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Ch.1-3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gastr- | Stomach |
| Cardi- | Heart |
| Megal- | enlarged |
| -itis | Inflamation |
| Dermat- | Skin |
| Plast- | Surgical repair |
| Cerebr- | Brain |
| Path- | Disease |
| -ectomy | Surgical Removal |
| Enter- | Intestines |
| -osis | Any condition |
| -otomy | Cut into |
| Aden | Gland |
| Angi- | Vessel |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Nephr- | Kidney |
| Hepat- | Liver |
| Arthr- | Joint |
| Blephar- | Eyelid |
| -ologist | Specialist |
| Rhin- | Nose |
| Gingiv- | Gum |
| -malacia | Soft |
| -ology | The study of |
| Spasm | Involuntary Contraction |
| -algia | Pain |
| Crani- | Skull |
| End- | Inside,within |
| Hemi- | Half |
| -oid | like |
| Hyper- | Above,more than normal |
| Cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| Chole- | Bile |
| Hypo- | under |
| -scop- | observe |
| Hyster- | Uterus |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| Para- | beside, beyond |
| -lysis | loosening,destruction |
| cervic- | neck |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cyan- | blue |
| hem(at)- | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extrmeties |
| rhexis | break,burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original production |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o)- | backwards |
| trip- | rub,friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding |
| mani- | madness |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| -dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |