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Med Term - Part 8
4th six weeks vocab 2nd half from HST 1 class
| Medical | English |
|---|---|
| pseud- | false |
| xero- | dry |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -physis | growth |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| -ist | a specialist in |
| -ologist | a specialist in |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| telo- | end |
| -gen | producing, causing |
| -genic | producing, causing |
| ecto- | outside of |
| exo- | outside of |
| pyo- | pus |
| steno- | narrow |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ible | capable, able |
| -ile | capable, able |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -penia | deficient, lack of |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -metor | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measurment |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tome | instrument for |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |
| ec- | out of, from, away from |
| ef- | out of, from, away from |
| ex- | out of, from, away from |
| oligo- | little, few |
| -drome | run, running |
| post- | after, behind |
| -form | resembling, shaped like |
| -oid | resembling, shpaed like |
| -ize | use, subject to |