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Medical Term 1
Medical Termonology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| path- | disease |
| cerber- | brain |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| dermat- | skin |
| -itis | inflammation |
| megal- | enlargement |
| cardi- | heart |
| gastr- | stomach |
| -oma | tumor |
| angi- | vessel |
| aden- | gland |
| -otomy | cut into |
| -osis | any condition |
| enter- | intestines |
| -ologist | specialist |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| arthr- | joint |
| hepat- | liver |
| nephr- | kidney |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -ology | the study of |
| -malacia | soft |
| gingiv- | gum |
| rhin- | nose |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break,burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original, production |
| burso | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through,across |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno | narrow,contracted |
| cheil | lip |
| cele | hernia |
| benign | mild,not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio | abdomen |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondyl | spinal column |