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Intro Medical Term
Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, suffering |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
| -gram | picture, record |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ostomy | surgical opening, the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | abnormal Hardening |
| gastr gastr/o | stomach |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | gray |
| -cyte | cell |
| -oma | tumor |
| enter | small intestine |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| crani- | skull |
| -um | noun ending |
| cardi | heart |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ago | abnormal condition |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ion | abnormal condition |
| -ism | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | abnormal condition |
| path | disease |
| -ology | study of |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| arteri/o | artery |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -graphy | process of producing a picture or record. process of recording |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| -gram | picture or record |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| hem/o | blood |
| nat | birth |
| pre | before |
| peri- | surrounding |
| ab- | away from, negative, abdent |
| ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
| dextro- | right side |
| sinistro | left side |
| ex- | out of, outside, away from |
| in- | in, into, not, without |
| macro- | large, abnormal size, long |
| micro | small |
| mega, megalo | large, great |
| oligo- | scanty, few |
| post | after |
| laryng | larynx |
| rhin/o | nose |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| inter- | between, among |
| sub- | under, less or below |
| eu- | good, normal, well or easy |
| super supra | above or excessive |
| ot/o | ear |
| lith | stone |
| ather/o | plaque or fatty substance |
| -otomy | cutting or surgical incisions |
| col | colon |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| mening | meninges |
| tendin | tendon |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| -ologist | specalist |
| pyr/o | fever |
| py/o | puss |
Created by:
tbharris
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