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Medical Terminology
prefixes and sufixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | without |
sub- | under or below |
supra- | above |
osteo- | bone |
ortho- | straight |
arthro- | joint of the body |
mio- | muscle |
chrondro- | cartilage |
tendo- | tendon |
-algia | pain |
-itis | inflammation |
-scopy | visual exam |
-physis | end of the bone |
acute | sudden onset |
chronic | long existing |
necrosis | tissue death |
contraindictation | goes against what should be done |
crepitus | grating sound |
erythema | redness |
effusion | fluid and swelling escaping from a joint in body |
hemotoma | accumulation of blood |