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Medical Terms - 7Yve
Medical Terminology - Lesson 7 - I thru O Prefixes & Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iasis | Condition of (cholelithiasis = condition of gallbladder stones) |
| Iatric | Medicine (pediatric = child medicine; psychiatric = mind medicine) |
| Ic | Pertaining to (enteric = pertaining to the small intestines; Hispanic = pertaining to Spanish) |
| Inter | Between (intercostal = between ribs; international = between nations) |
| Intra | Within (intra-aortic = within the aorta; intranet = a network inside an organization) |
| Isis, Asis | Condition of (metastasis = condition of change in location or spreading) |
| Itis | Inflammation of (gastritis = stomach inflammation; gingivitis = inflammation of the gums) |
| Juxta | Near (juxtapose = laid side by side; juxtaepiphysial = near the epiphysis (long bone)) |
| Kinesis | Movement (kinesiology = study of movement) |
| Kypho | Humped (kyphosis = condition of being humpbacked; kypho may also be a root word) |
| Logia, Logy | Science of (geology = science of the Earth; cardiology = heart science or the study of) |
| Lysis | Disintegration (analysis = breakdown of information; osteolysis = bone breakdown) |
| Macro | Large, long (macroeconomic = the overall economy; macrostomia = large mouth) |
| Malacia | Softening (chondromalacia = soft cartilage) |
| Med, Media, Medio | Middle (mediate; mediocarpal = middle of the carpal bone) |
| Mega, Magaly | Enlargement (megaphone; cardiomegaly = enlarged heart) |
| Micro | Small (microscope = small look; microcephalic = small brain) (metric prefix for "one-millionth" of a unit) |
| Mono | Single, One (monologue; mononeucleosis = condition of large outbreak of one nucleus lymphocytes) |
| Multi | Many (multiplication; multifocal = many locations and/or reasons) |
| Neo | New (neonatal = new born; neolithic = new/early stone age) |
| Ob | Against, very close to, touching (obtunded = dull or blunt consciousness; obstruction = against, to block with obstacles) |
| Oid | Like, shape, resemble (android = artificial person like; mucoid = mucouslike |
| Oligo | Few (oligarchy = government of the few; oliguria = diminished urination) |
| Ology | Study of (hydrology = study of water; neurology = study of the nerves) |
| Oma | Tumor (lymphoma = lymph tumor) |
| Osis | Condition of (hypnosis = sleep condition; pediculosis = condition of lice infestation) |
| Otomy | Incision (not necessarily a removal) (craniotomy = skull incision) |
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