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PCSOM Terms 4
Med Term Block Four
| Med Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | first; promoting |
| quadr- | four |
| re- | back again |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under |
| super- | over, above, excessive |
| supra- | over, above, excessive |
| trans- | across; through |
| tri- | three; triple |
| -plasia | growth, formation |
| -plasm | substance, matter |
| -plasty | shape, make |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breath, breathing |
| -(r)rhage | breaking out, discharge |
| -(r)rhagia | breaking out, discharge |
| -(r)rhapy | sew, suture |
| -(r)rhea | flow |
| -some | body |
| -tensin | pressure |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tonic | presure, tension |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -ule | small, little |
| -uria | refers to urine condition |
| pneumon- | lung |
| pod- | foot |
| poie- | make; produce |
| presby- | old |
| proct- | rectum |
| pseud- | false |
| psych- | mind |
| pyel- | pelvis |
| ren- | kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| rigor- | stiffness |
| sarco- | flesh; muscle |
| scler- | hard |
| semen- | seed, sperm |
| semin- | seed, sperm |
| sept- | contamination |
| sin- | cavity; recess |
| son- | sound |
| spiro- | breathe |
| spire- | breathe |
| stat- | a standing, stopping |
| stas- | a standing, stopping |
| syn- | together |
| systol- | contract; stand together |
| tachy- | fast |
| therm- | heat |
| thromb- | clot |
| tox- | poison |
| troph- | grow, nourish |
| tympan- | drum |
| varic- | enlarged vessel |
| vas- | vessel, duct |
| vesic- | bladder, blister |