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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
09/08/2015

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Root
Definition

 

 

is the main part or foundation
Many times indicates a body part
Term
Suffix
Definition
Word ending
Term
Prefix
Definition
Word beginning
Term
Combining Vowel
Definition
Vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Term
Combining form
Definition
Combination of the root and the combining vowel
Term
Arteriosclerosis
Definition
The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
Term
Gastroenteritis
Definition
An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Term
Arthralgia
Definition
Pain in a joint or joints
Term
Dermatologist
Definition
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin
Term
Neuroplasty
Definition
Describes the surgical repair of a nerve
Term
Hemorrhage
Definition
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
Term
Arterionecrosis
Definition
Tissue death of an artery or arteries
Term
Interstitial
Definition
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
Term
Hepatomegaly
Definition
Enlargement of the liver
Term
-algia
Definition
pain, suffering
Term
dys-
Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
Term
-megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
hyper-
Definition
excessive, increased
Term
hypo-
Definition
Deficient or decreased
Term
-itis
Definition
Inflammation
Term
-malacia
Definition
Abnormal softening
Term
-necrosis
Definition
Tissue death
Term
-osis
Definition
Abnormal condition or disease
Term
-ostomy
Definition
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
Term
-otomy
Definition
Cutting or surgical incision
Term
-plasty
Definition
Surgical Repair
Term
-rrhage
Definition
Sudden severe bleeding
Term
rrhaphy
Definition
Surgical suturing to close a wound
Term
-rrhea
Definition
Flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
Rupture
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
Abnormal hardening
Term
-scopy
Definition
Visual examination
Term
-stenosis
Definition
Abnormal narrowing
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