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Introduction, Prefixes, Suffixes
Medical Terminology
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05/23/2013
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Term
card/i/o
 Definition
heart
Term
derm/o, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
ger/o, geront/o
 Definition
age
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-logy
 Definition
study of, specialty of
Term
-path/y
 Definition
disease
Term
-cele
 Definition
protrusion, hernia
Term
-ectasis, -ectasia
 Definition
expansion or dilation
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-iasis
 Definition
presence of, formation of
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-malacia
 Definition
sofening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
condition
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-penia
 Definition
reduction of size or quantity
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-plasia
 Definition
abnormal formation
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-ptosis
 Definition
displacement
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-rrhage
 Definition
flowing forth, as occurs in a hemorrhage
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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-spasm
 Definition
muscular contraction
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-pnea
 Definition
breath, respiration
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical binding
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-gen, -genic, -genesis
 Definition
origin, producing
Term
-gram, -graph, -graphy
 Definition
graphic or pictorial recording
Term
-meter, -metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-scope, -scopy
 Definition
device for viewing
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-ist
-ian
-iatrist
-logist
 Definition
the study or practice of a medical specialty
Term
-logy
-ics
-iatry
-iatrics
 Definition
the study or practice of a medical specialty
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-edema
 Definition
excessive fluid in intracellular tissue
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-globin
 Definition
makes up the protein, hemoglobin
Term
-lith
 Definition
a stone or calcification
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-mania
 Definition
a morbid impulse toward a specific object or thought
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-opsy
 Definition
visual examination
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-pathy
 Definition
producing
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-stasis, -poiesis
 Definition
unchanging, level
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowed, blocked
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-stomy
 Definition
permanent opening
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument for cutting
Term
ante-, pre-
 Definition
before
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brady-
 Definition
abnormally slow rate of speed
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neo-
 Definition
new
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post-
 Definition
after
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid, abnormally high rate of speed
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ab-
 Definition
away from, outside of, beyond
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ad-
 Definition
toward, near to
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con-, sym-, syn-
 Definition
with
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contra-
 Definition
against
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dia-
 Definition
across, through
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ecto-, ec
 Definition
outside
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endo-, en
 Definition
inside, within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, subsequent to
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exo-, ex
 Definition
outside
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extra-
 Definition
beyond
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hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below, below normal
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infra-
 Definition
inside or below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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pan-
 Definition
all or everywhere
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside, like
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retro-
 Definition
backwards, behind
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
hemi-, semi-
 Definition
half
Term
macro-
 Definition
big
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
olig-, oligo-
 Definition
a few
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pan-
 Definition
all or everywhere
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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