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Med Term 101
Prefix, root words, suffix
Term | Definition |
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What does the prefix ENDO mean? | Within [ie Endoscopy = inspect inside] |
What does the prefix PERI mean? | Around [ie Pecarial = around the heart] |
What does the prefix CYT/O mean? | Cell [ie Cytoplasm] |
What does the prefix ANGI/O mean? | Blood vessel [ie Angioplasty] |
What does the prefix ARTHR/O mean? | Joint [ie Athrosclerosis] |
What does the prefix CARDI/O mean? | Heart [ie Cardiogram] |
What does the prefix MYEL/O mean? | Spinal cord or bone marrow [ie Myelopathy] |
What does the prefix NEUR/O- mean? | Nerve [ie Neuropathy] |
What does the prefix SPONDYL/O mean? | Vertebra [ie Spondylosis] |
What does the prefix THORAC- mean? | Chest [ie Thoracic spine] |
What does the prefix EXO- mean? | Outer; outside [Exoskeletal] |
What does the prefix INTER- mean? | Between [ie Interlaminar] |
What does the prefix TRANS- mean? | Across, through [ie Transforaminal] |
What does the prefix TACHY- mean? | Fast [ie Tachycardia] |
What does the suffix -MEGALY mean? | Enlargement [ie Cardiomegaly] |
What does the doe suffix -ALGIA mean? | Pain [ie Neuralgia] |
What does the suffix -EDEMA mean? | Swelling [ie Lymphadema] |
What does the suffix -ITIS mean? | Inflammation [ie Dertmatitis] |
What does the suffix -OMA mean? | Cancer [ie Carcinoma] |
What does the suffix -SCLEROSIS mean? | Hardening [ie Athrosclerosis] |
What does the suffix -STENOSIS mean? | Narrowing, restricted |
What does the suffix -CENTESIS mean? | Surgical puncture or removal of fluid |
What does the suffix -ECTOMY mean? | To cut out, removal |
What does the suffix -GRAM, -GRAPH, or -GRAPHY mean? | Recording (written, imaging, verbal) |
What does the suffix -OLOGY mean? | The study a part of the body [ie Neurology = study of the nerves] |
What does the suffix -OLOGIST mean? | Provider working with a specific part of the body [ie Neurologist = provider who specializes in the nervous system] |