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Chapter 1
Basic Term Parts and Medical Records
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lip | fat |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hyper- | excessive |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| -dynia | pain |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| dia- | across or through |
| exo- | outside |
| epi- | upon |
| intra- | within |
| peri- | around |
| hemi- | half |
| micro- | small |
| pan- | all |
| super- | above or excessive |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| syn- | together or with |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -ation | process |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -gram | record |
| -metry | -process of measuring |
| cyan/o- | blue |