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VTHT 1205

VTHT 1205. Chapter 4 -2 Adjectival Roots Dr. Dipa Brahmbhatt VMD, MpH. BRACHY-. SHORT Brachycephalic – having a short head Brachygnathous- having a receeding underjaw. BRADY-. SLOW Bradycardia – slow heartbeat Bradypnea – slow breathing. BREV/I-. SHORT

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VTHT 1205

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  1. VTHT 1205 Chapter 4 -2 Adjectival Roots Dr. DipaBrahmbhatt VMD, MpH

  2. BRACHY- SHORT Brachycephalic – having a short head Brachygnathous- having a receeding underjaw

  3. BRADY- SLOW Bradycardia – slow heartbeat Bradypnea – slow breathing

  4. BREV/I- SHORT abbreviate - The reduction of a word or phrase to a letter or group of letters RVT

  5. CRY/O COLD Cryoanesthesia – regional anesthesia produced by localized application of cold

  6. CRYPT/O HIDDEN Cryptorchid – undescended testicle

  7. DEXTR/O RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE AD, OD ambidextrous - Able to use both hands with equal facility

  8. DIPL/O DOUBLE, TWICE Diplopia – seeing two images; double vision

  9. DOLICH/O LONG Dolichocephalic – long headed

  10. GLYC/O, GLUC/O SUGAR, SWEET Glycemia – sugar in the blood

  11. HETER/O OTHER, DIFFERENT Heterodont – having teeth of different shapes (molars, incisors, etc.)

  12. HOM/EO-, HOM/O SAME, ALIKE Homozygous- having identical alleles for a single trait

  13. HYDR/O WET, WATER, FLUID HYDROCEPHALUS - abnormal expansion of cavities within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

  14. IS/O EQUAL, ALIKE Anisocoria – unequal size of thepupils

  15. LEPT/O SLENDER, SMALL, THIN Leptospire – thin, coiled, mobile bacteria

  16. LEVO Left, to the left Levorotation – a turning to the left

  17. MACR/O- LARGE Macrophage - any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from monocytes that occur in the walls of blood vessels and in loose connective tissue

  18. MAL- ILL, BAD Malodor – a bad odor; a stench

  19. MALAC/O- Soft, softening Malacia – morbid softening or softness of a part or tissue

  20. MEG/A, MEG/ALO, MEG/ALY LARGE, OVERSIZED cardiomegaly – a medical condition where the heart is enlarged

  21. NECR/O- DEATH necrosis – death of living cells or tissues

  22. OLIG/O- FEW, LITTLE oliguric – reduced daily output of urine

  23. ORTH/O- STRAIGHT, NORMAL, CORRECT Orthodontics - The dental specialty and practice of preventing and correcting irregularities of the teeth, as by the use of braces

  24. PACHY- THICK Pachyderm - Any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus

  25. PALE/O- OLD, PRIMITIVE Paleontology– the study of prehistoric life

  26. PLATY- FLAT, WIDE Platypus- flat billed animal

  27. PLE/O MORE, MANY Pleomorphic – having more than one shape or form

  28. POIKIL/O IRREGULAR, VARIED Poikilocytosis – an abnormally shaped red blood cell

  29. -SCLER/O HARDNESS Arteriosclerosis – Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries

  30. SINISTR/O- LEFT, TO THE LEFT AS, OS Sinistrad – toward the left

  31. STEN/O- NARROWED, CONSTRICTED Stenotic – marked by abnormal narrowing or constriction

  32. STERE/O- SOLID, 3 DIMINSIONAL Stereoscope - An optical instrument with two eyepieces used to impart a three-dimensional effect to two photographs of the same scene taken at slightly different angles

  33. TACHY- RAPID, FAST Tachycardia – rapid heart beat

  34. TEL/E-, TEL/O- DISTANT, END Telencephalon - anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain (cerebrum)

  35. THERM/O- HEAT Thermogenesis – the production of heat, especially within the animal body.

  36. XER/O- DRY xerophagia – the eating of dry food

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