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Medical Terminology2
by @kaitlyncruz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| macro-, mega | large |
| mast-, mammo- | breast |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one, single |
| myo- | muscle |
| myco- | fungus |
| necro- | death |
| neo- | new |
| nephro-, ren- | kidney |
| -oma | tumor |
| -orrhea | flow, discharge |
| orch- | testicle |
| orth- | normal, straight |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| pan- | all, complete |
| -partum | birth |
| path- | disease, abnormal |
| -penia | lack of, deficiency |
| peri- | around |
| -phasia | speech |
| phleb- | vein |
| -plasty | surgical correction |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| poly- | many, much |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| rhin- | nose |
| -rrhaphy | suture of, sewing up |
| -scopy | observation |
| -stasis | stoppage |
| -stomy | artificial opening |
| tachy- | fast |
| thromb- | clot |
| -trophy | nutrition, growth |
| ultra- | beyond |
| -uria | urine |