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Chapter 1 Cards
Medical Terminology: Creative Study Assignment - Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -ia | condition of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -dynia | pain |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| meta- | beyond, after, or change |
| supra- | above or excessive |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| ante- | before |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| oid- | resembling |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -rrhage | excessive discharge (usually blood) |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| scler/o | hard |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| crin/o | to secrete |