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med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| peri- | around |
| cyan/o | blue |
| my/o | muscle |
| nat/i | birth |
| rhin/o | nose |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -itis | infalmation |
| oste/o | bone |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cyt/o | cell |
| neur/o | nerve |
| crani/o | skull |
| hemat/o,hem/o | blood |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| arteri/o | artery |
| myel/o | bone marrow/spinal cord |
| hepat/o | liver |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| hypo- | deficient,decreased |
| hyper- | exessive,increased |
| a-,an- | no,not,without |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -ostomy | surgically creating an artificial opening |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | brain |
| derm/o,dermat/o | skin |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| thorac/o | chest |
| myc/o | fungus |
| aden/o | gland |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| ot/o | ear |
| or/o | mouth |
| -rrhapy | to surgically suture |
| -rrhexis | to rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -cyte | cell |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -gram | record |
| anti- | against |
| intra- | within, inside |
| inter- | between,among |
| sub- | below |
| epi- | upper |
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