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KNH 209 -1
Ch. 1 - Intro to Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardi | heart |
| algia | pain |
| logy | study of |
| itis | inflammation |
| dia | through, across |
| gnosis | knowledge |
| psych | mind |
| path | disease |
| ic | adj, suffix |
| neur | nerve |
| iatro | physician |
| gen | origin |
| ist | denotes specialist |
| ician | practitioner |
| ger | old man |
| ped | child |
| arthr | joint |
| derm | o, ato; skin |
| hem | a, ato; blood |
| muscul | muscle |
| natal | birth, born |
| osteo | bone |
| phren | mind OR diaphragm |
| skelet | skeleton |
| tend, ten | tendon |
| al | adj, suffix |
| dynia | pain |
| scope | viewing, instrument used for viewing |
| epi | following |
| micro | small |
| peri | around |
| pre | before |
| post | after |