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Medical Terminology
Exam 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | protrusion, hernia |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cytosis | too many cells |
| -ectasis | dilated |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of, condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | too few |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardened condition |
| -spasm | abnormal muscle contraction |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -toxic | poison |
| -uria | condition of urine |
| -clasia | surgical breaking |
| -desis | surgical fusing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -manometer | pressure measuring instrument |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -cle | small |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing |
| -globin | protein |
| -globulin | protein |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -para | to bear offspring |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phil | attracted to |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasm | formation, development |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -porosis | porous |
| -ptysis | spitting up, coughing up |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -trophic | development |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ule | small |
| -er | one who |
| -iatric | medical specialty |
| -iatrist | physician |
| -iatry | treatment, medicine |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -plasia | formation of cells |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | without |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| pachy- | thick |
| tachy- | fast |
| ante- | in front of |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above, open |
| ex- | outward |
| extra- | outside of |
| hypo- | below |
| infra- | below, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside, within |
| para- | alongside, near |
| peri- | around, near |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | beneath, under |
| supra- | above |
| trans- | across, through |
| bi- | two |
| di- | two |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | excess |
| uni- | one |
| auto- | self |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| per- | through |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| dist/o | farthest |
| dors/o | back |
| femor/o | femur |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genit/o | genitals |
| glute/o | buttocks |
| inter/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| Sagittal Plane | Top to bottom, splits left and right halves |
| Frontal Plane | Top to bottom horizontally, splits front and back halves |
| Transverse Plane | Flatly horizontal, splits top and bottom halves |
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