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Ch1 Med Term
prefix, suffix, word roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -Meter | instrument for measuring |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ule | small |
| -trophy | nourishment,development |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -plasm | formation,development |
| -plasia | development,growth |
| -pathy | disease |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oid | resembling |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -logy | study of |
| -ism | state of |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ia | state, condition of |
| -genic | producing,produced by |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| nulli- | none |
| multi- | many |
| mono- | one |
| hemi- | half |
| bi- | two |
| un- | not |
| ultra- | beyond,excess |
| trans- | through,across |
| tachy- | fast |
| supra- | above |
| sub- | below, under |
| retro- | backward,behind |
| pseudo- | false |
| pro- | before |
| pre- | before, infront of |
| post- | after |
| peri- | around |
| per- | through |
| para- | beside,near,abnormal |
| pan- | all |
| neo- | new |
| myo- | to shut |
| micro- | small |
| macro- | large, |
| intra- | within, inside |
| inter- | among,between |
| in- | not:inward |
| hypo- | under,below |
| hyper- | over,above |
| hydro- | water |
| homo- | same |
| hetero- | different |
| extra- | outside of |
| ex- | external,outward |
| eu- | normal,good |
| eso- | inward |
| epi- | upon,over |
| endo- | within,inner |
| dys- | painful,difficult,abnormal |
| de- | with out |
| contra- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| auto- | self |
| anti- | against |
| ante- | before,in front of |
| an- | with out |
| a- | with out, away from |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -scopy | process of visual examining |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -ism | state of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -centesis | puncture to the withdraw fluid |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -megally | large,enlargement |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -algia | pain |
| -al | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| four components of a medical term | word root,combining vowel,prefix,suffix |
| suffix | word part used at the end of a word |
| O | the vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with in a word root |
| combining form | the combination of a word root and the combining vowel |
| prefix | word part added to the front of a word |
| Long term care facility | provides more care for patients who ned more time to recover |
| ancillary report | report of treatment or therapy the patient received |
| rehab center | provides intensive physical & occupational therapy |
| diagnostic report | clinical lab & medical imaging reports |
| nurses notes | a record of the patients care through out the day |
| consultation report | report given by a specialist |
| ambulatory care center | provides services not requiring an overnight stay |
| operative report | written by the surgeon |
| pathologist report | report results from the study of tissue removed from the patient |
| history & physical | written by the physician |
| hospice | provides supportive care to terminally ill patients and their families |
| physicians progress notes | contains updated assessment, diagnoses,and further plans for care |
| informed consent | describes purpose,metods,benefits and risk of procedures |
| discharge summary | complete outline of a patients entire hospital stay |
| acute care hospital | provides service for a short period of time |