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Chapter 4
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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