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Terminology
Terminology IAHCSMM edition 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ac, ic, al, eal, ary, ous | pertaining to |
| ad | toward |
| adeno | gland |
| aero | air |
| algia | pain |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| arthro | joint |
| bi | two, both |
| broncho | bronchus |
| cardio | heart |
| cerebro | brain |
| chole | bile, gall |
| chondro/io | cartilage |
| cide | kill |
| cise | cut |
| colo | colon |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| cysto | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| derma | skin |
| dis | apart, away |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| emia | blood |
| endo | within |
| extra | outside |
| gastro | stomach |
| genic | origin |
| gram | record, image of |
| gyne | woman |
| hema / hemat | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hepat | liver |
| herni | rupture |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, deficient |
| hyster | uterus |
| inter | between |
| intra | within, inside |
| itis | inflammation |
| leuko | white |
| lipo | fat |
| litho | stone |
| mast | breast |
| megaly | large or enlargement |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| neo | new |
| nephro | kidney |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| oophor | ovary |
| oscopy | visual examination |
| osteo | bone |
| ostomy | creation of a new opening |
| otomy | incision into an organ |
| para | beside, near |
| pathy | disease |
| per | through |
| peri | around, about |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| plasty | surgical restoration |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| rhino | nose |
| rrhage | flow |
| rrhaphy | to suture |
| stoma | opening |
| sub | under, beneath |
| supra | above |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| tome | a cutting instrument |
| tracheo | trachea |
| trans | across, through |