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Med Terms 1
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Word part found at the beginning of the word |
| Suffix | Word part found at the end of the word |
| Epi | Upper |
| Extra | Outside |
| Hyper | Above, increased, more than normal |
| Hypo | Below, under, decreased |
| Infra | Below, beneath |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Meta | Beyond |
| Per | Throughout |
| Sub | Below, under, decreased |
| Super | Above, increased, more than normal |
| Supra | Above, increased, more than normal |
| Trans | Across |
| Ultra | Above, increased, more than normal |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -pexy | Suture to stabalize |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -tomy | Cutting into |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -gram | Record of |
| -graph | Instrument that records |
| -graphy | Procedure that records |
| -lysis | Seperation of or breakdown |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | Procedure to visually examine |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -rhhage or -rhagia | Bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | To suture |
| -rrhea | Flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -algia or -dynia | Pain |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -um | Structure |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Ovari/o | Ovaries |
| Lueko/o | White |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
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