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MA100 Kami 1-2
Medical Terminology Chapter 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cis/o | to cut |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| immun/o | immune |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| morph/o | shape/form |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| ur/o | urine |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | over, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| infra- | under, beneath, below |
| inter- | among, between |
| intra- | within, inside |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, beyond, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| super- | above, excess |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| trans- | through, across |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| bi- | two |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| poly- | many |
| quad- | four |
| semi- | partial, half |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -cise | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing, produced by |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasia | development |
| -plasm | formation |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| cardiomalacia | softening of the heart |
| gastrostomy | creating an opening into the stomach |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| hypertrophy | overdevelopment |
| pathology | study of disease |
| adenoma | gland tumor |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach and small intestine |
| otitis | ear inflammation |
| hydrotherapy | water treatment |
| carcinogen | that which produces cancer |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/p | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back of body |
| epitheli/o | epithlium |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| organ/o | organ |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| system/o | system |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ventr/o | belly |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GYN | gynecology |
| lat | lateral |
| LE | lower extremity |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MS | musculoskeletal |
| OB | obstetrics |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| UE | upper extremity |
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