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chapter 1
prefix, root, sufix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| -ia | condition |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| pain | -dynia |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| singular ending ~on | plural ending ~a |
| intre | between |
| plural ending ~i | singular ending ~us |
| intra | within |
| para- | alongside of or abnormal |
| before | post |
| eu- | good or normal |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -malacia | softening |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -ation | process |
| e- | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing |
| singular ending ~a | plural ending ~ae |
| -iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer |
| melan/o | black |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| gram | record |