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HSCI 131
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| -itis | inflammation |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hemat | blood |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| arthr | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| dynia | pain |
| gastrodynia | pain in the stomach |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -logy | study of |
| hematology | study of blood |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| enter | intestine |
| oste/o | bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of bone and joint |
| encephal/o | brain |
| mening | meninges |
| encephalomeningitis | inflammation of brain and meninges |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -lysis | seperation; destruction; loosening |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -tome | instrument to cut (osteotome) |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -gram | record, writing (electrocardiogram) |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -graph | instrument for recording (cardiograph) |
| -graphy | process of recording (angiography) |
| -meter | instrument for measuring (pelvimeter) |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| -metry | act of measuring (pelvimetry) |
| -scope | instrument for examining (endoscope) |
| -scopy | visual examination (endoscopy) |
| -algia | pain (neuralgia) |
| -dynia | pain (otodynia) |
| -cele | hernia, swelling (hepatocele) |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion (bronchiectasis) |
| -edema | swelling (lymphedema) |
| -emesis | vomiting (hyperemesis) |
| -emia | blood condition (anemia) |
| -gen | forming, producing, origin (carcinogen) |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin (carcinogenesis) |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified) (cholelithiasis) |
| -lith | stone, calculus (cholelith) |
| -malacia | softening (chondromalacia) |
| -megaly | enlargement (cardiomegaly) |
| -oma | tumor (carcinoma) |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) (cyanosis) |
| -pathy | disease (myopathy) |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency (erythropenia) |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing (dysphagia) |
| -phasis | speech (aphasia) |
| -phobia | fear (homophobia) |
| -plasia | formation, growth (dysplasia) |
| -plasm | formation, growth (neoplasm) |
| -plegia | paralysis (hemiplegia) |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement (blepharoptosis) |
| -rrhage | bursting forth (of) (hemorrhage) |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of) (menorrhagia) |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow (diarrhea) |
| -rrhexis | rupture (arteriorrhexis) |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening (arteriosclerosis) |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching (blepharospasm) |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture (arteriostenosis) |
| -toxic | poison (hepatotoxic) |
| -trophy | nourishment, development (dystrophy) |
| -ac | pertaining to (cardiac) |
| -al | pertaining to (neural) |
| -ar | pertaining to (muscular) |
| -ary | pertaining to (pulmonary) |
| -eal | pertaining to (esophageal) |
| -ic | pertaining to (thoracic) |
| -ical | pertaining to (pathological) |
| -ile | pertaining to (penile |
| -ior | pertaining to (posterior) |
| -ous | pertaining to (cutaneous) |
| -tic | pertaining to (acoustic) |
| -esis | condition (diuresis) |
| -ia | condition (pneumonia) |
| -ism | condition (hyperthyroidism) |
| -iatry | medicine, treatment (podiatry) |
| -ician | specialist (obstetrician) |
| -ist | specialist (dentist) |
| -y | condition, process (neuropathy) |
| -icle | small, minute (ventricle) |
| -ole | small, minute (arteriole) |
| -ule | small, minute (venule) |
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