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Medical Terminology
chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ur/o | urinary |
| ger/o | aging |
| gastro/o | stomach |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tome | an instrament to cut |
| -opsy | a viewing |
| -pathy | the disease process |
| -stomy | a new opening |
| peri- | surrounding |
| ex- | outside, out |
| an- | no, not, without |
| endo- | within |
| if a term ends in a | then drop the a and add ae |
| if a term ends in is | then drop the is and add es |
| if a term ends in nx | then drop the nx and add nges |
| if a term ends in um | then drop the um and add a |
| if a term ends in us | then drop the us and add i |
| if a term ends in y | then drop the y and ies |