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Chapter 3
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremities , top , extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp , severe |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape , form |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neutr/o | neutrophil |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry-shaped |
| -cocci | berry shaped |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | condition of |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| --itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor , mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping , falling |
| -rrhea | flow , discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument for visual exam |
| -scopy | process of visual exam |
| -stasis | control, stopping |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision |
| -trophy | development |
| -er | one who |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ole | little , small |
| -ule | little , small |
| -um | structure , tissue |
| -us | structure |
| -y | condition |
| -ac , -iac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -genic | pertaining to |
| -ic , -ical | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic |
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