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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 1
09/03/2006
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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-lysis
 Definition
process ofloosening, freeing, or destroying
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture (uniting a wound by stitches)
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination with a lighted instrument
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-stomy
 Definition
formation of an opening
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used for cutting
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-tomy
 Definition
incision (cutting into tissue)
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-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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appendo/o, appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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chir/o
 Definition
hand
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col/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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faci/o
 Definition
face
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mamm/o, mast/o
 Definition
breast
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel; ductus deferens (also called vas deferens, excretory duct of the testicle)
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-algia, -dynia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)
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-ectasia, -ectasis
 Definition
dilatation (dilation, enlargement) or stretching of a structure or part
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-ia, -iasis
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lith
 Definition
stone or calculus
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-malacia
 Definition
soft, softening
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-mania
 Definition
excessive preoccupation
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)
 Definition
resembling
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-mania
 Definition
excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-osis
 Definition
condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes, an increase)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficency
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-phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse (sagging)
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-spasm
 Definition
twitching, cramp
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-able, -ible
 Definition
capable of, able to
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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-er, -ist
 Definition
one who
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-eum, -ium
 Definition
membrane
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-ia, -ism
 Definition
condition or theory
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-iac
 Definition
one who suffers
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies; specialist
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-logy
 Definition
study or science of
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-ose
 Definition
sugar
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to or characterized by
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-y
 Definition
state or condition
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amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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lact/o
 Definition
milk
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
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micro-
 Definition
small
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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prote/o, protein/o
 Definition
protein
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pyr/o
 Definition
fire
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