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Terminology
Diagnostic procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aspir/o, aspirat/o | removal |
| -assay | to examine, analyze |
| auscul/o, auscultat/o | to listen |
| echo- | reverberating sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -gram | written record |
| -grapgh | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metery | process of measuring |
| -opsy | to view |
| palp/o, palpat/o | to touch gently |
| percuss/o | to tap |
| radi/o | x-ray, radation |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |