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Path Intro
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Pathology
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01/29/2012
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Term
Word Roots
 Definition
Foundation of the word
Usually indicated a body part or tissue
Term
-o/centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-o/stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
Term
-o/tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-o/clasis
 Definition
to break
Term
-o/lysis
 Definition
separation,destruction
Term
-o/tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
-o/desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
-o/pexy
 Definition
suspension, fixation (of an organ)
Term
-o/plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-o/rrhapy
 Definition
suture
Term
-o/centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-o/gram
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-o/graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-o/meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
-o/scope
 Definition
instrument to view or examine
Term
-algia of -dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-o/cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomitting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-o/lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-o/malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-o/megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-o/pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-o/penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
-o/plasia, o/plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
-o/rrhage, -o/rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
-o/rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-o/rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-osis
 Definition
abdormal condition
Term
-o/spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
-o/stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
Term
-o/toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
-o/trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-ia, -ism, -y
 Definition
condition
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
Term
-ician, ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
Prefixes
 Definition
word parts located at the beginning of words
Usually indicated a position, measurement, direction, sense of time or negation
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across
Term
dipl-
 Definition
double
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
endo-
 Definition
in, within
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homo-, homeo-
 Definition
same
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below
Term
intra-
 Definition
in
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
syn-, sym-
 Definition
union, together, joined
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
adip/o, lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh (CT)
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
Form plural from 'a'
 Definition
ae, retain a and add e
pleura=pleurae
Term
Form plural from 'ax'
 Definition
aces, drop x and add ces
thorax=thoraces
Term
Form plural from 'en'
 Definition
ina, drop en and add ina
foramen=foramina
Term
Form plural from 'is'
 Definition
es, drop is and add es
diagnosis=diagnoses
Term
Form plural from 'ix, ex'
 Definition
ices, drop ix or ex and add ices
apex=apices
Term
Form plural from 'ma'
 Definition
mata, retain ma and add ta
carcinoma=carcinomata
Term
Form plural from 'on'
 Definition
a, drop on and add a
ganglion=ganglia
Term
Form plural from 'um'
 Definition
a, drop um and add a
bacterium=bacteria
Term
Form plural from 'us'
 Definition
i, drop us and add i
bronchus=bronchi
Term
Form plural from 'y'
 Definition
ies, drop y and add ies
deformity=deformities
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