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Chapter 1
Basic Term Parts and Medical Records
Term | Definition |
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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 |