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-centesis
to remove fluid
Amnio-
Fluid filled sac surrounding the embryo
Thorac-
Chest
Para-
Abdomen
List 3 types of centesis's
Centesis means to remove fluid

Paracentesis=From Abdomen

Amniocentesis=From Embryo sac

Thoracocentesis=From Chest cavity
Bronchi-
Branch off the trachea and bring air to the lungs
Larynx-
Voicebox.
Pharynx-
Area above voicebox
Tonsil
Lymph tissue of the throat
-pathy
disease
-ptosis
droop
-trophy
To develop
-plasty
To develop
Give 2 suffixes that mean to develop
-plasty

or

-trophy
Neuropathy
Nerve-disease
Rhinoplasty
Nose-create
Thromb-
clot
Cyte
cell
List 3 terms that mean blood
-emia
Hemat-
Hemo-
-emia
A blood condition
Hemat-
Blood
Hemo-
Blood
Thrombocyte
clot-cell
Anemia
Without-Blood
Isch-
To hold back
Ischemia
To hold back-blood
-lysis
To break down
Hemolysis
Blood-To breakdown
Necro-
death
Pleura
Membrane surrounding organs
Pleuritis
Inflammation of membrane surrounding organ
Pleurodynia
Pain in membrane surrounding the organ
List 2 terms for pain
-dynia
-algia
Ot-
Ear
Opthal-
Eye
Acute
happens all of a sudden
Chronic
Happens over a long period of time
Remission
Gone
Relapse
To come back
Define the sentence:

"The disease has relapsed"
The disease has come back
Define the sentence:

" The disease is in remission"
The disease is gone
-scope
An instrument used to look at
-opsy
To look at or view
-stasis
To get stuck or remain stagnant
-tomy
To cut into
-cele
Hernia
Cystocele
Bladder-hernia
Rectocele
Rectum-Hernia
Staph-
Cluster
Strep-
Chain
-cocci
Berry shaped
Staphylococcus
Cluster-Berry Shaped
Streptococcus
Chain-Berry Shaped
-graph
record
-tomy versus -stomy
tomy= To take out (like in a masec-tomy)

stomy= To make a permanent opening (like a colo-stomy or poop back that comes off the colon)
Tracheotomy
Windpipe-remove
Angio
Vessel
Angioplasty
Vessel-Repair
-PHOBIA
FEAR
ADIP-
FAT
-malacia
softening
-sclerosis
hardening
dys
abnormal
hyper
excessive
hypo
low
dystropy
vs.
hypertrophy
vs.
hypotrophy
Dystrophy=Abnormal development

Hypertrophy=Excessive development

Hypotrophy=Little development
lateral
side
bi-
Both
Ipsi-
Same
Uni-
One
Contra-
Opposite
Bilateral
vs.
Ipsilateral
vs.
Contralateral
vs.
Unilateral
Bilateral=2 sides

Ipsilateral= same side

Contralateral= opposite side

Unilateral= one side
Ect-
Out
Ex-
Out
2 terms meaning out
Ect-

&

Ex-
Ectopic
Outside
Exopthalmos
Out-Eye
Pre-
Before
Pro-
Before
2 terms that mean before
Pre-

Pro-
Syn-
Together
Post-
After
-pnea
Breathe
Apnea
Without-breathing
A-
Without
Anoxia
Without Oxygen
Morph
shape
Meta
Change
Metamorphosis
Change shape
Neo
New
2 terms for sugar
-glyc or gluc
-uria
In the urine
Hyperglycemia vs.Hyperglycuria
Hyperglycemia-High blood sugar

Hyperglycuria-High blood urine
Thorax
chest
peritoneum
abdomen
gatric
stomach
Retro-
Behind
Intra-
Inside
Retroperitoneal
Behind or in back of-Abdomen
Intraperitoneal
Inside-Abdomen
Dyspnea
Abnormal breathing
-somn
Sleep
Insomnia
Not-sleeping
Brady-
Slow
Tachy-
-Fast
Tachypnea

vs.

Tachycardia
Tachypnea=Fast Breathing

Tachycardia=Fast Heartbeat
Per-
Through
percutaneous
Through Skin
Peri
Around
Periosteum
Around-Bone
Peri-chondral
Around cartilage
Anti
Against
Sepsis
Infection
Anti-Septic
Against-Infection
Ante-
Before
Antepartum
Before-Birth/labor
ox
oxygen
anoxia
no-oxygen
Anomaly
Irregularity at birth
Neoplasm
New-Tumor
flex
bend
Analysis
to break apart.