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HLTH101
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| itis | inflammation |
| pareisis | weakness |
| rrhea | discharge |
| edema | swelling |
| odynia | pain |
| spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| rrhage/rrhagia | excessive flow |
| algia | pain |
| megaly | enlargement |
| icle | small |
| constriction | narrowing |
| dilation | expanding |
| euryism | expanding |
| genesis | development |
| stasis | control |
| cell | hernia |
| ism | condition |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| pathy | disease |
| osis | condition |
| penia | deficiency |
| pnea | breathing |
| emia | blood condition |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| arterio | artery |
| brachio | arm |
| bronch | bronchus |
| carcino | cancer |
| cardio | heart |
| colo | colon |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| dermato | skin |
| encephalo | brain |
| gastro | stomach |
| intestino | intestines |
| myo | muscle |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| neuro | nerve |
| pulmo | lungs |
| oto | ear |
| thoraco | chest/thorax |
| thyro | thyroid gland |
| viscero | viscera |
| histo/histio | tissue |
| hepato | liver |
| hephro | kidney |
| onco | tumor, mass |
| osteo | bone |
| cranio | skull |
| adreno | adrenal gland |
| arthro | joint |
| cephalo | head |
| pneumo | lungs |
| cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebro | cerebrum |
| cysto | urinary bladder |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| glosso | tongue |
| laryngo | larynx |
| lympho | lymph |
| musculo | muscle |
| naso | nose |
| ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| oscopy | viewing |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| plasty | surgical correction or repair |
| otripsy | crushing |
| desis | to bind |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| opsy | examination or inspection |
| gram | record, image, picture |
| graph | instrument to record |
| graphy | process of recording |