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Chapter 3 MED TERM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| Chem/o | drugs, chemical |
| Chron/o | time |
| Col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| Hydr/o | water, fluid |
| Isch/o | to hold back |
| Lapar/o | abdomen |
| Laryng/o | larynx |
| Lymph/o | lymph |
| Mamm/o, Mast/o | breast |
| Morph/o | shape, form |
| Muc/o | mucus |
| My/o | muscle |
| Myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Necr/o | death of cells or whole body |
| Neutr/o | neutrophil |
| Ophthalm/o | eye |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Path/o | disease |
| Peritone/o | peritoneum |
| Phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Plas/o | formation, development |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Pneumon/o | lungs |
| Rect/o | rectum |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Staphyl/o | clusters |
| Strept/o | twisted chains |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Tonsill/o | tonsils |
| Ven/o | vein |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry-shaped bacteriujm |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -genesis | condition of producing, forming |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -magaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| Acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
| Acu/o | sharp |
| Amni/o | amnion |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| Axill/o | armpit |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | controlling, stopping |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cutting into |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -er | one who |
| -ole, -ule | little, small |
| -us | structure, substance |
| Arthritis | inflammation of joint |
| Blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
| Ischemia | loss of normal blood flow |
| Osteogenic | produced by bone tissue |
| Staphylococi | berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters |
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