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Medical Terminology
Ch 1 Creative Study Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| py/o | pus |
| abomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| nas/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| peumono/o | air or lung |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| litho/o | stone |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| phas/o | speech |
| plas/o | formation |
| psych/o | mind |
| ~logy | the study of |
| exo~ | outside |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -scopy | process of examination |
| -statis | stop or stand |