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Physiology
Post-Graduate
06/13/2010

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Term
a- a-
Definition

without;

 

avascular

Term
ab- ab
Definition

from;

 

abduct

Term
-ac -akos
Definition

pertaining to;

 

cardiac

Term
ad- ad
Definition

to, toward;

 

addict

Term
adip- adipos
Definition

fat;

 

adipocytes

Term
aer- aeros
Definition

air;

 

aerobic respiration

Term
af- af
Definition

toward;

 

afferent

Term
-al -alis
Definition

pertaining to;

 

brachial

Term
alb- albicans
Definition

white;

 

albino

Term
allo- allos
Definition

other;

 

allograft

Term
ana- ana
Definition

up, back;

 

anaphase

Term
andro- andros
Definition

male;

 

androgen

Term
angio- angeion
Definition

vessel;

 

angiogram

Term
ante- ante
Definition

brefore;

 

antebrachial

Term
anti-, ant- anti
Definition

against;

 

antibiotic

Term
apo- apo
Definition

from;

 

apocrine

Term
arachn- arachne
Definition

spider;

 

arachnoid

Term
arter- arteria
Definition

artery;

 

arterial

Term
arthro- arthros
Definition

joint;

 

arthroscopy

Term
-asis, -asia asis
Definition

state, condition;

 

homeostasis

Term
astro- aster
Definition

star;

 

astrocyte

Term
aur- auris
Definition

ear;

 

auricle

Term
auto- auto
Definition

self;

 

autonomic

Term
baro- baros
Definition

pressure;

 

baroreceptor

Term
bi- bi-
Definition

two;

 

bifurcate

Term
bio- bios
Definition

life;

 

biology

Term
blast-, -blast blastos
Definition

precursor;

 

blastocyst

Term
brachi- brachium
Definition

arm;

 

brachiocep

Term
bronch- bronchus
Definition

windpipe, airway;

 

bronchial

Term
carcin- karkinos
Definition

cancer;

 

carcinoma

Term
cardi-, cardio-, -cardia kardia
Definition

heart;

 

cardiac

Term
cephal- cephalos
Definition

head;

 

brachiocephalic

Term
cerebr- cerebros
Definition

brain;

 

cerebral hemispheres

Term
cervic- cervicis
Definition

neck;

 

cervical vertebrae

Term
chloe- chole
Definition

bile;

 

cholecystis

Term
chondro- chondros
Definition

cartilage;

 

chondrocyte

Term
chrom-, chromo- chroma
Definition

color;

 

chromatin

Term
circum- circum
Definition

around;

 

circumduction

Term
-clast klastos
Definition

broken;

 

osteoclast

Term
colo- kolon
Definition

colon;

 

colonoscopy

Term
contra- contra
Definition

against;

 

contralateral

Term
core- corpus
Definition

body;

 

corpuscle

Term
cortic- cortex
Definition

rind or bark;

 

corticospinal

Term
cost- costa
Definition

rib;

 

costa

Term
cranio- cranium
Definition

skull;

 

craniosacral

Term
cribr-
Definition

sieve;

 

cribriform plate

Term
-crine krinein
Definition

to secrete;

 

endocrine

Term
cyan-
Definition

blue;

 

cyanosis

Term
cyst-, -cyst
Definition

sac;

 

blastocyst

Term
cyt-, cyto-
Definition

a hollow cell;

 

cytology

Term
de-
Definition

away from;

 

deactivate

Term
dendr-
Definition

tree;

 

dendrite

Term
dent-
Definition

teeth;

 

dentition

Term
derm-
Definition

skin;

 

dermis

Term
desmo-
Definition

band;

 

desmosome

Term
di-
Definition

twice;

 

disaccharide

Term
dia-
Definition

through;

 

diameter

Term
digit-
Definition

a finger or toe;

 

digital

Term
dipl-
Definition

double;

 

diploid

Term
dis-
Definition

apart from;

 

disability

Term
diure-
Definition

to urinate;

 

diuresis

Term
dys-
Definition

painful;

 

dysomenorrheal

Term
ecto-
Definition

outside;

 

ectoderm

Term
-ectomy
Definition

to remove;

 

appendectomy

Term
ef- ex
Definition

away from;

 

afferent

Term
encephalo-
Definition

brain;

 

encephalitis

Term
end-, endo-
Definition

inside;

 

endoderm

Term
entero-
Definition

intestine;

 

enteric

Term
epi-
Definition

on;

 

epimysium

Term
erythro-
Definition

red;

 

erythrocyte

Term
ex-
Definition

out, away from;

 

exocytosis

Term
extra-
Definition

outside, beyond;

 

extracellular

Term
ferr-
Definition

iron;

 

transferring

Term
fil-
Definition

thread;

 

filament

Term
-form
Definition

shape;

 

fusiform

Term
gastr-
Definition

stomach;

 

gastrointestinal

Term
gest-
Definition

to bear;

 

gestation

Term
glosso-
Definition

tongue;

 

hypoglossal

Term
glycol-
Definition

sugar;

 

glycogen

Term
-gram
Definition

record;

 

myogram

Term
gran-
Definition

grain;

 

granulocyte

Term
-graph
Definition

to record;

 

electroencephalograph

Term
gyne-, gyno-
Definition

woman;

 

gynecology

Term
hem-, hemato-
Definition

blood;

 

hematology

Term
hemi-
Definition

half;

 

hemisphere

Term
hepato-
Definition

liver;

 

hepatocyte

Term
hetero-
Definition

other;

 

heterozygous

Term
histo-
Definition

tissue;

 

histology

Term
holo-
Definition

entire;

 

holocrine

Term
homo-, homeo-
Definition

same;

 

homeostasis

Term
hyal-
Definition

glass;

 

hyaline

Term
hydro-
Definition

water;

 

hydolysis

Term
hyo-
Definition

U-shaped;

 

hyoid bone

Term
hyper-
Definition

above;

 

hyperactive

Term
hypo-
Definition

under;

 

hypothyroid

Term
hyster-
Definition

uterus;

 

hysterectomy

Term
-ia
Definition

state or condition;

 

insomnia

Term
idi-
Definition

one's own;

 

idiopathic

Term
infra-
Definition

beneath;

 

infraorbital

Term
A.C.
Definition

before meals;

 

taking medication before meals

Term
Ad lib
Definition

at liberty;

 

patient may move around without reservation

Term
ASAP
Definition

as soon as possible;

 

perform activity as soon as possible

Term
b.i.d.
Definition

twice a day;

 

take meds twice a day

Term
bp
Definition
blood pressure
Term
C & S
Definition

culture and sensitivity;

 

in lab we ID microbe causing infection and drugs to give

Term
CBC
Definition
complete blood count
Term
CC
Definition

chief complain;

 

patient's main concern

Term
D/C (DC)
Definition

discontinue or discharge;

 

DC a drug or DC a patient from the hospital

Term
DDx
Definition

differential diagnosis;

 

a variety of diagnosis possible

Term
ETOH
Definition
alcohol
Term
fasting
Definition

patient must have procedure done before eating;

 

must go without food or drink for certain period of time

Term
GOMER
Definition
slang = emergency room
Term
H & P
Definition
history and physical exam
Term
H.S.
Definition

at bedtime;

 

take med at bedtime

Term
H/O (h/o)
Definition
history of
Term
HA
Definition
headache
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