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Chapter 1 Med Term -
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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endo/ | innermost, within |
epi/ | upon, above |
inter/ | between |
intra/ | within |
peri/ | around |
post/ | after, behind |
pre/ | before, in front of |
sub/ | below, underneath, less than |
bi/ | two |
brady/ | slow |
hemi/ | one half |
hyper/ | above, more than normal |
hypo/ | below, deficient |
mono/ | one, single |
poly/ | many, much |
quadri/ | four |
tachy/ | fast |
tri/ | three |
a/ | away from, without |
an/ | without |
anti/ | againt |
de/ | reversal of, without |
dys/ | painful, difficult, abnormal |
eu/ | normal, good |
mal/ | bad, inadequate |
re/ | again and again |
abdomino | abdomen |
appendo | appendix |
arterio | artery |
intestino | intestine |
laryngo | larynx |
musculo | muscle |
thyroido | thyroid |
tonsilo | tonsil |
veno | vein |
arthro | joint |
cardio | heart |
dermo | skin |
gastro | stomach |
mammo | breast |
naso | nose |
psycho | mind |
cholecysto | gallbladder |
costo | rib |
entero | intestine |
hepato | liver |
hystero | uterus |
laparo | abdomen |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ine | pertaining to |
-ive | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-ation | a process, being or having |
-ion | action, condition |
-lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
-it is | inflammation, infection of |
-megaly | enlargment |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | condition of, abnormal condition, process |
-pathy | disease, suffering |
-ectomy | surgical excision |
-gram | a record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording |
-metry | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument used to examine |
-scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
-stomy | surgically created opening |
-therapy | treatment |
-tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
-iatry | medical treatment |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-ology | the study of |