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Chapter 1
Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gloss/o (Greek) | tongue |
| -itis | inflammation |
| bi- | two |
| lingu/o (Latin) | tongue |
| -al | pertaining to |
| sub- | under |
| arthr/o | joint |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| rhin/o | nose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -algia | pain |
| -tomy | incision |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -logy | study of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -icle | small,tiny |
| -is | structure |
| -ole | small,tiny |
| -ule | small,tiny |
| -um | structure,thing,membrane |
| -y | process of |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cut/o | skin |
| hypo | under,below |
| derm/o | skin |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ven/o | vein |
| endo | within |
| a-,an- | no,not,without |
| troph/o | development |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| cervic/o | neck,cervix |
| valvul/o | valve |
| coron/o | heart,crown |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| cutane/o | skin |
| -cele | herniation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -malacia | softening |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| -oma | tumor,mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| oste/o | bone |
| psych/o | mind |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| -rrhage,-rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| cyst/o | bladder,sac |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| trache/o | trachea,windpipe |
| -stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| mamm/o | breast |
| spir/o | breathing |
| bi/o | living,life |
| -ectomy | removal,resection,excision |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| col/o | colon,large intestine |
| lith/o | stone |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -tripter | machine to crush |
| -trite | instrument to crush |
| electr/o | electricity |
| therm/o | temperature, heat |
| -er | one who |
| -iatrician | one who specializes in treatment |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study |
| -iatrics | treatment |
| -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment |
| -iatry | process of treatment |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| ante- | forward, in front of,before |
| anti- | against |
| dys- | abnormal |
| -trophy | process of nourishment |
| pne/o,spir/o | breathing |
| vers/o | turning |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| epi- | above |
| hyper- | excessive,above |
| glyc/o | sugar,glucose |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| neo- | new |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, backbone |
| muscul/o,my/o | muscle |
| nat/o | birth,born |
| par- | near |
| para- | abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding,around |
| poly- | many,much,excessive,frequent |
| phil/o | attraction |
| neur/o | nerve |
| post- | after,behind |
| pre- | before, in front |
| trans- | through,across |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| cephal/o | head |
| denti/o | tooth |
| lipid/o | lipid,fat |
| ped/o | child |
| somn/o | sleep |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
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