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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CH 2 (2-1, 2-2)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatrics, -iatry | field of medicine |
| -iatrist, -ician, -ist | specialist |
| -logist, -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy, -ology | study of |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal, -cide | destroying, killing |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together |
| -dilation | widening, stretching, expanding |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -metry | measurement |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | cutting into, incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -graphy | process of recording |