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Lesson 3 med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ate | to perform |
| -ac | affected by |
| -ad | toward |
| -form | having the same form |
| -ion | action |
| -ior | roughly meaning "more toward" |
| -or | action |
| -ous | full of |
| -ure | result of an action |
| acro- | extremities |
| acral | pertaining to the extremities |
| acromegaly | enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton |
| auto- | self |
| autocystoplasty | a plastic operation on the bladder/ with own graphs |
| autolysis | disintegration of tissue due to causes with the patience own body |
| burso- | sac |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| bursolith | hard, stone like deposits in a bursa |
| carcin- | cancer |
| carcinous | pertaining to cancer |
| carcinosis | the spreading of cancer throughout the body |
| cephal- | head |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cephalad | toward the head end of the body |
| cost- | rib |
| costal | pertaining to the rib |
| chondrocostal | pertaining to the rib and the rib cartilage |
| dent- | teeth |
| dental | pertaining to the teeth |
| denture | fake teeth |
| -desis | binding |
| arthrodesis | surgical fusion of a joint |
| -dyn- / odyn | pain |
| arthrodynia | pain in a joint |
| myodynia | pain in a muscle |
| epi- | upon |
| epidermis | outer skin |
| epicyst | over bladder |
| gen | original production |
| carcinogen | any cancer producing substance |
| allergen | allergy producer |
| glosso- | tongue |
| glossal | pertaining to the tongue |
| hypoglossal | underneath the tongue |
| glossoscopy | inspection of the tongue |
| -gram | record |
| cardiogram | record of the heart, to show the beats |
| myogram | to record the effects of muscular contractions |
| hydro- | water |
| hydric | pertaining to water |
| hydrocyst | a sac containing water |
| mani- | madness |
| mania | a medical condition, loss of control of emotions |
| manic | pertaining to mania |
| mast- | breast |
| mastistis | inflammation of the breast |
| mastaden | the milk-secreting gland in the female |
| -penia | decrease |
| hemapenia | deficiency of blood in the body |
| cystopenia | deficiency of the cellular elements of the body |
| -ptosis | falling |
| gastroptosis | downward displacement of the stomach |
| cystopystosis | downward displacement of the urinary bladder |
| retr(o)- | backwards |
| retraction | the act of drawing back |
| retrocardiac | behind the heart |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| cardiorrhaphy | a suture of suturing of the heart or heart muscle |
| myorrhaphy | a suturing of a muscle |
| rhexsis | bursting |
| cardiorrexsis | rupture of the heart |
| angiorrhexsis | rupture of a blood vessel |
| strept- | twist |
| streptococcus | name of an infectious microorganism so called because of its twisted form |
| supra- | above over |
| supracerebral | over or on the surface of the cerebrum |
| supracostal | situated above or upon the rib or ribs |
| trip- | rub |
| tripsis | the act of rubbing |
| lithotripsy | crushing of a calculus |
| -trophy | development |
| trophic | pertaining to nutrition, development, growth |
| trophotherapy | treatment of disease by nourishment (diet) measures |
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