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Medical Terminology
Week 3 - Concorde Career College ICBS 110
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11/30/2010
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Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
Term
cel/o
 Definition
abdomen, belly
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach, belly
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, throat
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macro-
 Definition
large, abnormal size or length, long
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micro-
 Definition
small
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-metrist
 Definition
one who measures
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-metry
 Definition
to measure
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
noct/i
 Definition
night
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition, disease
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-pathy
 Definition
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-phage
 Definition
a cell that destroys, eat, swallow
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-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
speak or speech
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
droop, sag, prolapse, fall
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyr/o
 Definition
fever, fire
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult or painful
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal, well or easy
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, increased
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient, decreased
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, among
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intra-
 Definition
within, inside
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sub-
 Definition
under, less, below
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supra-
 Definition
above, upper, excessive
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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ot/o
 Definition
ear, hearing
Term
ovul/o
 Definition
egg
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
mening/o
 Definition
membranes, meninges
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
surgically create an artificial opening
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
onych/o
 Definition
fingernail or toenail
Term
lacer/o
 Definition
torn, mangled
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrowing, contraction
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
Term
-peri
 Definition
surrounding, around
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis, stroke
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
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