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Introduction
Chapter 2 Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -logist | one who studies, specialist |
| -logy | study of, science of |
| -er | one who |
| -iatrician | practitioner |
| -iatrics | medical profession or treatment |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| cardi[o] | heart |
| crin[o] | secrete |
| dermat[o] | skin |
| esthesi[o] | sensation |
| gastr[o] | stomach |
| enter[o] | intestines |
| gynec[o] | female |
| obstetr[o] | midwife |
| immun[o] | immune |
| ne[o] | new |
| nat[o] | birth |
| neur[o] | nerve |
| ger[a] | elderly |
| onc[o] | tumor |
| opthalm[o] | eye |
| orth[o] | straight |
| ped[o] | child/foot |
| ot[o] | ear |
| laryng[o] | larynx |
| path[o] | disease |
| psych[o] | mind |
| radi[o] | radiation |
| rheumat[o] | rheumatism |
| rhin[o] | nose |
| ur[o] | urinary tract/urine |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -lysis | process of loosening, freeing, or destroying |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | instrument used for cutting |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| tonsill[o] | tonsils |
| aden[o] | gland |
| append[o] | appendix |
| bi[o] | life |
| blephar[o] | eyelid |
| cerebr[o] | brain |
| col[o] | colon |
| faci[o] | face |
| hepat[o] | liver |
| mamm[o] | breast |
| muscul[o] | muscle |
| my[o] | muscle |
| mast[o] | breast |
| encephal[o] | brain |
| appendic[o] | appendix |
| ger[o] | elderly |
| geront[o] | elderly |
| oste[o] | bone |
| pulm[o] | lung |
| pulmon[o] | lung |
| pneum[o] | lung |
| trache[o] | trachea |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ecasia | dilation |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone |
| -malacia | soft or softening |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse or sagging |
| -rrhage | hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | cramp or twitching |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -able | capable of |
| -ible | capable of |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -logic | pertaining to |
| -logical | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -eum | membrane |
| -ium | membrane |
| -ia | condition or theory |
| -ism | condition or theory |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -opia | vision |
| -ose | sugar |
| -ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
| -y | state or condition |
| amyl[o] | starch |
| glyc[o] | sugar |
| hemat[o] | blood |
| lact[o] | milk |
| lip[o] | fat |
| lith[o] | stone |
| micr[o] | small |
| muc[o] | mucus |
| prote[o] | protein |
| protein[o] | protein |
| pyr[o] | fire |
| -ist | one who |
| iatry | medical profession or treatment |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| osteo | bone |
| angio | vessel |
| chiro | hand |
| cutaneo | skin |
| derma | skin |
| vaso | vessel |
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