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Term
combining form
word root
prefix
suffix
 Definition
4 components of a medical word
Term
prefix
 Definition
indicates the number
Term
glues 2 components of a medical word together
 Definition
combining form
Term
contains core meaning
 Definition
word root
Term
indicates a condition
 Definition
suffix
Term
tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
Term
rrhapy
 Definition
suture
Term
plasty
 Definition
repair
Term
stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
Term
tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
plasia or plasm
 Definition
growth
Term
rrhage or rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
rrhea
 Definition
flow
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
tropy
 Definition
nourishment
Term
sub
 Definition
under
Term
retro
 Definition
backward
Term
post
 Definition
after or behind
Term
quadri
 Definition
four
Term
para
 Definition
beside, beyond, near
Term
ultra
 Definition
excessive
Term
supra
 Definition
above, excessive, superior
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
pseudo
 Definition
false
Term
trans
 Definition
throughout
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair
Term
trich/p
 Definition
hair
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum
Term
xen/o
 Definition
strange,foreign
Term
sceler/o
 Definition
hardening
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
squam/o
 Definition
scal
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
abcess
 Definition
collection of pus in infected area
Term
alopecia
 Definition
loss of hair
Term
cellulitis
 Definition
infection/inflammation of skin and sebaceous tissue
Term
chloasma
 Definition
yellowish/brown patches of skin discoloration
Term
comedo
 Definition
form of acne
Term
dermatomycosis
 Definition
skin fungus
Term
pediculosis
 Definition
lice infestation
Term
keratosis
 Definition
horny growth on skin
Term
petechia
 Definition
pinpoint hemorrhages under skin
Term
erythema
 Definition
redness of skin due to swollen capillaries
Term
impetigo
 Definition
bacteria skin infection
Term
urticaria
 Definition
allergic reaction causing wheals or hives
Term
ecchymosis
 Definition
bruising
Term
verruca
 Definition
warts
Term
lentigo
 Definition
brown
Term
vitiligo
 Definition
brown discolorations of skin
Term
eschar
 Definition
damages tissue following a burn
Term
pallor
 Definition
paleness
Term
pruritus
 Definition
itching
Term
purpura
 Definition
small hemorrhages causing petechia or ecchymoses
Term
tinea
 Definition
fungal skin infection called ringworm
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
sial/o
 Definition
salivary gland
Term
postprandial
 Definition
after meal
Term
hepatomegaly
 Definition
enlargement of liver
Term
dysphagia
 Definition
painful swallowing
Term
hyperemesis
 Definition
excessive vomitting
Term
dyspepsia
 Definition
painful digestion
Term
rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
cholelithiasis
 Definition
abnormal condition of gall stones
Term
anorexia
 Definition
without appetite
Term
malabsorption
 Definition
impaired passage of nutrients
Term
steatorrhea
 Definition
fatty stool
Term
hematemesis
 Definition
vomiting blood
Term
fecalith
 Definition
stone/concretion
Term
borborygmus
 Definition
stomach rumbling
Term
deglutition
 Definition
swallowing
Term
eructation
 Definition
belching
Term
sputum
 Definition
secretions produced in the lungs and bronchi that are expelled by coughing
Term
dyspnea
 Definition
difficulty breathing
Term
pandemic
 Definition
world-wide outbreak
Term
septum
 Definition
wall dividing 2 cavities
Term
virulent
 Definition
highly infectious
Term
paraoxysmal
 Definition
suddenly infectious
Term
orthopnea
 Definition
ease of breathing upon standing or sitting up
Term
viable
 Definition
alive
Term
oropharynx
 Definition
back of the mouth
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
Term
mediastinum
 Definition
space between right and left lungs
Term
pleura
 Definition
lining of the lungs and thoracic cavity
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung/air
Term
pneumono
 Definition
lung/air
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
spiro
 Definition
breathe
Term
-phonia
 Definition
voice
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
pector/o
 Definition
chest
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
phren/
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
bradypnea
 Definition
slow breathing
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
hydrothorax
 Definition
serum in the pleural space
Term
epitaxis
 Definition
nosebleed
Term
pneumothorax
 Definition
air in the pleural space
Term
hypoxia
 Definition
oxygen deficiency in tissues
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
hemothorax
 Definition
blood in the pleural space
Term
coryza
 Definition
head cold
Term
hypoxemia
 Definition
deficiency of oxygen in the blood
Term
asphyxia
 Definition
condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen
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