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Med Term Rice Ch2
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asthenia | weakness |
| ion | process |
| itis | inflammation |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | large, enlargement |
| pathy | disease, emotion |
| penia | deficiency |
| pepsia | to digest |
| phobia | fear |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ate | use, action |
| ia | condition |
| ize | to make, to treat |
| oid | resemble |
| or | one who |
| ose | pertaining to |
| ous | pertaining to |
| trophy | nourishment |
| um | tissue, structure |
| ician | specialist |
| ist | specialist |
| iatry | treatment |
| esis (enuresis) | condition |
| ia | condition |
| ism | condition |
| osis | condition |
| ior | pertaining to |
| tic | pertaining to |
| ile | pertaining to |
| algesia | condition of pain |
| ant | forming |
| ase | enzyme |
| cide | to kill |
| blast | immature cell, germ cell |
| crit | to separate |
| cuspid | point |
| cyst | bladder, sac |
| er | on who, relating to |
| drome | that which runs together |
| ide | having a particular quality |
| lymph | clear fluid, serum, pale fluid |
| phil | attraction |
| stasis | control, stop, stand still |
| uria | urination, condition of urine |
| cle | small, minute |
| icle | small, minute |
| ole | small, minute |
| ula | small, minute |
| ule | small, minute |
| betes | to go |
| derma | skin |
| phasia | to speak, speech |
| phagia | to eat, to swallow |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptosis | drooping, prolapse, sagging |
| ptysis | spitting |
| rrhage | bursting forth (hemorrhage) |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| ectomy | surgical excision, surgical removal |
| gram | weight, mark, record |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | recording |
| pheresis | remove |
| stomy | new opening |
| plasia | formation, produce |