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med term-rev (ch1-4)

Medical Terminology 350 2nd ed by Dean Vaugh (ch 1-4)

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gastr- stomach
cardi- heart
megal- enlarged
-itis inflammation
dermat- skin
plast- surgical repair
cerebr- brain
path- disease
-ectomy surgical removal
enter- intestines (usually small)
-osis any condition
-otomy cut into
aden- gland
angi- vessel
-oma tumor
nephr- kidney
hepat- liver
arthr- joint
blephar- eyelid
-ologist specialist
rhin- nose
gingiv- gum
-malacia soft
-ology the study of
spasm involuntary contraction
-algia pain
crani- skull
end- inside, within
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
para- beside, beyond
-lysis loosening, destruction
cervic- neck
chondr- cartilage
cyan- blue
hem- blood
hemat- blood
ost- bone
psycho- mind
lip- fat
my- muscle
lith- stone
opthalm- eye
opt- eye
proct- anus
cost- rib
-gram record
acro- extremities
rhexis break, burst
carcin- cancer
-penia decrease
gen- original, production
burso- sac
retr- backwards
retro- backwards
trip- rub, friction
strept- twist
-desis binding
mani- madness
glosso- tongue
-trophy development
supra- above
-ptosis falling
-dyn- pain
mast- breast
-rraphy suture
dent- teeth
cephal- head
auto- self
epi- upon
hydro- water
lobo- section
-emesis vomiting
contra- against, counter
-iasis condition
trans- through, across
brady- slow
-ectasis expansion
cyt- cell
odont- tooth
leuk- white
-esthesia sensation
cantho- angle at the end of the eyelid
steno- narrow, contracted
cheil- lip
-cele hernia
benign mild,not cancerous
semen seed
celio- abdomen
erythro- red
vaso- vessel
melan- black
cauda- tail
lingua- tongue
myring- eardrum
spondyl- spinal column
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