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Medical Terminolofy
Term | Definition |
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-centesis | surgical puncture |
-clasis | to break: surgical fracture |
-desis | binding, fixation |
-ectomy | excision removal |
-lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
-plasty | fixation (of an organ) |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tomy | incision |
-tripsy | crushing |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | act of measuring |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-scopy | visual examination |
-algia -dynia | pain |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | -vomiting |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition produced by something specified |
-itis | inflammation |
-lith | stone, calculus |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | -tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition, increase |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | decrease, deficiency |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-phasia | speech |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia -plasm | formation, growth |
-plegia | paralysis |
-ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
-rrhage -rrhagia | bursting forth (of) |
-rrhea | discharge flow |
-rrehexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
-spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-toxic | poison |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic (adjective) | pertaining to |
-esis, -ia, -ism (noun) | condition |
-iatry (noun) | medicine, treatment |
-ician -ist (noun) | specialist |
-y (noun) | condition, process |
-icle -ole -ule diminutive | small, minute |