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Chapter 2
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algesia | condition of pain |
| -ant | forming |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ate | use, action |
| -blast | immature cell, germ cell |
| -cide | to kill |
| -crit | to seperate |
| -cupsid | point |
| -cyst | bladder, sac |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -drome | that which runs together |
| -er | relating to, one who |
| -gen/genesis | formation, produce |
| -ide | having a particular quality |
| -ive | nature of, quality of |
| -liter | liter |
| -logy | study of |
| -lymph | clear fluid, serum, pale fluid |
| -or | one who, a doer |
| -phil | attraction |
| -stasis | control, stop, stand still |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thermy | heat |
| -um | tissue, structure |
| -uria | urination, condition of urine |
| -ac (cardiac) | pertaining to the heart |
| -ad (cephalad) | pertaining to the head |
| -al (congenital) | pertaining to presence at birth |
| -ar (muscular) | pertaining to the muscles |
| -ary (integumentary) | pertaining to the skin (a covering) |
| -ic (cephalic) | pertaining to normal appearance of the head |
| -ile (penile) | pertaining to the penis |
| -ior (anterior) | pertaining to a surface or part situated toward the front of the body |
| -ose (grandiose) | pertaining to a feeling of greatness |
| -ous (edematous) | pertaining to an abnormal condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid |
| -tic (cyanotic) | pertaining to an abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood |
| -us (decubitus) | pertaining to a bedsore |
| -y (atony) | pertaining to a lack of normal tone or tension |
| enuresis | condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting |
| alopecia | condition of loss of hair; baldness |
| podiatry | treatment of disease and disorders of the foot |
| obstetrician | physician who specializes in treating the female during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum |
| embolism | condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel |
| cardiologist | physician who specialized in the study of the heart |
| hyperhidrosis | condition of excessive sweating |
| anencephaly | congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain |
| ventricle | literally means little belly; a small cavity or chamber within a body or organ |
| bronchiole | one of the smaller subdivisions of the bronchial tubes |
| macula | small spot or discolored area of the skin |
| pustule | small, elevated, circumscribed lesion of the skin that is filled with pus |
| -algia | pain, ache |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -betes | to go |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -derma | skin |
| -dynia | pain, ache |
| -ectasis | dilation, distention |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesis | motion |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | diction, word, phrase |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -mnesia | memory |
| -noia | mind |
| -oid | resemble |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | sight, vision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease, emotion |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | to digest |
| -phagia | to eat, to swallow |
| -phasia | to speak, speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, produce |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | tension, spasm, contraction |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | a break |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | surgical excision, surgical removal, resection |
| -gram | a weight, mark, record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | recording |
| -ize | to make, to treat or combine with |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening |
| -meter | instrument to measure, measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -pheresis | remove |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination, to view, examine |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
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