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Lesson 2 Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ar, ary | pertaining to |
| cle, ule, ular | small;little |
| -e | means of |
| an, ian | belonging to |
| -ide | chemical compounds |
| -ist | one who practices |
| -algia | pain |
| myalgia | pain of the muscles |
| arthralgia | pain of the joints |
| cervic- | neck |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the neck |
| chole- | nile |
| choleic | pertaining to bile |
| cholecyst | sac containing bile |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chondropathology | study of cartilage disease |
| chondroma | tumor of the cartilage |
| crani- | skull |
| craniectomy | removal of the skull |
| craniopathy | disease of the skull |
| cyan | blue |
| cyanoderma | blue skin |
| cyanic | pertaining to the color blue |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| cystic | pertaining to a sac containing fluid |
| end- | inside |
| endocardial | pertaining to the inside of the heart |
| entostosis | growth inside of the bone |
| hem(at)- | blood |
| hematology | study of the blood |
| hematoma | a tumor filled with blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hemicrania | pain on one side of the head |
| hemisection | division into two sections |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| hyperalgia | excessive pain |
| hypertension | excessive tension |
| hypo- | under |
| hypoadenia | lessened gland activity |
| hypotension | diminished tension |
| hyster- | uterus |
| hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| hysterology | study of the uterus |
| lip- | fat |
| lipocardia | fatty heart |
| lipemia | fat in the blood |
| lith- | stone |
| lithic | pertaining to stone |
| -lithia | forming of stony tissue |
| -lysis | loosening; destruction |
| hemolysis | breaking down of blood |
| autolysis | destruction of body tissues or cells |
| my- | muscle |
| myoma | tumor of muscles |
| myomatectomy | surgical removal of muscle tumor |
| -oid | like |
| adenoid | gland like tumor |
| lipoid | fat like |
| ophthalm- | eyes |
| ophthalmologist | eye specialist |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to the eyes |
| ost- | bone |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| osteopathy | study of bone disease |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| dermatostomy | creating an opening in the skin |
| cardiostomy | creating an opening in the heart |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| paramedical | connected to medicine |
| paralysis | the lose of movement |
| proct- | anus |
| proctology | the study of the anus |
| proctoplasty | surgical repair of the anus |
| psycho- | mind |
| psychic | pertaining to the mind |
| psychology | the study of the mind |
| -scop | observe |
| microscope | instrument of observing |
| stethoscope | instrument of observing the chest |
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