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medical prefixes and suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlargement |
-itis | inflammation |
dermat- | skin |
plast- | surgical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | any condition |
-otomy | to cut into |
aden- | glands |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joints |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gums |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | the study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |