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Medical Terms
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ARTHRO | JOINT |
| CARDIO | HEART |
| ENTERO | SMALL INTESTINE |
| GASTRO | STOMACH |
| HEPATO | LIVER |
| NEURO | NERVE |
| HEMO/HEMATO | BLOOD |
| MYO/MUSCULO | MUSCLE |
| AC/AL/AR/ARY/EAL/IC/TIC/OUS | PERTAINING TO |
| IA/ISM | CONDITION |
| IUM | TISSUE, STRUCTURE |
| Y | CONDITION, PROCEDURE |
| ICLE/OLE/ULE/ULA | SMALL |
| IATRICS/IATRY | MEDICAL SCIENCE |
| IATRIST | SPECIALIST IN MEDICAL SCIENCE |
| IST | SPECIALIST |
| LOGIST | SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF |
| LOGY | STUDY OF |
| ALGIA/DYNIA | PAIN |
| CELE | HERNIA-A BULGING OF TISSUE WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG |
| EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| IASIS | PRESENCE OF |
| ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
| LYSIS | LOOSEN, BREAK DOWN |
| MALACIA | ABNORMAL SOFTENING |
| MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
| OID | RESEMBLING |
| OMA | TUMOR |
| OSIS | CONDITION |
| PATHY | DISEASE |
| PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
| PTOSIS | DROOPING |
| RRHAGE/RRHAGIA | EXCESSIVE FLOW |
| RRHEA | FLOW |
| RRHEXIS | RUPTURE |
| SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION |
| CENTESIS | PUNCTURE |
| GRAM | WRITTEN RECORD |
| GRAPH | INSTRUMENT USED TO PRODUCE A RECORD |
| GRAPHY | WRITING PROCEDURE |
| METER | INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE |
| METRY | PROCESS OF MEASURING |
| SCOPE | INSTRUMENT USED TO LOOK |
| SCOPY | PROCESS OF LOOKING |
| DESIS | BINDING, FIXATION |
| ECTOMY | REMOVAL |
| PEXY | SURGICAL FIXATION |
| PLASTY | RECONSTRUCTION |
| RRHAPHY | SUTURE |
| STOMY | CREATION OF ANN OPENING |
| TOMY | INCISION |