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Intro to Med Term
Prefixes, Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| circum- peri- | around |
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| super- | upper, above |
| homo- homeo- | same |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -edema | swelling |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| a an- | without, not |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| primi- | first |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| macro- | large |
| -phobia | fear |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -malacia | softening |
| -melagy | enlargement |
| -gram | record, writing |
| dia- trans- | through, across |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | bursting (of) |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| endo- intra- | in, within |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| mono- uni- | one |
| -pathy | disease |
| -tomy | incision |
| micro- | small |
| pre- pro- | before, in front of |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| post- | after, behind |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -oma | tumor |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -toxic | poison |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| dipl- diplo- | double |
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