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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
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Undergraduate 1
10/14/2016
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Term
-Lip (Root)
 Definition
Fat
Term
Lip/o (Combinating form)
 Definition
Fat
Term
-emia (suffix)
 Definition
Blood condition
Term
hyper- (prefix)
 Definition

excessive 

 
Term
-al, -ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal/excision
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-spasm
 Definition
Involuntary contraction
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
hypo-
 Definition

deficient/below 

 
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para-
 Definition
abnormal/alongside
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peri-
 Definition
around
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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