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A & P yellow 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ia | Condition |
| pathy | disease |
| pre | before |
| scopy | visual examination |
| hyper | above, execessive |
| al | pertaining to |
| Thorax | singular chest |
| cardi | heart |
| respir | breathing |
| gynecology | medical specialty for care of women |
| um | tissue/structure |
| gastr | stomach |
| axillae | armpits |
| anti | against |
| endo | inside |
| otomy | cutting into or incise |
| combing vowel | a vowel added between root-root, or root-suffix to make it easier to say. commonly "o" |
| enter | intestine |
| infra | underneath/beneath |
| gynec | female |
| an | no |
| intra | inside |
| inter | between |
| epigastric | abdominal region above the stomach |
| stomy | creating a new opening |
| ilium | fan shaped bone in your pelvis (bum bone) |
| thoraces | multiple of chest |
| dermatology | study of the skin` |
| logy | study of |
| bi | two, double, twice |
| combing form | a root word with the combining vowel already added |
| root | core element of any word |
| prefix | comes before a root word, usually gives direction or measurement |
| neural | pertaining to nervous tissue |
| cariology | the study of the heart |
| hypotension | presistant low blood preasure |
| dermat | skin |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| axilla | armpit |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| suffix | goes after a word, describes the root word |
| peri | around |
| endocardium | the inside tissue of the heart |
| gastroenterology | the study of the intestines and stomach |
| arthoplasty | repair of a joint |
| ic | pertaining to |
| arthr | joint |
| costovertebral | pertaining to the rib or spine |
| hypo | low |
| plasty | surgical repair of |
| hypogastric | abdominal region below the stomach |
| respiratory | pertaining to breathing |
| arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| epi | above |
| itis | inflammation |
| ism | action, condition, process |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |