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Lesson 2 med terms

TermDefinition
-ar pertaining to; having a connection with
polar pertaining to the poles; a polar bear, a polar exploration
-ary pertaining to; having a connection with
-cle small; little
-e means of; instrument for
-an, -ian of or belonging to; frequently a person belonging to or associated with
-ide a terminal used in the naming of chemical compounds
-ist one who practices; one who does; one who is concerned with
-ium noun ending; frequently means placed or religion, lining or covering tissue
-ule small, little; a diminutive
-ular pertaining to a small version of the thing indicated by the main part of the word
-algia pain
cerebralgia headache
myalagia pain in a muscle; muscle pain
cervic- the neck or a neck -like structure
cervical pertaining to the neck
cervicolplasty plastic surgery on the neck
chole- bile
cholecystalgia pain in the gallbladder
cholecystenteric pertaining to the gallbladder and intestines
chondr- cartilage
chondral pertaining to cartilage
chondritis inflammation of the cartilage
crani- skull
cranial pertaining to the scull
craniopathy any disease of the skull
cyan- blue
cyanic pertaining to the color blue
cyanoderma a bluish discoloration of the skin
cyst sac containing fluid
cystalgia pain in the urinary bladder
cystospasm spasm of the urinary bladder
end- indide
endangiitis inflammation of the inner lining if a blood vessel
entostosis an abnormal growth within the hollow interior of a bone
hem(at)- blood
hematology the study of the blood
hematoma a tumor containing blood
hemi- half
hemialgia pain affecting one half of the body only
hemispasm a spasm affecting one side of the body only
hyper- above, more than normal
hyperalgia excessive pain
hypernormal in excess of that which is normal
hypo- under, beneath
hypoadenia abnormally diminished glandular activity
hypohepatia deficient functioning of the liver
hyster- uterus
hysterology study of the uterus
hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus
lip- fat
lipoid resembling fat
lipocariac a fatty heart
lith- stone
lithic pertaining to a stone
-lysis loosening
litholysis the dissolving of stones in the bladder, that is, the urinary bladder
gastrolysis the operation of loosening the stomach from adhesions
my- muscle
myoma a tumor made up of muscular elements
angiomyoma a tumor made up of blood and muscle elements
-oid like
adenoid a tumor consisting of glandular or glad-like material
lipoid like or resembling fat
opt- seeing
ophthalmolith a stone like substance in the eye
ophthalmalatia abnormal softening of the eye
ost- bone
ostalgia pain in the bone or bones
osteoma a tumor composed of bone tissue
-ostomy to create an opening
gasterenterology surgical creation of an artificial passage between the stomach and the intestines
enterocholecystostomy surgical creation of an artificial passage between the stomach and the galblatter
para- beside; by the side
paramedical side by side with medicine
parasteal pertaining to the side of the bone
paralysis faulty loosening
proct- anus
proctology branch of medicine dealing with the anus
proctologist a physician skilled in procology
psycho- mind
psychic pertaining to the mind
psyche the mind
-scop- observe
telescope an instrument to observing distance things
microscope an instrument for observing mall things
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