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Radiology Chapter 1 and 2
Elements of a Medical Word & Suffixes
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Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
an-
 Definition
without, not
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea, upper windpipe
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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-clasis
 Definition
to break, surgical fracture
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colon/o
 Definition
colon
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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dent/o
 Definition
teeth
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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dia-
 Definition
through, across
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dialation, expansion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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-esis
 Definition
condition
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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-gen
 Definition
forming. Producing, origin
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-genesis
 Definition
forming. Producing, origin
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
one half
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medicine, treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
specialist
Term
-icle
 Definition
small, minute
Term
-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune, immunity, safe
Term
intra-
 Definition
in, within
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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log/o
 Definition
study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-ule
 Definition
small, minute
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses, menstruation
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
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-metry
 Definition
act of measuring
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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neo-
 Definition
new
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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obstetr/o
 Definition
midwife
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-ole
 Definition
small, minute
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
pen/o
 Definition
penis
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing, eating
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, growth
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-plasm
 Definition
formation, growth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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pneumon/o
 Definition
air, lung
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening (nerve or blood vessels)
Term
-scope
 Definition
insturment for examining
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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therm/o
 Definition
heat
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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-y
 Definition
condition, process
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