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Lesson 1 Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach |
| cardi- | heart |
| megal- | enlarge |
| -itis | inflamation |
| dermat- | skin |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| cerebr- | brain |
| path- | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter- | intestine |
| -osis | any condition |
| -otomy | cut into/incision |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | blood vessel |
| -oma | tumor |
| nephr- | kidney |
| hepat- | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| -ologist | specialist |
| rhin- | nose |
| gingiv- | gums |
| -malacia | soft |
| -ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| ic, al, ac, ical | pertaining to |
| -y | the act of |
| -ia | a disease |
| um, is | noun ending |
| angiomegaly | enlargement of vessels |
| angiopathy | diseas of vessels |
| arthritis | inflammation of joint |
| arthral | pertaining to joint |
| blepharoplasty | plastic repair of eyelid |
| blepharitis | inflammation of eyelid |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cerebromalacia | softening of the brain |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain |
| dermatologist | skin specialist |
| dermatopathy | skin disease |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach |
| nephrectomy | removal of the kidney |
| enteral | pertaining to the intestines |
| gastroenteristis | inflammation of the intestines and stomach |
| gingivoplasty | surgical repair of the gums |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| hepatomalacia | softening of the liver |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| nephroma | tumor of the kidney |
| dermatosis | any condition of the skin |
| adenotomy | incision of a gland |
| hepatotomy | incision of the liver |
| gastrosis | any condition of the stomach |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinal | pertaining to the nose |