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Hsc 113-01
chapter 1-3AmyAdair
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Word root | is the foundation of a medical term and contains primary meaning |
| Combining Form | Its created when a word root is combined with a vowel |
| Combining Vowel | usually a o but sometimes its a I, combining vowel has no meaning |
| Suffix | is a word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word |
| Prefix | Is a word elements attached at the beginning or the word or a word root |
| Itis | Inflammation (Gastritis-inflammation of the Stomach) |
| megaly | Enlargement(Gastromegaly-enlargement of the stomach) |
| Oma | Tumor (Gastroma- tumor of the stomach) |
| Centesis | Surgical procedure(arthrocentesis-puncture of a joint space with a needle with drawl of fluid_ |
| Desis | Binding fixation of bone or join(arthrodesis- binding together of the joint) |
| Ectomy | Excision removal(Appendectomy-excision of the appendix) |
| Lysis | separation destruction loosening(thrombolysis-struction of a blood clot) |
| Plasty | Surgical Repair ( Rhinoplasty- Surgical repair of the nose) |
| Stony | Forming a opening in the mouth (Tracheostony- forming a opening in the trachea) |
| tomy | Incision (Tracheotomy- Incision through the neck) |
| Tripsy | Crushing (lithotripsy- Crushing the stone) |
| Gram | recording (electrocardio gram record of the electrical activity of the heart) EKG |
| Graph | Instrument of recording (cardiograph Instrument of recording electrical activity of the heart) |
| Graphy | Process of a recording( angiography- process of recording of the blood vessels) |
| meter | Instrument of measuring (pelvimeter- Measurement of the pelvic) |
| Metry | An act of measuring (pelvimetry-act or process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis |
| Scope | Instrument of examining (endoscope- Instrument of examining within |
| Scopy | Visual examination (endoscopy- visual examination within) |
| algia | pain (neuralgia- Pain of the nerve) |
| Cele | hernia, swelling (hepatocele- hernia of the liver) |
| Adema | Swelling (lymphadema_ Swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid) |
| emesis | Vomiting (Hyperemesis-excessive vomiting) |
| emia | blood condition (anemia- Blood condition caused by a disease in the red blood cell |
| gen | Forming, producing ,orgin (carcinogen forming, producing or orgin of cancer) |
| Genesis | (Carcinogenis) |
| iasis | Abnormal condition (produced by something specified) (cholelithiasis- abnormal condition of gull stones)Chloe=bile or gull Lith-=stone or calculus |
| lith | stone and calculus (cholelith-gull stone) |
| malacia | softening (chondromalacia- softening of the articular cartilage usually involving patella |
| osis | abnormal condition, increase (use primary with blood cells) (cyanosis- Dark blue or discoloration of the skin) |
| pathy | Disease (miopathy- disease of the muscles) |
| Penia | Decrease deficiency (erythroplenia-disease in the red blood cells) |
| phagia | eating and swolling (disphagia- difficulties of swolling) |
| phasia | Speech (aphasia- absence or impairment of speech |
| phobia | Fear (hemophobia- phobia of blood) |
| plasia | Formation, growth (dysplasia- abnormal formation or growth of cell, tissues or organs) |
| Plasm | new formation(neoplasm- new formation or growth of tissues) |
| plegia | Paralysis (hemiplegia-paralysis of one side) |
| ptosis | Prolapse, downward displacement (blepharoptosis- dropping of the upper eyelid) |
| rrhage | busting forth of (hemorrhage- busting forth of the blood) |
| rrhagia | profuse discharge of blood during minorrhagia |
| rrhea | discharge,flow (diarrhea-Abnormal discharge of flow or fluid fecal matter from the bowel) |
| rrhexis | Rupture (arteriorrhexis- Rupture of a artery) |
| sclerosis | Abnormal condition of hardening (arteriosclerosis- Abnormal Condition or hardening of a artery) |
| Spasm | Involuntary contraction,Twitching (blepharospasm-Twitching of the eyelid) |
| Stenosis | Narrowing, Structure (Atrostenosis- Abnormal narrowing of the arteries) |
| Toxic | Poison (hepatotoxic- Pertaining to a agent,'poison' that damages the liver) |
| Trophy | Nourishment, development (distrophy- bad nourishment) |
| Epi | above, upon |
| Hypo | Decrease, low |
| Infra | under,below |
| Sub | under |
| Inter | between |
| Post | After, behind |
| pre | Before |
| Pro | in front of |
| Retro | Backward, behind |
| Bi | two |
| Dipl | double |
| hemi | one half |
| Hyper | excessive, above normal |
| Macro | large |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono | one |
| uni | one |
| Multi | many |
| nulli | None |
| Primi | First |
| Quadri | Four |
| Tri | Three |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Circum | around |
| Peri | around |
| Dia | through, across |
| Endo | in, within |
| Para | Near, besides |
| Super | upper, above |
| Supra | above, excessive |
| ultra | excess, beyond |
| A | Without, not |
| Anti | Against |
| Brady | Slow |
| Dys | bad, painful |
| Eu | good,normal |
| Hetro | Different |
| Homo | Same |
| Mal | bad |
| Tachy | Rapid |
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