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Medical Language 1
Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gen/o/JIN-oh | Causing a disease |
| Hydr/o HAI-droh | Loss of water |
| Morph/o MOR-foh | Forms of living organisms |
| Myc/O MAI-koh | Fungal Infection |
| necr/o NEK-roh | Death of most or all cells of organ or tissue |
| Orth/o OR-thoh | Treat irregularities of teeth and jaws |
| Path/o PAH-thoh | Cause and effects of diseases |
| Phag/o FAY-goh | Trouble swallowing |
| Plans/o PLAS-oh | Enlargement of an organ or tissue |
| Pay/o PAI-oh | Pus forming bacteria |
| Scler/o SKLEH-roh | Chronic hardening and tightening of the skin |
| Sten/o STIH-noh | The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body |
| Troph/o TROH-foh | Nutrition |
| Xen/o ZEE-noh | Transplant donor from different species |
| Xer/o ZEH-roh | Dry skin |
| -ac ak | Pertaining to cardiac |
| -al al | Pertaining to skeletal |
| -ar ar | Pertaining to muscular |
| -ary ar-ee | Pertaining to pulmonary |
| -eal ee-al | Pertaining to esophageal |
| -ic ik | Pertaining to medic |
| -tic tik | Pertaining to neurotic |
| -ous us | Pertaining to subcutaneous |
| -ia ee-ah | Lung inflammation condition |
| -ism iz-um | A developmental disorder condition |
| -ium ee-um | Tissue,structure |
| -y ee | Condition of organ or tissue |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | Medicine dealing with children |
| -iatry AL-ah-tree | Study and treatment of mental illness |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | Medical specialist in mental illness |
| -ist ist | Specialist in dentistry |
| -logist loh-jist | Specialist in psychology |
| -logy loh-jee | Study of psychology |
| -algia AL-jah | Pain in muscle |
| -dynia DAI-nee-ah | Pain in stomach |
| -cele SEEL | Tissue where it doesn’t belong |
| -emia EE-mee-ah | Blood condition |
| -iasis AL-ah-sis | Formations of stony concretions in the body |
| -itis AL-tis | Inflammation of joints |
| -lysis lih-sis | Destruction of red blood cells |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shah | Softening of bones |
| -megaly MEH-gah-lee | Enlargement |
| -oid OYD | Resembling |
| -oma OH-mah | Tumor |
| -oasis Oh-sis | Condition |
| -pathy-path-thee | Disease |
| -penia-PEE-nee-ah | Deficiency |
| -ptosis-Pugh-TOH-sis | Drooping |
| -rrhage RIJ -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | Excessive flow |
| -rrhea REE-ah | Flow |
| -rrhexis REK-sis | Rupture |
| -spasm SPAZ-um | Involuntary contraction |
| -centesis sin-TEE-sis | Puncture |
| -gram gram | Written record |
| -graph graf | Instrument used to record |
| -graphy grah-fee | Process of recording |
| -meter mee-ter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry meh-tree | Process of measuring |
| -scope skohp | Instrument used to look |
| -scopy skoh-pee | Process of looking |
| -desis DEE-sis | Binding, fixation |
| -ectomy EK-Toh-mee | Removal |
| -pexy PEK-see | Surgical fixation |
| -plasty PLAS-tee | Reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy rah-fee | Suture |
| -stomy Stoh-mee | Creation of an opening |
| -tomy toh-mee | Incision |
| -a. -ae | Vertebra vertebrae Larva larvae |
| -ax -aces | Thorax Thoraces |
| -ex -ices | Cortex Cortices |
| -ix -ices | Appendix Appendices |
| -is -es | Neurosis. Neuroses Diagnosis. Diagnoses |
| -ma -mata | Sarcoma. Sarcomata Carcinoma. Carcinomata |
| -on -a | Spermatozoon. Spermatozoa Ganglion. Ganglia |
| -um -a | Datum. Data Bacterium. Bacteria Ovum. Ova |
| -us -i | Nucleus. Nuclei Alveolus alveoli Thrombus thrombi |
| -y -ies | Biopsy. Biopsies Myopathy Myopathies |
| A-ay An-an | Not |
| Anti-AN-tee Contra-KON-trah | Against |
| De-dee | Down, away from |
| Ante-an-tee Pre-pree | Before |
| Pro-proh | Before, on behalf of |
| Brady-brah-dih | Slow |
| Tachy-tak-ih | Fast |
| Post-pohst | After |
| Re-ree | Again |
| Ab-ab | Away |
| Ad-ad | Toward |
| Circum-sir-kum Peri-per-ee | Around |
| Dia-dai-ah Trans-tranz | Through |
| E- Eh Ec- Ek Ex Eks | Out |
| Ecto-ek-toh Exo-ek-soh Extra-eks-trah | Outside |
| En-en Endorse-en-doh Intra-in-trah | In, inside |
| Epi-eh-pee | Upon |
| Sub-sub | Beneath |
| Inter-in-ter | Between |
| Bi-bai | Two |
| He I-heh-mee Semi-she-mee | Half |
| Hyper-hai-poh | Over |
| Hypo-hai-poh | Under |
| Macro-mak-roh | Large |
| Micro-mai-kroh | Small |
| Mono-maw-noh Uni-yoo-nee | One |
| Oligo-aw-lih-goh | Few |
| Pan-pan | All |
| Poly-pawlee Multi-mul-tee | Many |
| Con-kon Syn-sin Sym-sim | With, together |
| Dys-dis | Bad |
| Eu-yoo | Good |
| Combining vowels are used to: | - Join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant - Join two roots together - Join two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel |
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