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Suffixes&Prefixes
some medical terms
Term | Definition |
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Cardiac | Pertaining to the heart |
Neural | Related to the nerve system |
arthralagia | Pain of the joints |
erythrocyte | Red blood cells |
Nephrectomy | Excision of a kidney |
leukemia | A blood condition of white blood cells |
carcinogenic | Pertaining to producing cancer |
Hemoglobin | Protein of the blood |
electroencephalogram | Record of the electricity of the brain |
Gastric | Related to the stomach |
excision | process of cutting |
Ophthalmologist | Specialist of the eye |
cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
endocrinology | The study of endocrine glands and hormones |
hepatoma | A malignant tumor of the liver |
Nephrosis | Abnormal condition of the kidney |
Enteropathy | Adisease condition of the intestine, especially the small intestine |
endoscope | Instrument to visually examine internal parts of the body. |
endoscopy | process of visually examining internal parts of the body |
prognosis | It is a prediction about the outcome of an illness. |
Osteotomy | Process of cutting bone |
gastroenterology | process of studying the stomach and the intestine |
Anemia | Without blood |
Autopsy | The examination of a dead body with one’s own eyes to determine the cause of death and nature of disease |
Diagnosis | State of complete knowledge |
endocrinologist | A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with diseases of the endocrine system |
Epigastric | Above the stomach |
excision | The action of excising something. |
Hyperthyroidism | A condition of over activated thyroid gland فرط نشاط الغدة الدرقية |
hypogastric | Below the stomach |
Pericardium | The pericardium is the membrane that surrounds the heart |
prostate gland | A gland “stands” (-state) before or in front of the urinary bladder |
retrocardiac | Related to behind the heart |
subhepatic | Related to below the liver |
transhepatic | Related to across the liver |