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Medical Terminology
prefixes and sufixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |