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GFU Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Medical Terminology Ch. 1 (prefixes, suffixes)
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09/02/2013
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Term
nephritis
 Definition
inflammation of the kidneys
Term
arthrodesis
 Definition
fixation of a joint
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dermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
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arthrocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of a joint
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gastrectomy
 Definition
excision of the stomach
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting (of)
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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cirum- or peri-
 Definition
around
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dia- or trans-
 Definition
through, across
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primi-
 Definition
first
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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super-
 Definition
above, upper
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
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