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Med Term Rice Ch1
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, lack of, apart |
| ab | away from |
| anti | against |
| cac | bad |
| dia | through, between, complete |
| mal | bad |
| milli | one thousand |
| neo | new |
| pro | before, in front of |
| dis | apart |
| ex, exo | out, away from |
| adhes | stuck to |
| centr/i | center |
| hetero | different |
| micro | small |
| para | beside, along side, abnormal |
| syn | together, with |
| epi (epidemic) | upon |
| axill | armpit |
| chem/o | chemical |
| gene | formation |
| macr/o | large |
| nom | law |
| onc/o | tumor |
| pyret | fever |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| scop | to view, to examine |
| therm/o | heat |
| tuss | cough |
| dem | people |
| cis | to cut |
| maxim | greatest |
| palm | palm |
| sept | putrefaction |
| top/o | place |
| eti/o | cause |
| malign | bad kind |
| minim | least |
| prophylact | guarding |
| al | pertaining to |
| centisis | surgical punture |
| form | shape |
| genic | formation |
| grade | a step |
| graphy | recording |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ism | condition |
| meter | measurement |
| ous | pertaining to |
| phoresis (diaphoresis) | to carry |
| sepsis | decay |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| drome | that which runs together, a course |
| fuge | to flee |
| gnosis | knowledge |
| gram | weight |
| hexia | condition |
| ion | process |
| ive | nature of, quality of |
| logy | study of |
| osis (necrosis) | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| scope | an instrument for examining |
| therapy | treatment |
| y | condition, pertaining to, process |