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Med Term Ch 1-2
Medical Terminology get connected Chapters 1-2
Question | Answer |
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Cardi- | heart |
retro- | behind |
-phobia | fear |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
Gastr- | stomach |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhea | discharge / flow |
Hepat- | liver |
trans- | across |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
Rhin- | nose |
di- | two |
-itis | inflammation |
-sclerosis | hardened condition |
Cephal- | head |
hemi- | half |
-megaly | enlargement / large |
-spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
Arthr- | joint |
hyper- | excessive / more than normal |
-logy | study of |
-stenosis | narrowing |
My- | muscle |
micro- | small |
-gram | record / picture |
-toxic | poison |
Oste- | bone |
pan- | all |
path | disease |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
Electr- | electricity |
para- (prefix) | alongside |
-cele | hernia / protrusion |
Carcin- | cancer |
multi- | many |
-cytosis | abnormal cell condition {too many} |
-graph | instrument for recording |
a- | without |
ultra- | excess |
-otomy | cutting into |
-scope | instrument to view |
dys- | painful / difficult |
homo- | same |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
sub- | beneath / under |
auto- | self |
-asthenia | weakness |
-derma | skin condition |
bi- (prefix) | two |
hetero- | different |
-dynia | pain |
-dipsia | thrist |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
-ectasis | dilated / expansion |
-esthesia | feeling / sensation |
anti- | against |
uni- | mono / one |
-edema | swelling |
-genesis | produces / generates |
brady- | slow |
-emesis | vomit |
-oid | resembling |
pachy- | thick |
-emia | blood condition |
-opia | vision |
tachy- | fast |
-itis | inflammation |
ante- | before / in front of |
-lith | stone |
-pepsia | digestion |
endo- | within / inner |
-lysis | destruction |
-pnea | breathing |
epi- | above / upon |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-poiesis | formation |
hypo- | below / insufficient / less than normal |
-oma | tumor / mass |
-trophic | development |
infra- | below / under |
-pathy | disease |
-logist | one who studies |
peri- | around |
-penia | too few |
bi(o) root word | life |
-para (suffix) | to bear {offspring} |