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Medical Terminology

HPHY 211

TermDefinition
-algia pain
-cele hernia/swelling
-centesis surgical puncture
-clasis break, surgical fracture
-desis binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-dynia pain
-ectasis dilation/expansion
-ectomy excision/removal
-edema swelling
-emesis vomiting
-emia blood condition
-gram record/writing
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process of recording
-iasis abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
-itis inflammation
-lith stone/calculus
-lysis separation; destruction; loosening
-malacia softening
-magaly enlargement
-meter instrument for measuring
-metry act of measuring
-oma tumor
-osis abnormal condition; increase (blood cells)
-pathy disease
-penia decrease, deficiency
-pexy fixation (of an organ)
-phobia fear
-plasty surgical repair
-plegia paralysis
-rrhege bursting forth (of)
-rrhegia bursting forth (of)
-rrhephy suture
-rrhea discharge, flow
-rrhexis rupture
-scope instrument for examining
-tome instrument to cut
-tomy incision
-toxic poison
-tripsy crushing
-trophy development, nourishment
a-, an- without/not
circum-, peri- around
dia-,trans- through; across
dipl-, diplo- double
dys- bad; painful; difficult
endo-, intra- in, within
extra- outside
homo-, homeo- same
hyper- excessive, above normal
hypo- under, below normal
inter- between
macro- large
micro- small
mono-, uni- one
para- near, beside; beyond
post- after, behind
pre- pro- before, in front of
primi- first
retro- backward, behind
super- upper, above
Created by: lkemling
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