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Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach |
| cardi- | heart |
| megal- | enlarged |
| -itis | inflammation |
| dermat- | skin |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| cerebr- | brain |
| path- | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter- | intestines |
| -osis | condition |
| -otomy | cut into |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| -oma | tumor |
| nephr- | kidney |
| hepat- | liver |
| artthr- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| -ologist | specialist |
| rhin- | nose |
| gingiv- | gum |
| -malacia | soft |
| -ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| para- | beyond, beside |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic- | neck |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cyan- | blue |
| hem(at)- | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my- | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophtalm- opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| -algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | inside |
| hemi- | half |
| -oid | like |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| chole- | bile |
| hypo- | under |
| -scop- | observe |
| hyster- | uterus |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| glosso- | tongue |
| -trophy | development |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling |
| -dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | binding |
| burso- | sac |