| A | B |
|---|
| trophin | stimulating effect of hormone on target organ |
| ab | away from |
| ambi | both |
| ana | up |
| astro | star-shaped |
| brady | slow |
| cyte | cell |
| deci | tenth |
| genic | formation |
| hydro | water |
| ia | abnormal condition |
| ist | one who specializes |
| mal | bad/poor/ill |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meso | middle |
| plasm | to mold |
| plegia | stroke |
| poietic | making/producing |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| tachy | fast |
| abcess | localized collection of pus |
| acute | sudden |
| algesia | sense of pain |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| antidote | substance given to counteract poisons |
| apathy | lacking emotions |
| biopsy | surgical removal of tissue for microscopic exam |
| chronic | over a long time |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| disinfectant | chemical substance that destroys baceria |
| edema | excess amount of fluid tissue |
| epidemic | rapid widespread infectious disease |
| excision | process of cutting out |
| febrile | fever |
| incision | cutting into |
| adhesion | process of being stuck together |
| autoclave | apparatus used to sterilize articles by steam under pressure |
| axillary | armpit |
| cachexia | condition of ill health or feeling bad |
| centesis | puncture of a cavity |
| centrifuge | device in lab that separates solids from liquids |
| empathy | objective awareness and insight into another's feelings |
| gram | unit of weight in metric system |
| immunity | protection from illness |
| liter | unit of fluid measurement |
| malignant | resisting treatment |
| mania | madness |
| meter | metric measure of length |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| ptosis | drooping |
