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Table 1 Pg 4 Medical Terminology/biochemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ante- | Before |
| Anti- | against |
| Ecto- | outside |
| Endo- | within |
| Hyper- | above, beyond, excessive |
| Hypo-- | below, under, edficient |
| Intera- | between |
| Intra- | within |
| Para- | beside |
| Peri- | around |
| Per- | through |
| Pre- | before |
| Pro- | before |
| Super- | above, beyond |
| Supra- | above, beyond |
| -Poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument |
| -scopy | to view |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment |
| Radi/o | radiation |
| Graph(er) | recording instrument (one who) |
| Pneumon/o(ia) | lungs, air (condition) |
| Chemo(ist) | drug, chemical (specialist) |
| Arteri/o (ole) | artery (little, small) |
| pustul/o(ule) | infected blister, pimple (little small) |
| peri(cardio) -um,-ium | around; heat; structure, tissue |
| tachy- | fast |
| brady- | deficient, under |
| aden/o | gland |
| oid | resembling |
| -s, -es | plural |
| adip/o (-ose) | fat (full of) |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | producing, forming |
| -ia | condition, disease |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | diisease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for analysis |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destruction |
| -opsy | view of, vision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
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