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Foundation Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brady- | Abnormally Slow |
| Epi- | Upon, Above, On, or Upper |
| Peri- | Around Surround |
| Hypo- | Under, Decrease, Deficient, or Below |
| Mono- | Single or One |
| Neo- | New |
| Post- | After or Behind |
| Sub- | Under, Less, or Below |
| Ecto- | Out or Outside |
| An- | No, Not, Without |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -ology | Study of |
| -ectomy | Surgical remove or excision |
| -tomy | Cutting into or incision |
| -stomy | New Opening |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -algia | pain or suffering |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatopathy | liver disease |
| splen/o | spleen |
| megaly | large or enlargement |
| splenomegaly | enlagrement to the slpeen |
| cutane/o | skin |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| endo- | within or inside |
| endoscope | an instrument to look inside |
| cyst/o | Bladder |
| cystocentesis | surgically remove fluid from the bladder |
| my/o | muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ovariohysterectomy | surgically remove the ovaries and uterus |
| intra- | within or inside |
| thorac/o | chest |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| intrathoracic | pertaining to inside the chest |
| poly- | many |
| dactyl/o | digits |
| polydactyly | many digits |