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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlargement |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| cerebr | cerebrum, brain |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| enter | intestines |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| otomy | cut into, incision |
| aden | gland |
| angi | blood vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | one who studies and treats, physician |
| rhin | nose |
| ginglv | gums |
| malacia | softening |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | cranium, skull |
| end | within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | resembling |
| hyper | excessive, above |
| cyst | bladder |
| chole | gallbladder |
| hypo | under, below, deficient |
| scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| para | near, beside, alongside |
| lysis | destruction of |
| cervic | cervix |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mental |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| ophthalm | eye |
| proct | rectum |