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Chapter 4
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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prefix | the part of word that comes before the word root. homeo-stasis, sub-cutaneous |
word root | subject of medical term and foundation on which the word is built. |
suffix | word ending that changes or adds to the meaning of word root. 1st identify it to determine meaning of the word root. |
combining form | combining word root(s), suffixes and vowels to make pronunciation easier. |
combining vowel | vowel (o - most common, then i) added between word roots or word root and suffix to make pronunciation easier. Altogether is called combined form. |
-ology - -ologist | study of - specialist in the study of |
pnea | breathing |
-lysis | breakdown or destruction |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-tomy | incision |
-cyte | cell |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-pathy | disease |
-ous, ic, tic, ar, ary | pertaining to |
-osis | condition |
-oma | tumor |
-meter | instrument |
-megaly | enlargement |
-emia | blood condition |
-itis | inflammation |
stasis | stopping, controlling |
spasm | twitch, involuntary muscle movement |
centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency |
rrhage | excess, flow |
poiesis | formation, production erythropoiesis formation of red blood cells. |
ule, ole | small |
oxia | Oxygen level |
algia | pain |
ase | enzyme |
ectomy | removal of |
emia | blood condition hyperthyroidemia, anemia |
gram | record, recording |
ia | state or condition |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | instrument to measure |
hyper | too much, high |
hypo | low, under |
intra | within |
inter | between |
iso | same, equal |
macro | large |
micro | small |
mal | poor - malnutrition |
mono | one |
bi | two |
tri | three |
semi | half |
poly | many |
peri | around |
pre | before |
post | after |
tachy | rapid |
brady | slow |
cata | down, breakdown |
ana | upward, again |
dia | across, thru |
dys | difficult |
endo | in, within |
epi | on, over |
extra, exo | outside |
hetero | different heterosexual |
homo, homeo | same - homeostatis, homosexual |
neo | new neonatal |
natal | birth |
per | through percutaneous |
peri | around |
sclerosis | hardening of - arteriosclerosis |
rrhage | excess/abnormal flow |
osteo | bones |
encephalo | brain |
poly | much |
adip, lip | fat |
arteri | artery |
arthr/o | joint arthritis |
bili | bile |
bronch | bronchus |
bucc | cheek |
carcin | cancer |
cardi | heart |
cephal | head |
chondr | cartilage |
coron | crown, citrcle |
crin | to secrete endocrine |
cry | cold |
cutane | skin subcutaneous |
cyst | bladder |
dermis, derm | skin |
enter | intestines |
rhodo, erythro | red |
leuk, albus | white |
melano, anthr | black |
cyan | blue |
chloro | green |
cirrhos | orange yellow |
chromo | color |
luteus, xantho | yellow |
polio | gray |
porphyro | purple |
nulli | none |
haplo | single |
quadri, tetra | four |
penta | five |
hex, sex | six |
octo, octa | eight |
nona | nine |
deci | ten |
esophag | esophagus |
est | female |
fibrin | fiber |
gastro | stomach |
gluc, glyc | sugar |
hem, hemat | blood |
hepat | liver |
hist | tissue |
kerat | hard |
morph | form |
necr | death |
nephr | kidney |
neuro | nerve |
onc | tumor |
osteo | bone |
path | disease |
ped | child |
phag | eat, swallow |
phleb | vein |
pneumon | air, lung |
pulmon | lung |
ren | kidney |
thromb | clot |
thorac | chest |
tox | poison |
urin, ur | urine |
vas | vessel |
ven | vein |
viscer | organ |