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MTA for Coding
Chapter 1: Intro to Healthcare Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gloss/o | tongue |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| bi- | two |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -al | pertaining to |
| sub- | under |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| rhin/o | nose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ot/o | ear |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -algia | pain |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -logy | study of |
| -plasty | surgically forming |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -icle | small, tiny |
| -is | structure, thing |
| -ole | small, tiny |
| -ule | small, tiny |
| -um | structure, thing, membrane |
| -y | condition, process of |
| -ia | condition |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | herniation |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| -spasm | spasm, sudden, involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | abnormal conditioning of narrowing |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cervic/o | neck |