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Prefix/Suffix
Medical Prefix/Suffix for PHM230
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Celi/o - lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Odont/o - Dent/i | Teeth |
| Labi/o - Cheil/o | lips |
| Mandibul/o and Maxill/o | Jaw bone (upper) and (lower) |
| Rect/o and Proct/o | Rectum and anus |
| Bil/l - chol/e | Bile |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Enter/o | Small intestines |
| Gluc/o | Sweet, sugar |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Col/o - Colon/o | Colon |
| -scopy | Process of visually examining |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -rrhea | Discharge, flow |
| -stomy | New opening |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -chezia | Condition of stool |
| -phagia | Condition of swallowing, eating |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Fibul/o | Fibula |
| Humer/o | Humerous |
| Lumb/o | Loin or Lumbar region of the spine |
| Rachi/o | Spine, vertical column |
| Scapula/o | Scapula |
| Spondyl/o, Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| My/o, Myos/o | muscle |
| Kinesi/o | Motion/movement |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Scoli/o | Crooked, curve |
| Sym-, Syn- | Jointed, together |
| Clasia, -clasis, -clast | Break |
| -physis | Growth |
| -Schisis | Split, or fissure |
| Inter- | Between |
| Supra- | Above |
| -Desis | Fusion |
| -Asthenia | Weakness |
| Bronch/o, Bronchi/o | Bronchus, Air tube in lungs |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Lob/o | Lobe of the lung |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (Voice Box) |
| Muc/o, Muc/us | Mucus |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Ox/i, Ox/o, Ox/y | Oxygen |
| Sinus/o | Sinus cavity |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (Throat) |
| Trache/o | Trachea (Windpipe) |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Hypo- | Decreased |
| Dys- | Difficulty |
| Pyo- | Pus |
| -Centesis | Puncture |
| -Ema | Condition |
| -Osmia | Smell |
| -Thorax | Chest |
| -Sarcoma | Malignant Cancer |
| Pathology | Study of a disease |
| Pathogen | Disease causing organism |
| Remission | Maximum severity to absence of symptoms |
| Syndromes | Disease w/ expected or routine symptoms |
| Acute | Disease that appears suddenly, lasts a month or so |
| Chronic | Develops gradually, symptoms less severe but last more than a month |
| Asymptomatic | Patient has disease but shows no signs of symptoms |
| Prevalence | Total number of cases of a particular disease |
| Communicable | Disease that can be transmitted from person to person |
| Virulence | Power to overcome the body’s defenses |
| Intractable | Disease that is resistant to treatment |
| Exacerbation | Chronic disease suddenly worsens and becomes acute |
| Endemic | Disease that is confined to a particular region and only a few people have it |
| Epidemic | Disease that is confined to a particular region and many people have it |
| Pandemic | Disease that spreads beyond region of origin and many people have it |
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