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Haney MedTerm Ch. 4
Diseases and Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cancer(o) | Cancer |
| Carcin(o) | Cancer |
| Lith(o) | Stone or Calculus |
| Onc(o) | Tumor |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -emia | Condition of the blood |
| -ia | Condition |
| -iasis | Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lith | Stone or Calculus |
| -mania | Excessive preoccupation |
| -maniac | A person who shows excessive preoccupation |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | Prolapse (sagging) |
| Cyt(o) | Cell |
| gen(o) | Origin |
| Kinesi(o) | Movement |
| Leps(o) | Seizure |
| lys(o) | Destruction |
| Megal(o) | Large |
| Path(o) | Disease |
| Phag(o) | Ingest |
| Phas(o) | Speech |
| Plas(o) | Development |
| Plast(o) | Repair |
| Pleg(o) | Paralysis |
| Scler(o) | Hard |
| Scop(o) | To view |
| Troph(o) | Nutrition |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -plasia | Formation or development |
| -sclerosis | Hardening of |
| -scope | Instrument used for viewing |
| Bi(o) | Life or living |
| Hist(o) | Tissue |
| Rhin(o) | Nose |
| My(o) | Muscle |