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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3
Term | Definition |
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-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-dynia | pain |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood condition |
-ia | state of; condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | destruction; separation; breakdown |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease process |
-penia | decrease; deficiency |
-phobia | irrational fear |
-ptosis | downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhage; rrhagia | bursting forth |
-rrhea | flow; discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction |
-stenosis | narrowing; stricture |
-y | process |
-gram | record; writing |
-graph | instrument used to record |
-graphy | process of recording; producing images |
-meter | instrument used to measure; process of measuring |
-metry | to measure; measurement |
-opsy | to view |
-scope | instrument used to visually examine |
-scopy | process of visually examining |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-desis | surgical binding; surgical fixation |
-ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical reconstruction; surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | suture; sew |
-stasis | stoppage; stopping; controlling |
-stomy | new opening; artificial opening |
-tome | instrument used to cut |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |
-cyte | cell |
-er; -ician; -logist; -ist | specialist; one who specializes; specialist in the study of |
-ion | process |
-logy | study of; process of study |
-or | one who; person or thing that does something |
-plasia | formation; development |
-poiesis | production; manufacture; formation |
-genic | produced by; producing |
-oid | resembling |
-ole; -ule | small |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |