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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| post- | after, behind |
| intra- | within |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | bad, painful |
| extra- | outside of |
| inter- | between |
| para- | beside |
| neo- | new |
| poly- | many |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| benign | not cancerous |
| bilateral | both sides |
| edema | swelling in tissues |
| trans- | across, through |
| peri- | surrounding |