure
44
-thesis
to put, place
45
-tic
pertaining to
46
-trophy
nourishment; development
47
-um
structure
48
-uria
urine condition
49
-y
process; condition
50
a-, an-
no, not, without
51
ab-
away, from
52
ad-
toward, near
53
ana-
up, apart
54
ante-
before, forward
55
anti-
against
56
bi-
two, both
57
brady-
slow
58
con-
with, together
59
dia-
complete, through
60
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
61
ec-
out, outside
62
endo-
within, in, inner
63
epi-
above, upon
64
ex-
out
65
extra-
outside of
66
hemi-
half
67
hyper-
excessive, too much, above
68
hypo-
deficient, too little, below
69
in-
in, into
70
inter-
between
71
intra-
within
72
mal-
bad
73
meta-
change, beyond
74
neo-
new
75
para-
beside, near, along the side of
76
peri-
surrounding
77
poly-
many much
78
post-
after, behind
79
pre-
before
80
pro-
before, forward
81
pros-
before, forward
82
quadri-
four
83
re-
back, behind
84
retro-
back, behind
85
sub-
under, less than
86
syn-
with, together
87
tachy-
fast
88
trans-
across, through
89
tri-
three
90
ultra-
beyond
91
uni-
one
92
adrenal glands
endocrine glands located above each kidney
93
antibiotic
destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria
94
antigen
foreign substance, such as bacteria or viruses
95
bradycardia
slow heartbeat
96
congenital anomaly
an irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with
97
dialysis
removing harmful waste products from the body with an artificial kidney machine (dialysis machine)
98
ectopic pregnancy
an abnormal pregnancy when the embryo implants outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes, but sometimes on an ovary or in the abdominal cavity
99
parathyroid glands
four endocrine glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland that function separately from the thyroid gland
100
prolapse
to fall or slide forward, often used to describe an organ, such as a prolapsed uterus
101
retroperitoneal
pertaining to behind the peritoneum; the kidneys and adrenal glands are retroperitoneal
102
syndrome
a group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition
103
subcutaneous
lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue
104
tachycardia
fast heartbeat
105
transurethral
when an instrument passes through the urethra
106
ultrasonography
a diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue
107
colon
large intestine
108
arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint
109
bronchoscopy
visual examination of bronchial tubes
110
colonoscopy
visual examination of colon
111
cystoscopy
visual examination of urinary bladder
112
esophagogastroscopy
visual examination of esophagus and stomach
113
hysteroscopy
visual examination of uterus
114
laparoscopy
visual examination of abdomen
115
mediastinoscopy
visual examination of mediastinum
116
sigmoidoscopy
visual examination of sigmoid colon
117
sigmoid colon
lower S shaped part of the large intestines
118
atrophy
organs shrink in size
119
apnea
stop breathing (think SIDS)
120
MICU
medical intensive care unit
121
MSICU
medical / surgical intensive care unit
122
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
123
PACU
post anesthesia intensive care unit
124
PICU
peds or psych intensive care unit
125
SICU
surgical intensive care unit
