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Medical Terminology - Chapter 5
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Undergraduate 2
09/20/2011

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Term

Prefixes


anti-

Definition

 

against, opposite

Term

Prefixes

 

dys-

Definition

 

poor, painful, difficult

Term

Prefixes

 

a-, an-

Definition

 

not ,without

Term

Base forms derived from nouns



cardi-

 

Definition

 

heart

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

atri-

Definition

 

atrium

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ventricul-

Definition

 

ventricle

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

aort-

Definition

 

aorta

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

arteri-

Definition

 

artery

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

capillar-

Definition

 

capillary

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

phleb-

Definition

 

vein

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ven-

Definition

 

vein

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

angi-

Definition

 

vessel

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

vascul-

Definition

 

vessel

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

hemat-, hem-

Definition

 

blood

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

blast-

Definition

 

embryonic cell

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

kary-

Definition

 

nucleus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

cyt-

Definition

 

cell

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

thromb-

Definition

 

clot

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

sphygm-

Definition

 

pulse

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

crot-

Definition

 

pulse beat

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

lymph-

Definition

 

lymph

Term

Base forms derived from nouns



splen-

Definition

 

spleen

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

path-

Definition

 

disease

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

phil-

Definition

 

love, affinity

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

phob-

Definition

 

fear, aversion

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives



erythr-

Definition

 

red

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives

 

leuk-

Definition

 

white

Term

Base forms derived from adjectives

 

cyan-

Definition

 

blue

Term

Base form derived from verbs



plas-, plast-

Definition

 

to form, to shape

Term

Base form derived from verbs

 

sta-

Definition

 

to shop, to control

Term

Suffix used to form adjectives



-ac

Definition

 

pertaining to

Term

Suffix used to form nouns



-t

Definition

 

instrument, agent, device

Term

Terminations used to form nouns



-emia

([h]em/ia)

Definition

 

blood condition

Term

 Terminations used to form nouns


-kinesis, -kinesia, -cinesia

(kine/sis, kine/sia, cine/sia)

Definition

 

movement

Term

 Terminations used to form nouns

 

-sclerosis

(scler/o/sis)

Definition

 

hardening

Term

  Terminations used to form nouns


-megaly

(megal/y)

Definition

 

enlargement

Term

  Terminations used to form nouns


-cele

(cel/e)

 

Definition

 

swelling, herniation

Term

  Terminations used to form nouns

 

-penia

(pen/ia)

Definition

 

deficiency

Term

   Terminations used to form nouns


-plegia

(pleg/ia)

Definition

 

paralysis, stroke 

Term

   Terminations used to form nouns

 

-ptosis

(pto/sis)

Definition

 

prolapse, sagging

Term

   Terminations used to form nouns

 

-rrhexis

(rrhex/is)

Definition

 

rupture

Term

    Terminations used to form nouns


-rrhagia

(rrhag/ia)

Definition

 

discharge

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-sepsis

(sep/sis)

Definition

 

infection

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-centesis

(cente/sis)

Definition

 

surgical puncture

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-clysis

(cly/sis)

Definition

 

irrigation, washing

Term

Terminations used to form nouns


-pexy

(pex/y)

Definition

 

fixation, attchment

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-piesis

(pie/sis)

Definition

 

pressure

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-plasty

(plast/y)

Definition

 

surgical repair

 

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-rrhaphy

(rrhaph/y)

Definition

 

suture

Term

Terminations used to form nouns



-trophy, -trophia
(troph/y, troph/ia)
Definition

 

development

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