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Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Terms from Chapter One: Basic Term Components
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Undergraduate 1
01/24/2010
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Term

lip

 

(root)

 Definition
Fat
Term

Lip/o

 

(combining form)

 Definition
Fat
Term

-emia

 

(suffix)

 Definition
Blood Condition
Term

hyper-

 

(prefix)

 Definition
excessive
Term
Angi/o, Vas/o, Vascul/o
 Definition
Vessel
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
ender/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ur/o, urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
-al,-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
expansion or dialation
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
oligo-
 Definition
few or deficient
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside of, abnormal
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
-ac, -al, -ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ium
 Definition
structure or tissue
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
Term
sub-
 Definition
below or under
Term

Singular: Vertebra

-a

Plural?

 Definition

Plural: Vertebrae

-ae
Term

Singular: Diagnosis

-is

Plural?

 Definition

Diagnoses

-es
Term
Singular: Condyloma
-ma
Plural?
 Definition
Condylomata
-mata
Term
Singular: Phenomenon
-on
Plural?
 Definition
Phenomena
-a
Term
Singular: Bacterium
-up
Plural?
 Definition
Bacteria
-a
Term
Singular: Fungus
-us
Plural?
 Definition
Fungi
-i
Term
Singular: Thorax
-ax
Plural?
 Definition
Thoraces
-aces
Term
Singular: apex
-ex
Plural?
 Definition
Apices
-ices
Term
Singular: Appendix
-ix
Plural?
 Definition
Appendicies
-ices
Term
Singular: Myopathy
-y
Plural?
 Definition
Myopathies
-ies
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without
Term
anti-, contra-
 Definition
against or opposed to
Term
de-
 Definition
from, down, or not
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