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Medical Terminology Ch 1
CH 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/13/2013
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Term
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ur/o
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
-al
-eal
-ac
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
expansion or dilation
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision (removal)
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
oligo-
 Definition
few or deficient
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside of, abnormal
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ium
 Definition
structure or tissue
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
endo-
en-
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
Term
sub-
infra-
 Definition
below
Term
circum-
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
dia-
trans-
 Definition
across or through
Term
e-
ec-
ex-
 Definition
out or away
Term
ecto-
exo-
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, after, or charge
Term
para-
 Definition
alongside of or abnormal
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward or behind
Term
bi-
 Definition
two or both
Term
hemi-
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above or excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below or deficient
Term
macro-
 Definition
large or long
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
oligo-
 Definition
few or deficient
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
poly-
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
super-
supra-
 Definition
above or excessive
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond or excessive
Term
ante-
pre-
pro-
 Definition
before
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
post-
 Definition
after or behind
Term
re-
 Definition
again or back
Term
con-
syn-
sym-
 Definition
together or with
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult or faulty
Term
eu-
 Definition
good or normal
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
-genesis
 Definition
origin or production
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breaking down or dissolution
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
-cele
 Definition
pouching or hernia
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
formation or presence of
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition or increase
Term
-phil
-philia
 Definition
attraction for
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling or downward displacement
Term
-rrhage
-rrhagia
 Definition
to burst forth (usually blood)
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture for aspiration
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding
Term
-pexy
 Definition
suspension or fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reconstruction
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-stomy
 Definition
creating an opening
Term
-ation
 Definition
process
Term
-e
 Definition
general indicator that word is a noun
Term
-ia
-ism
 Definition
condition of
Term
-y
 Definition
condition or process of
Term
-ium
 Definition
structure or tissue
Term
-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ous
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-icle
-ole
-ula
-ule
 Definition
small
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-iatrics
-iatry
 Definition
treatment
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
-meter
 Definition
instruments for measuring
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process for examination
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stop or stand
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air, gas
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
ur/o
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
abdomin/o
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremity or topmost
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
col/o
colon/o
 Definition
colon
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
nas/o
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
nephr/o
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
pneum/o
pneumon/o
 Definition
air or lung
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
gen/o
 Definition
origin or production
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
morph/o
 Definition
form
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight, normal or corect
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
ped/o
 Definition
child or foot
Term
phag/o
 Definition
eat or swallow
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
phob/o
 Definition
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrow
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
tox/o
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
troph/o
 Definition
nourishment or development
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