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Chap 1-3 Elements of Medical words - suffixes/prefixes/roots
Western Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/02/2009
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Term
Dermat
 Definition
Skin
Term
itis
 Definition
Inflamation
Term
Greek origins (root)
 Definition
What is going on:
Disease
Condition
Treatment
Diagnosis

Often ends in "itis"
Term
Latin origins (root)
 Definition
Where it is:
Anatomical structures
Often end in "al" or "ic"
Term
Suffix (end of word)
 Definition
Describes:
Pathology
Symptoms
Surgical Procedures
Diagnostic Procedures
Term
Cutane
 Definition
Skin
Term
Nephr
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Ren
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Stomat
 Definition
Mouth
Term
Or
 Definition
Mouth
Term
Erythr
 Definition
Red
Term
Gastr
 Definition
Stomach
Term
Hepat
 Definition
Liver
Term
Immun
 Definition
Immune, safety
Term
Osteo
 Definition
Bone
Term
Esthes
 Definition
Feeling
Term
Therm
 Definition
Heat
Term
Muscul/My
 Definition
Muscle
Term
Nas
 Definition
Nose
Term
Ur
 Definition
Urine
Term
Enter
 Definition
Intestine
Term
Chondr
 Definition
Cartilage
Term
Arthr
 Definition
Joint
Term
Hemat
 Definition
Blood
Term
Encephal
 Definition
Brain
Term
Peri
 Definition
Around
Term
Epi
 Definition
Above
Term
Hypo
 Definition
Under, deficient
Term
Infra
 Definition
Belo
Term
Inter
 Definition
Between
Term
Pro
 Definition
Before
Term
Retro
 Definition
Behind
Term
Bi
 Definition
Two
Term
Dipl/o
 Definition
Double
Term
Hemi
 Definition
One-half
Term
Hyper
 Definition
Excess
Term
Primi
 Definition
First
Term
Ab
 Definition
Away from
Term
Ad
 Definition
Toward
Term
Circum
 Definition
Around
Term
Dia
 Definition
Through
Term
Ecto
 Definition
Outside
Term
Exo
 Definition
Outside
Term
Extra
 Definition
Outside
Term
Endo
 Definition
In, inside
Term
Intra
 Definition
In, inside
Term
Para
 Definition
Near
Term
Super
 Definition
Above
Term
Supra
 Definition
Above
Term
Ultra
 Definition
Excess
Term
A
 Definition
Not
Term
An
 Definition
Not
Term
Anti
 Definition
Against
Term
Contra
 Definition
Against
Term
Brady
 Definition
Slow
Term
Dys
 Definition
Bad, painful
Term
Eu
 Definition
Good
Term
Hetero
 Definition
Different
Term
Homeo or Homo
 Definition
Same
Term
Mal
 Definition
Bad
Term
Pan
 Definition
All
Term
Pseudo
 Definition
False
Term
Syn
 Definition
Together
Term
Tachy
 Definition
Rapid
Term
emesis
 Definition
Vomiting
Term
dynia
 Definition
Pain
Term
logy
 Definition
Study of
Term
centesis
 Definition
Surgical puncture
Term
clasis
 Definition
Break on purpose - during surgery
Term
desis
 Definition
to bind or fix a bone or joint
Term
ectomy
 Definition
Excision, removal
Term
lysis
 Definition
Separation, destruction
Term
pexy
 Definition
Fixation - to lift (as in mastopexy- boob job)
Term
plasty
 Definition
To repair surgically
Term
rrhaphy
 Definition
Suture
Term
stomy
 Definition
To form and opening
Term
tome
 Definition
an instrument used to cut
Term
tomy
 Definition
a cut
Term
tripsy
 Definition
to crush
Term
gram
 Definition
to record, to write
Term
graph
 Definition
an instrument used to record
Term
graphy
 Definition
process/act of recording
Term
meter
 Definition
intrument used for measuring
Term
metry
 Definition
instrument's act of recording
Term
scope
 Definition
an instrument used to examine or look
Term
scopy
 Definition
visual/examination act
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia, to swell (bulged out)
Term
ectasis
 Definition
to dilate or expand
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
emia
 Definition
related to a blood condition
Term
gen or genesis
 Definition
origin (forming or producing)
Term
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
lith
 Definition
stone
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
Prefix
 Definition
Describes:
Position
Number
Measurement
Direction
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
osis
 Definition
unusual/abnormal condition (blood related)
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
phagia
 Definition
to eat or swallow
Term
phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
plasia
 Definition
formation/growth
Term
plasm
 Definition
growth
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
ptosis
 Definition
drop
Term
rrhage
 Definition
a busting forth
Term
rrhagia
 Definition
a busting forth
Term
rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening condition
Term
spasm
 Definition
twitching
Term
stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
trophy
 Definition
nourishment
Term
ac
 Definition
referring to
Term
al
 Definition
referring to
Term
ar
 Definition
referring to
Term
ary
 Definition
referring to
Term
eal
 Definition
referring to
Term
ic
 Definition
referring to
Term
ical
 Definition
referring to
Term
ile
 Definition
referring to
Term
ior
 Definition
referring to
Term
ous
 Definition
referring to
Term
tic
 Definition
referring to
Term
esis
 Definition
condition
Term
ia
 Definition
condition
Term
ism
 Definition
condition
Term
y
 Definition
condition or a process
Term
icle
 Definition
small; minute
Term
iatry
 Definition
medicine or treatment
Term
ician
 Definition
specialist
Term
ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
ole
 Definition
small; minute
Term
ule
 Definition
small; minute
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