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Medical Terminology
Word Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -lysis | process of lossing, freeing, or destroying |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | an instrument used for cutting |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | dilation, enlargement |
| -ectasis | dilation, enlargement |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | to vomit |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhea | flow of discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | twitching, cramp |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | an instrument used to record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -scope | an instrument used for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| cancer(o) | cancer |
| carcin(o) | cancer |
| onc(o) | tumor |
| path(o) | disease |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ia | condition |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -iasis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -maniac | a person who shows excessive preoccupation |
| -phobia | fear |
| -ptosis | prolaspe (sagging) |
| alb(o) | white |
| albin(o) | white |
| leuk(o) | white |
| chlor(o) | green |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| erythr(o) | red |
| melan(o) | black |
| xanth(o) | yellow |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| di- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quad- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| tetra- | four |
| centi- | one hundred |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| diplo- | double |
| hemi- | half |
| semi- | half |
| hyper- | more than normal |
| hypo- | below normal |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| pan- | all |
| primi- | first |
| super- | excessive |
| ultra- | excessive |
| macro- | large or great |
| mega- | large or great |
| megalo- | large or great |
| micro- | small |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| post- | after or behind |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| mal- | bad |
| pro- | favoring, supporting |
| tachy- | fast |