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Medical Terminology

Chapter 1: Basic Term Parts and Medical Records

TermDefinition
1) Lipemia Blood condition
2) -al, -eal Pertaining to
3) -ectasis expansion or dilation
4) -ectomy excision (removal)
5) -megaly enlargement
6) -dynia pain
7) -ium structure or tissue
8) -rrhaphy suture
9) -rrhexis rupture
10) endo- within
11) -oma tumor
12) -osis condition or increase
13) -phil, -philia attraction for
14) -ptosis falling or downward displacement
15) -rrhagia excessive discharge (usually blood)
16) -stomy creation of an opening
17) -malacia softening
18) -iatric pertaining to medicine, a physician , or healer
19) -logy study of
20) -logist one who specializes in the study or treatment of
21) cyan/o blue
22) erythr/o red
23) leuk/o white
24) melan/o black
25) aer/o air, gas
26) hem/o blood
27) lip/o fat
28) py/o pus
29) carcin/o cancer
30) crin/o to secrete
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